Chico State Athletics

As a Senior (2023)
• CCAA All-Academic (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Senior (2023)
- Started 27 of 30 games, all as the designated player
- Hit .274 with 3 doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs
- Only 3 hit game was in game 1 against Academy of Art (Feb. 10)
- Only home run was in game 1 at Cal State San Marcos (March 3)

As a Junior (2022)
- Appeared in 21 games, making 16 starts
- Batted .296 on the season with 10 runs batted in
- Posted four multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance April 9, 2022 vs. Cal State East Bay

As a Freshman (2020)
- Appeared in 13 games for the ’Cats as a true freshman in 2020, including four starts
- Delivered a base hit in her first career Chico State at-bat, then stole home in the same game January 31, 2020 vs. Western Washington at the Concordia Kickoff Classic
- Three-time CCAA All-Academic selection
- Recipient of two Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2019 graduate of Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks
- Helped lead the Cougars to three straight Capital Athletic League titles
- Batted .433 as a senior to earn Sacramento Bee Second Team All-Metro honors

Personal
- Born March 1, 2001, in Sacramento
- Daughter of Susan Gallagher
- Has three older siblings: Matt, Sammie, and Joe
- Her mom is her hero (“She has made all of my accomplishments possible. Without her I would have nothing”
- The person she most admires in the sports world is Tom Brady (“He is the greatest quarterback of all time…and it’s not up for debate”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Health Promotion Techniques, taught by Patti Horsley
- Chose to attend Chico State “because of how successful the softball program is, and the culture was unlike any place I had experienced before”
- Her greatest sports moment is delivering a walk-off RBI double April 9, 2022 vs. Cal State East Bay, sealing the Wildcats’ series sweep of the Pioneers
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is zipline a half-mile in Kauai, Hawaii
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is making the Dean’s list every year of her college career, and working for a mental health warmline
- Has learned by playing softball that “sometimes things don’t go according to your plan, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a greater plan in the works. Failure will teach you more than success”
- Enjoys reading a good book, jamming out to music, and spending quality time with friends
- Say her biggest non-softball talent is weightlifting
- Claims “I can teach you how to do the Dougie”
- At the top of her bucket list: “See the Northern Lights and travel through Europe”
- Best advice ever received she attributes to Robert Kennedy: “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly”
- Majoring in psychology
- Plans to pursue a master’s degree in public administration.