| Hometown | Hot Springs, Virginia |
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| College | James Madison – 2016 |
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World Championship Experience
- 2022 World Games Gold Medalist; Saved a game with a 1-0 record and 5 strikeouts in 3 innings pitched
- 2013 Junior Women’s World Championship Silver Medalist
Career Highlights
- 2022 Canada Cup Champion; Saved 2 games with a 1.40 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched
Collegiate Highlights
- 2016: NFCA First Team All American, CAA Player of the Year, CAA Tournament Most Outanding Player and All-Tournament Team, ASA/USA Softball and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week, Broke JMU all-time career records for appearances, innings pitched and batters faced
- 2015: NFCA Third Team All American, CAA Player of the Year, Started all 58 games, Set four JMU career records for wins, shutouts, strikeouts and complete games, tosses JMU’s first-ever perfect game on April 15 in a 13-0 win at East Carolina
- 2014: CAA Pitcher of the Year, Five-time CAA Pitcher of the Week, NFCA Second Team All-American, Set or tied program records for wins, strikeouts, starts, innings pitched, appearances and shutouts
- 2013: Part of Jr. National Team as the ISF Junior World Championships, NFCA First Team All-Region, Threw 23 complete games, nine shoutouts and one save
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Professional Highlights
- Earned the lowest ERA of Japanese Softball League in 2019 and 2020, posting a 0.72 ERA during the 2020 season with Honda Reverta
- Was drafted third overall by the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch in 2016
Get to Know …
- Favorite food: Watermelon
- Favorite Movie: The Lion King
- Favorite hobbies away from softball: Fishing, kayaking, anything outdoors
- Favorite TV show: Parks and Rec
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