Senior standout who ranks among the elite players in the country … Earned All-America recognition for the second straight season last year and is already on the short list of all-time UCO greats … Has started all 174 games of her illustrious career and will patrol left field for the fourth straight year in 2024 … Best known for hitting prowess, but also a stellar defender who has just one career error … Can dominate games at the plate with ability to hit for power and average … Consistent offensive force who has come through in the clutch time and again for the Bronchos … Will once again vie for a myriad of postseason honors and is ready to finish with a flourish … Already ranks in top 10 in six career categories at UCO – fourth in doubles (50), fifth in home runs (34) and runs batted in (155), ninth in runs scored (139) and 10th in hits (199) and average (.364).
2023: Helped lead UCO to school-record 54 wins, batting .354 with 14 doubles, 10 homers and 47 RBI … First-team All-MIAA selection and also earned first-team All-Central Region honors from both the Conference Commissioner’s Association and National Softball Coaches Association … Honorable mention All-America pick by the CCA …Had 20 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games … Put together seven-, eight- and nine-game hitting streaks … Batted sizzling .655 (19-for-29) with runner on third and less than two outs and hit .444 (24-for-54) when leading off an inning … Shined in postseason play, hitting in 11 of 14 games to finish with .378 average (17-for-45) with three doubles, one homer and eight RBI … Batted .462 (6-for-13) in earning MIAA all-tournament accolades … Belted walk-off solo homer in bottom of eighth inning to left Bronchos to dramatic 2-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist in second round of Central Regional I Tournament.
2022: Enjoyed sensational sophomore season, earning All-America honors from the CCA (first team) and NFCA (second team) … First-team All-Central Region selection by both organizations … Also garnered first-team All-MIAA and MIAA Gold Glove recognition … Started all 61 games in left field and batted robust .414 with school-record 26 doubles, 12 homers and 71 RBI … Led Division II in doubles, ranked fourth in RBI and eighth in total bases (145) … RBI total is third-best at UCO and finished sixth in hits (79) and seventh in runs (58) … Led the conference in doubles and RBI while ranking in top three in five other categories – hits (second), runs (second), slugging percentage (second, .759), average (third) and on-base percentage (third, .486) … Struck out just 15 times while drawing 26 walks … Had 24 multi-hit and 20 multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-5 with two homers and six RBI in MIAA Tournament win over Missouri Southern … Tied school record with three doubles in win over Midwestern State … Batted amazing .778 (14-for-18) with runner on third and less than two outs … Hit .481 (38-for-79) with runners in scoring position and drove in 37 two-out runs … Had four hitting streaks of five-plus games … Reached base the last 15 games of season … Was perfect in the field with 84 putouts and four assists.
2021: Struggled early, but went on to put together fantastic freshman campaign in earning second-team All-MIAA honors … Started all 50 games and finished among the league leaders in four offensive categories – second in sacrifice flies (five), third in homers (12), fourth in at bats (158) and seventh in RBI (37) … Finished with .316 average while adding 10 doubles and also didn’t commit an error in 79 fielding chances … Put together 11 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI outings … Had .196 average after 16 games before getting untracked and batted .366 in the final 34 contests … Started that surge with team-best 15-game hitting streak, batting .449 (22-for-49) with seven homers and 17 RBI in that torrid stretch.
High School: Put together amazing career at Edmond North High School and led Huskies to state runner-up finish as a junior … Four-time All-District and All-Conference selection, earning Offensive Player of the Year honors for both as a senior … Also an All-Region and All-State pick following final season … Set single-season and career school records for doubles (18, 57), homers (11, 33) and average (.561, .518).
Personal: Business major … Father (Damon) played basketball at Murray State … Names the Oklahoma City Thunder as her top team … Lists Khalid as her favorite musician … Birthdate is Dec. 9, 2001.
