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Awards and Honors
As a Senior (2023): Made 39 appearances in the circle on the season, earning 20 starts… Ranked fifth in the ACC with three saves on the season … Also landed ninth amongst the conference in victories with 13 through the year … Posted a 13-9 overall record, posting a 4.03 ERA behind 111 strikeouts through 130.1 innings of work … Allowed a .255 opponent batting average … Completed two solo shutouts while being a part of two more … Finished with five complete games … Earned the upset win over No. 18 Auburn, 2-1 (March 8) … Tossed a complete game one-hitter for a shutout with eight strikeouts in seven innings of work in a 7-0 victory over Saint Francis (Feb. 12) … Fueled both of Tech’s shutouts in the I-75 Tournament, finishing 2-0 on the weekend with 10 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work without surrendering a run and giving up just four hits (Feb. 10-12) … Pitched a gem against Troy, tossing her third complete game of the season with no earned runs for a 6-0 win (March 22) … Tied her season-high of eight strikeouts in the 11-3 win over Mercer, earning her fourth complete game of the year in the process (April 4) … Finished with two complete-game shutouts through seven innings and one five-inning complete game without an earned run … In game two against Pitt, tossed the game’s final four innings, earning her 12th win of the season in a 13-11 (10), extra inning triumph (April 15) … Added her 13th win against Georgia State, tossing her fifth complete game of the season in a 6-1 win (April 18) before tying her season high of eight strikeouts with no runs allowed in just three innings of work against Alabama State the next day (April 19) … Secured her team-leading third save of the season in a 12-5 victory over North Carolina (April 29).
As a Junior (2022): Made 34 appearances in the circle, starting in 22 in her first season on The Flats … Tallied a team-leading 16 wins and six complete games on the year, including a pair of shutouts … Also assisted in a third shutout and earned a pair of saves … Through 129 innings of work, compiled 107 strikeouts on the season … Allowed an opponent batting average of .229 … Finished with a 2.93 ERA … Named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week after going 4-0 against Dartmouth and Syracuse, tossing a complete game shutout with nine punchouts and two hits allowed against Dartmouth before picking up all three wins in Tech’s sweep of Syracuse (March 22-27) … Clipped a 0.88 ERA and tallied 17 strikeouts on the week, putting together three scoreless outings in four appearances … Tossed a career-high 11 strikeouts for a complete game shutout and one-hitter in a 5-0 victory over Furman (Feb. 22) … In the NC State series, allowed no earned runs on four hits for a flawless ERA with 13 strikeouts and a .091 batting average against after tossing her second complete game one-hitter of the season in game three (April 15-16) … Opened the season tossing eight strikeouts and allowing just one earned run in a 5-2 victory over Villanova (Feb. 11) … Picked up her first career save for a 17-5 win over Louisville (March 18) … Added her second career save with three scoreless innings in an 8-1 triumph over Troy (April 19) … Made 11 scoreless appearances through 49.2 innings pitched … Didn’t allow an earned run through six straight appearances and 25 innings of work against UAB, NC State, Troy, Georgia State and Charlotte (April 13-23).
As a Sophomore (2021 – Michigan): Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in four games with one start at designated player … Delivered a pinch-hit, two-run and two-out double in the sixth inning vs. Northwestern to tie the game and key U-M’s comeback walk-off win — it was her first collegiate hit.
As a Freshman (2020 – Michigan): The 2020 season was canceled after 23 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic … Appeared in four games, earning one start in the circle … Posted a 0-0 record with a 7.00 ERA and two strikeouts through 7.0 innings pitched … Made collegiate debut in relief vs. Iowa State (Feb. 22) … Also appeared vs. No. 22 South Carolina (Feb. 22), Liberty (Feb. 23) and No. 2 Washington (March 1).
High School: Graduated from North Gwinnett High School (2019) … Named a FloSoftball High School All American (2017) … Three-year All-State honoree (2016, ’17, ’18) … Named Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year as a senior (2018); four-year All-Gwinnett County selection … In 2016, named the Georgia Diamond Club Player of the Year, Georgia Dugout Club Player of the Year and Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year … Helped lead North Gwinnett to a Georgia state championship as a sophomore (2016) … Posted a 62-15 career record, including a 16-2 postseason mark, with a 1.04 earned-run average and 603 strikeouts; also posted a career .408 batting average … Holds school records for career doubles (26), career wins (62) and season wins (21) … Played travel ball with the East Cobb Bullets … Rated the No. 29 prospect by FloSoftball and No. 16 by Extra Inning Softball … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology at Michigan; undeclared major … Mother played softball at Furman University (1988-90) … Grandfather played football for Georgia Tech during the Bobby Dodd era on the 1951 undefeated team and the 1952 Sugar Bowl winning and National Championship teams … Has one older sister.
