After leading the Bears with a .423 average as a sophomore in 2008, the Stoughton resident slipped to .314 with 20 fewer hits last spring.

“I didn’t hit as good as my sophomore year, but I still hit pretty well,’’ said Noyes. “It just wasn’t up to my standards because I expect a lot out of myself. It’s kind of like shoot for the moon or don’t shoot for anything.’’

Noyes decided to put high expectations on her shoulders in her final season at BSC this year.

“This is all you have left,’’ said the former Enterprise All-Scholastic at Stoughton High. “Why not leave it all out there for one time, one time only? I wanted to be satisfied about my whole college career. You’ve got to leave it out there.

“I talked with people who had played in the past and they felt like either they didn’t have the best season their senior year or they didn’t play much their senior year or didn’t leave it out there in senior year and they just wished they could step out on the field one more time.

“My goal is for that not to happen. My goal is to be able to say, ‘Listen, I played four years of college and it was the best four years I ever had. I left it all out there.’’’

Midway through her last season, Noyes is fulfilling her goal of going out with no regrets.

The left fielder entered Tuesday’s doubleheader at Rhode Island College leading the Bears with a .412 average and 21 hits, just six shy of her 2009 total.

Noyes made the All-Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference second team as a sophomore when she had 47 hits and drove in 28 runs. She underwent offseason surgery on her left shoulder following that season and never got in the same groove at the plate in ’09.

“It takes a while for muscle shoulders to build back up,’’ said Noyes. “I was shooting high for something I possibly didn’t have a grasp on. I was overswinging. I was getting very out of my head. It was a big mental game for me last year.

“I basically went back to the drawing board because last year was like a rough season, even if it wasn’t really that rough. I guess this year I feel good about my swing, I feel good about playing. I’m just in a really, really good mental spot.’’

Noyes, a .353 career hitter with 14 doubles, three triples, seven homers and 62 RBI in 123 games, is reliable in the cleanup spot for BSC.

“I think she put a lot of pressure on herself last year,’’ said Bears coach Lori Salvia. “People expected a lot out of her because of the great year she had as a sophomore. You get into a little bit of a slump, and any good hitter tends to overswing at times. I think that’s what happened.

“This year, she went back to shortening that swing and situational hitting, which is really big for her. I think one of the biggest things is she was struggling a little bit with her confidence early this season because she didn’t meet what she wanted to for expectations last year. That’s all coming together now.’’

Noyes began her BSC career as a catcher and made 25 starts as a freshman in 2007, hitting .246. The psychology major partially tore the medial collateral ligament in her right knee midway through the season and had to miss nearly two weeks.

When Salvia took over the program in ’08, she shifted Noyes to the outfield where she has remained for three seasons.

“I would describe her as selfless,’’ said Salvia. “She’s worked extremely hard in the outfield and at the plate. She’s a very good defensive outfielder. They will not try to tag up and go home on her. She’s got a decent arm and she’s very game smart. Teams know she can make those plays because she’s aggressive to the ball.’’

Noyes will continue being aggressive right up until the end of BSC’s season next month, trying to make her final year a satisfying one.

“Our coach now tells us that accountability is the biggest thing and leaving everything out there,’’ said Noyes. “If you can’t play tomorrow, have no regrets about today.’’