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Fourth year in the Wildcats’ program…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…Five-time CCAA All-Academic selection…Has received two Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards…Named to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team…Earned 2021 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete Award…Serves as co-president of the Chico State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…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 Roseville…Daughter of Don and Lisa…Has a younger brother, Max…Her dad is her hero (“because he is such a hard worker and is a great role model”)…The person she most admires in the sports world is softball legend Jennie Finch (“because she was an amazing pitcher and could strike out baseball players”)…Favorite course at Chico State is World Sports and Games, taught by Dave Berman…Chose to attend Chico State “for the beautiful campus, and the girls on the softball team 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 to volunteer for two weeks 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…Considers skiing her biggest non-softball talent (“It’s one of my favorite things to do, and something I want to get better at after college”)…Admits that “I love Justin Bieber”…At the top of her bucket list: “I want to go on The Amazing Race with my dad 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 to continue on to grad school, then pursue a career as an occupational therapist and help children with disabilities.