Chico State Athletics

As a Sophomore (2023)
- One of two players to start all 52 games, all at shortstop
- Hit .250 with 6 doubles, 2 triples, a home run and 14 RBIs
- Had 6 multi-hit games
- Hit a pair of RBIs, including a home run, against Simon Fraser (March 31)
- Went 5-for-18 in the CCAA Tournament

As a Freshman (2022)
- Started all 54 Wildcat games as a true freshman in 2022
- Batted .235 on the year with two home runs and 13 runs batted in
- Racked up seven multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances
- Went 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI in her Chico State debut February 4 vs. Biola
- Hit first home run as a Wildcat March 12, 2022 against San Francisco State
- Earned 2021–22 CCAA All-Academic honors

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2021 graduate of Petaluma High School
- Batted .442 over four varsity seasons
- Her 21 home runs are the most by a player in the program’s history
- Helped lead the Trojans to the 2018 Sonoma County League championship, earning league MVP honors
- Three-time First Team All-League selection
- Earned team MVP honors three times
- Also lettered in basketball

Personal
- Born February 3, 2003, in Petaluma
- Daughter of John Bles and Brandi Mack
- Her hero is her 96-year-old great grandmother (“She still opens and closes our family bar to this very day, and she inspires me to be as hard of a working woman as she is that is determined, successful, humble, and kind”)
- The person she most admires in the sports world is San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (“He is very competitive but humble at the same time”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Introduction to Animal Science, taught by Clay Carlson
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “The location, the successful softball program, and the hot weather”
- Her greatest sports moment is being one of the few freshman starters in her first year of collegiate softball
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is help a cow give birth to a calf
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is raise and sell an FFA market steer at the local county fair, winning Reserved Supreme Champion honors
- Has learned through playing softball that “time management, hard work and dedication pay off…and it’s not all about you!”
- Enjoys being outdoors, working and being around animals, going to the lake, and spending the day on a ski boat when she has some free time
- Says wake surfing is her biggest non-softball talent
- Claims that hunting is one of her biggest hobbies
- At the top of her bucket list: “To design my dream home and make it a reality”
- Best advice ever received she attributes to Kara Lawson: “Life never gets easier, you just know how to handle hard better”
- Majoring in business marketing
- Plans to go on and obtain a real estate license “and sell fixer-upper houses.”