University of South Dakota Athletics

2023
Played in 39 of 52 games and earned 32 starts including 31 in left field and one in right field … totaled five hits on the season including a double and drew five walks … had 23 putouts and one outfield assist … scored nine runs

2022
Played in 43 of 53 games and earned 16 starts in the outfield (11 RF, 4 LF, 1 CF) … hit .163 (8-for-49) with a triple … drew 11 walks – fourth-most on the team – and had a .328 on-base percentage … top pinch runner who crossed home 14 times on the season … triple came during a win at Furman (2/18) … had 10 putouts and an outfield assist without committing an error in the outfield

2021
Played in 20 games and made three starts including two in right field and one as the designated player … had three hits in 14 at bats, but drew seven walks for a .500 on-base percentage … was 1-for-1 with three walks and an RBI triple during a doubleheader against Southeastern Louisiana (2/12) … came back with another RBI single in the final game against the Lions (2/13) … scored five runs during the season

2020
Competed in 27 of 29 games and earned 10 starts in right field … made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner and stole a base in the season opener against Northern Iowa (2/7) … earned the start in right in game two of opening day against Drake (2/7) … notched her first hit and went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Florida against Southern Illinois (2/15) … totaled five hits, two RBIs and nine runs scored, which ranked fifth on the team … team’s season was cut short due to COVID-19

Prep
Attended Vista Murrieta High School and ran track for the Broncos, but played softball for the Athletics Mercado travel organization ... hit .700 at PGF Platinum national tournament in 2017, and .667 in PGF Premier national tournament in 2018 ... can get from home to first in less than three seconds

Personal
Parents are David and Jessica ... kinesiology and sport management major