Hometown | Vista, California |
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College | UCLA – 2023 |
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World Championship Experience
- 2024 WBSC World Cup Silver Medalist – Went 2-0 in the circle with 18 strikeouts and a 2.05 ERA through 13.2 IP; Earned Best ERA and Best W/L Average Awards
- 2022 World Games Gold Medalist
- 2019 WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup Gold Medalist – Went 3-0 in the circle with 43 strikeouts and a 0.32 ERA in 21.2 innings pitched
Career Highlights
- 2023 World Cup Stage Event – Went 1-0 in the circle with a 0.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 11 innings pitched
- 2022 Pan American Championship Gold Medalist – Went 4-0 in the circle with a 2.69 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched
- 2022 Japan All-Star Series – Had a 2.52 ERA with 7 strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched
- 2022 Canada Cup Champion – Had a 2.33 ERA with 2 strikeouts and a game saved in 6 innings pitched
- 2019 USA Softball International Cup Bronze Medalist – Went 3-1 in the circle with a 0.71 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched
- 2018 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year
Collegiate Highlights
- 2022: USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist, Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, WCWS All-Tournament Team, First Team All-Pac-12, NFCA Second Team All-American, D1 Softball Second Team All-American, Softball America Pitcher of the Month
- 2021: NFCA All-American First Team, All-Pac-12 First Teams, Finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award, Softball America All-American Second Team and NFCA All-West Region Team
- 2020: Softball America Pitcher of the Year and an SA First Team All-American
- 2019: NCAA National Champion, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, NFCA First Team All-West Region, NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist, Four Time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
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Professional Highlights
- Drafted 2nd overall in the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Softball Draft
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