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Appeared in 12 games for the Wildcats in 2020, batting .382 and leading the team with four home runs…Posted a .512 on-base percentage and a team-best .794 slugging percentage…Racked up a pair of two-homer, five-RBI games (February 22, 2020 vs. Humboldt State and February 29, 2020 vs. Cal State East Bay)…Started 45 games for the Wildcats as a true freshman in 2019…Tied for fourth on the team in home runs while posting fifth-highest batting average…First home run as a Wildcat was a three-run blast March 16, 2019 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills…Three-time CCAA All-Academic selection…Earned 2019–20 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award…Pre-Chico Days: A 2018 graduate of Oakmont High School in Roseville…Earned First Team All-Central Valley Conference honors in 2018…Second Team All-CVC as a junior…All-CVC Honorable Mention in 2015…Three-time team MVP…Named the Vikings’ Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…Personal: Born October 9, 2000, in San Jose…Daughter of Don and Lisa…Has a younger brother, Max…The person she most admires in the sports world is college and professional softball great Lauren Chamberlain (“because she hits bombs and empowers female athletes to be confident with their body and what they have to offer”)…Favorite course at Chico State is World Sports and Games, taught by Dave Berman…Chose to attend Chico State “because the campus is so beautiful and all of my teammates are so awesome”…Her greatest sports moment is an over-the-fence catch during her freshman year as a Wildcat, robbing a Cal State Monterey Bay hitter of a home run…The most interesting thing she’s ever done is travel by herself to Barcelona, Spain for two weeks to volunteer at local animal shelters that needed help, and getting the chance to explore the city and surrounding areas…The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is getting recruited to play at Chico (“It is something I worked really hard for and I was proud when I finally got to continue on to pursue my dream of playing college softball”)…Has learned by playing softball that “hard work pays off, and to be resilient”…Enjoys being in the outdoors, hiking, swimming, hammocking, skiing, working out, and spending time with friends…Admits to “being obsessed with Justin Bieber”…Has been stung by a stingray…At the top of her bucket list: “I want to go on The Amazing Race to travel the world, and also go to where Mamma Mia was filmed in Greece with my best friend”…Best advice ever received came from her mom: “Always choose love”…Majoring in psychology…Plans a career as an occupational therapist for children with disabilities.