Hometown | Newnan, Georgia |
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College | Florida – 2023 |
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World Championship Experience
- 2022 World Games Gold Medalist – Hit .200 (3-for-15) with an RBI and 2 runs scored
- 2019 WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup Gold Medalist – Hit .481 (13-for-27) with 2 triples, 1 HR, 14 RBI and 9 runs scored
Career Highlights
- 2022 Canada Cup Champion – Hit .409 (9-for-22) with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored
- 2019 USA Softball International Cup Bronze Medalist – Hit .320 (8-for-25) with 1 HR, 9 RBI and 5 runs scored
- Three-time Best Offensive Player and MVP recipient at Northgate High School
- Three-time First Team All-Region selection at Northgate High School
- Earned Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore and junior
Collegiate Highlights
- 2023: USA Softball Collegiate Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watchlist, NFCA All-American First Team, All-SEC First Team, All-SEC Defensive Team
- 2022: CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watchlist
- 2021: NFCA All-American First Team, NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team, All-SEC First Team, All-SEC Defensive Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, Two-time SEC Player of the Week, CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team, SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 (Michigan State): All-Big Ten Freshman Team
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Professional Highlights
- Selected in the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft
- 14th overall pick selected to the Texas Smoke in the 2023 WPF Draft
Get to Know …
- Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
- Favorite TV show: Chicago P.D.
- Three words to describe herself: Funny, likable and honest
- What does it mean to represent USA Softball? There are really no words for it. It’s something all of us have worked our whole life for. So now having the opportunity to do it, it’s unreal.
- What she enjoys most about playing softball: The competitiveness of the sport, and softball has given me some of my best friends.