Considered one of the top pitchers in Chippewa softball annals, Pagett was a first team All-American and first team all-region selection in 1982 as CMU advanced to the AIAW World Series and finished fourth in the nation. Linda was named the female "Athlete of the Decade" for the 1980's, her career record of 50-15 (.758) is the second-best winning percentage in program history and shares the top spot in career shutouts (33).
Linda has the second-most no-hitters (5), third-best career ERA (0.74), fourth-most strikeouts (486) and ninth-most wins (50). She went 22-4 in 1982 with 23 complete games, 17 shutouts, 236 strikeouts and allowed just four earned runs with an ERA of 0.34 while the shutouts are a program record and the winning percentage is second and wins is third all-time. She threw 66 consecutive scoreless innings in 1982, a team record and helped the 1982 team capture Central Michigan's first ever MAC regular season and tournament championships in any female sport. The 1982 team still holds the record for most wins in a single season with 51. Linda member of the CMU Athletics Hall of Fame.
