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  • Major Biochemistry
  • Position RHP
  • Height 5-7
  • Class 2026
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Harrison, Maine
  • High School St. Johnsbury Academy (Vt.)

Biography

2025: Team captain.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.

2024: Second Team All-State.... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Softball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Had a strong year in the circle and at the plate for the Bobcats.... Made 18 appearances, with 16 starts in the circle, tossing 15 complete games while posting a 3.36 ERA in 112.1 innings pitched.... Produced a solid .306/.346/.347 slash line at the plate, going 15-49 with four runs scored, two doubles, five RBIs, three walks, and two stolen bases.... Tossed a three-hit shutout to earn the win, striking out four batters while also tallying a double and a stolen base in a 4-0 victory over Washington & Jefferson (March 18).... Went 2-3 at the plate with two RBIs against Wisconsin-Stevens Point (March 19).... Did not allow an earned run and only surrendered three hits in six innings pitched, striking out eight against Smith (March 21).... Tossed seven and two thirds innings of four-hit ball, allowing just two runs (one earned) while striking out three and going 1-2 at the plate with a walk and a stolen base against Worcester State (March 21).... Earned the win with a complete game effort, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out four and going 1-3 with a run scored and a walk at the plate in a 5-1 victory over WPI (April 2).... Tossed six and two thirds innings of one-run ball, scattering eight hits and striking out five at Williams (April 7).... Earned the win with another complete game, giving up four runs on eight hits while striking out three in a 9-4 victory over Middlebury (April 10).... Earned another win with a complete game effort, allowing two runs on seven hits in a 3-2 victory over Amherst (April 14).... Won a second consecutive start with a complete game, three-run, six-strikeout performance, also going 1-3 at the plate with a run scored and a walk in a 6-3 victory over Bowdoin (April 21).... Notched a third straight victory when she allowed just four runs on seven hits while striking out six, taking matters into her own hands at the plate with a 3-3 for performance, scoring a run and driving in two in a 5-4 win over Colby (April 26).... Struck out a season-high 10 batters while allowing just two runs on four hits, continuing her hot hitting as well with a 2-3 day at the plate with one double against Wesleyan (April 27).... Pitched a combined nine innings of two-run ball, with just one of the runs earned, giving up just five hits while striking out five batters in both games of a doubleheader, finishing the day 2-3 with a double at the plate as well against Husson (May 2).

2023: Made 20 appearances in the circle, with 12 starts as a rookie for the Bobcats.... Went 7-6 with a 3.91 ERA in 96.2 innings pitched.... Tossed nine complete games on the season, with one shutout.... Tossed six innings and did not allow an earned run, picking up the win in a 4-3 victory over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Allowed just one run in 3.2 innings pitched against Wisconsin-Oshkosh (March 21).... Struck out four batters in four innings pitched, earning the win in a 5-4 victory over Lawrence (March 24).... Tossed two innings of shutout ball in a 9-1 win over Lawrence (March 24).... Struck out a season-high six batters in a complete game three-hit shutout of Middlebury, a 3-0 victory for Bates (April 1).... Earned the win in another complete game effort, a 9-4 win for Bates over Wesleyan (April 8).... Allowed just one run and struck out three in a complete-game 2-1 victory for Bates over Thomas College (April 26).... Earned the win and allowed just two runs on seven hits in a complete-game 3-2 victory for Bates over Williams (May 7).... Earned the win with two innings of shutout ball out of the bullpen in a 1-0 victory over Amherst in the NESCAC tournament (May 12)..... Struck out two in two scoreless innings against Williams in the NESCAC tournament (May 13).... Was also a hitter for the Bobcats, appearing in 24 games and making 18 starts.... Hit .200/.238/.267 on the season, going 12-60 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs.... Picked up first collegiate hit, going 1-3 in a 4-3 win over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Went 3-4 with a run scored, a double, and an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Lawrence (March 24).... Went 2-4 with a run scored against Elmhurst (March 25).... Went 1-3 with a home run in a 3-0 win over Middlebury (April 1).... Singled and scored a run in a 9-4 win over Wesleyan (April 8).... Went 1-2 with a walk in a 2-1 win over Thomas College (April 26).

Minor: Hispanic Studies

Personal: 2022 graduate of St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy where she competed in softball, basketballl, and Nordic skiing.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023First Year

    P/OF
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2024Sophomore

    RHP / OF
    5'7"
    11
  • 11
    C

    2025Junior

    RHP
    5'7"
    11
    C
  • 11
    C

    2026Senior

    RHP
    5'7"
    11
    C