Biography
2021: Had another phenomenal season at the plate and hailed as a First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection … Was a Preseason All-MVC pick … Graduated as Loyola’s career leader with 128 runs batted in and also ranks second in program history in career batting average (.375) and fourth in career home runs (22) … Posted an impressive .398/.497/.650 slash line and led the Ramblers in a handful of statistical categories, including batting average (.398), doubles (10), home runs (7), RBI (27) and hits (49) … Her .398 batting average ranks as the fourth-highest in program history for a single season … Batted a scalding .463 (19-for-41) with runners in scoring position and .439 (18-for-41) with two outs … In MVC action, hit .371 (26-for-70) with seven doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI … Thrived at Loyola Softball Park, batting .500 (21-for-42) with a .588 on-base percentage, six doubles, two homers and nine RBI … Tallied 13 multi-hit performances, including four three-hit games … After batting just .238 (5-for-21) through the first eight games of the year, went on a 44-for-101 (.436) tear to close out the season … Finished the season on a four-game hitting streak, during which she batted .727 (8-for-11) with a double, two home runs, seven RBI and three walks … Crushed her first roundtripper of the season against DePaul (Feb. 13) … Named MVC Player of the Week on March 15 after going 9-for-14 (.643) with eight RBI, two doubles, a pair of home runs and four runs scored, in four games at the Billiken Spring Tournament … Went 3-for-3 with a homer, three RBI, two walks and a stolen base in a victory over Western Illinois (March 14) … Assembled a season-high, eight-game hitting streak, April 11 through April 24 … Swung one of the hottest bats in the nation over a four-game stretch, April 11 through April 16, posting four multi-hit outings, while going 9-for-13 (.692) … Capped that four-game stretch with what proved to be the game-winning hit, a home run, in the bottom of the sixth inning in a wild 10-9 victory over Northern Iowa (April 16) … Reached base all four times in that game, going 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, and a walk … Homered, walked and scored three times in a victory versus Valparaiso (April 20) … Tallied her final three-hit game of the season and knocked in a pair of runs in game two of a doubleheader against Indiana State (May 7) … Produced a Senior Day to remember, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a victory against the Sycamores (May 8) … Selected to the MVC Championship All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career after batting .600 (3-for-5) with two dingers, three RBI and three walks … Walked twice, mashed a dinger and had two hits in a win versus Evansville (May 12) in the opening round of the MVC Championship … Clubbed a solo homer and also drew a walk against Drake (May 13) in the MVC Championship second round … In three career MVC Championship contests, homered in all three outings … MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team honoree.
2020: Started all 21 games in a season cut shot due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Hit .306 (19-for-62) with five doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI … Made the most of her hits, driving in 21 runs on 19 base knocks … Hit safely in eight of the first nine outings of the year, including each of the first six, getting off to a .412 (7-for-17) start with eight RBI through the first half dozen contests … Recorded four multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance … Walked twice and drove home a pair of runs in the season opener, a victory over Omaha (Feb. 7) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI versus IUPUI (Feb. 9) … Spearheaded Loyola’s 12-0 rout of George Mason (Feb. 15) by tallying three hits, including a home run, a walk and a pair of runs, while driving in a season-high five runs … Doubled an knock home two runs in a victory at Sam Houston State (Feb. 15) … Circled the bases on a fourth-inning homer against Kentucky (Feb. 28), finishing the game with two hits and a pair of RBI … Ripped two doubles in a victory over Detroit Mercy (March 1) … Finished the season ranked second in Loyola history in career batting average (.367), third in RBI (101) and tied for sixth in home runs (17) … MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorable Mention selection.
2019: Had one of the most impressive offensive seasons in Loyola history … Selected as the program’s second-ever National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-Region representative … Also collected First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades … St program records for single-season batting average (.460) and RBI (54) … Averaged only dipped below .400 twice all season, and never below .387 … Began the season on an eight-game hitting streak and hit in 18 of her first 19 contests … Registered a season-high four hits in a blowout win at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 15), an outing that saw her lace her first big fly of the season … Had another three-RBI outing the next day versus Sacred Heart (Feb. 16) … Became the eighth Rambler to tally a double-digit-game hitting streak by going 14-for-33 (.424) from February 22 through March 14 … Responsible for three of her 11 RBI in Loyola’s 11-2 pasting of Akron (Feb. 23) … Homered in four straight games to begin the month of March and added 10 RBI in that stretch … Posted a season-best five RBI at Saint Louis (March 14) … Chipped in a double and two RBI at Evansville (March 23) … Connected on four straight multi-hit games, April 6-9 … Laced four RBI in a win versus Indiana State (April 7) … Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored against Valparaiso (April 9) … Journeyed on another stretch of multi-hit games, this time ripping two or more knocks in six straight outings, April 17-28 … Lit up the boxscore to the tune of 14-for-23 (.609) with six RBI in that run … Hit a grand slam in the MVC Tournament game against Indiana State (May 8), resulting in her third game of the year with four or more RBI … Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team … Tabbed First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete.
2018: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association Third Team All-Midwest Region accolades … Hit .298 (39-for-131) with team highs of six home runs and 26 RBI … Also added six doubles and shared the team lead with 22 walks … Became the first freshman to lead the team in RBI since Brooke Wyderski in 2015 … Recorded eight multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts … Registered her first career hit in a win over Wright State (Feb. 9) … Notched her first three-hit game at Lamar (Feb. 23) … Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a season-high five RBI in a victory over Alabama A&M (Feb. 24) … Belted her first career home run versus SIU Edwardsville (March 4) … Hit five of her home runs over the final 15 games of the season, including three in the final six contests of 2018 … Tallied a pair of hits and three RBI in an 8-4 victory at Notre Dame (April 11), then walked three times in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Fighting Irish … Reached base safely in 11 straight outings, April 11-24 … Cracked her first career grand slam in a win at UNI (April 14) … In a three-game series versus Drake, went 4-for-7 with a pair of home runs … Belted a solo home run in a 3-0 win against Drake (April 29) as Loyola dealt the Bulldogs their lone loss in Missouri Valley Conference play.
High School: Prolific power hitter who established Ross High School records for batting average (.536), home runs (11) and total bases (288) … Had her high school jersey number (9) retired … Also racked up 178 hits, 127 RBI and 47 doubles in her prep career … As a senior, compiled a .525 batting average with 16 doubles, two homers and 25 RBI … In 2016, helped lead Ross High School to both district and regional championships as well as a berth in the state Final Four … Helped her squad to the Southwest Ohio Conference crown in 2015 … Also played for the Beverly Bandits and was a part of that club that won the ASA Gold national title in 2016 and was the PGF runner-up in 2015 … member of the National Honor Society … Honor roll student … Earned the United States Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award.
