University of South Dakota Athletics

2017
Started 53 of 54 games at first base … hit mainly in the cleanup spot of the lineup … batted .273 (42-for-154) with three home runs, 30 RBIs and 25 runs scored … became the second Coyote on record to go 5-for-5 at the plate in a single game (at IUPUI on 4/22) … had six RBIs in that game and had five RBIs in two other games during the season … earned Summit League Player of the Week honors in late March after going 6-for-10 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs during a three-game series with Western Illinois (3/25-26) … reached base eight times in 12 plate appearances during the series and scored five runs … hit .375 (21-for-56) in Summit League play with three homers and a team-high 17 RBIs … in Summit play, ranked fourth in the league for RBIs, sixth for hits, ninth for home runs, and had the 10^th-best batting average … had a six-game hitting streak that began in late February … recorded seven multi-hit games … finished with a .978 fielding percentage … had at least one hit in all three Summit League Tournament games … drew a bases-loaded walk for the game’s only run in USD’s win against 2016 NCAA qualifier Long Beach State on opening day (2/9) … also plated the game’s only run in a 1-0 win against Illinois-Chicago (2/24) … had a walk-off, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat South Dakota State (4/1) … made the Summit League honor roll.

2016
Played in 26 of 53 games and earned eight starts including two in the circle and six as the designated player … hit .273 (9-for-33) with three doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored … hit .389 in Summit League play (7-for-18) … had two multi-hit games … pitched in seven games and earned starts against Washington and two-time defending national champion Florida … totaled nine innings pitched in seven appearances … allowed 10 hits in those nine innings and struck out three … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015
Started 10 games as the designated player … appeared in six other games as a pinch hitter … pitched in four games … hit .189 (7-for-37) at the plate … was 2-for-3 against Kansas City (2/8) … drew two walks … earned the win in a relief appearance against Niagara (3/14) … had two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of work in the circle ... named to the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014
Only player on the team who both pitched and hit ... pitched in seven games, earning three starts ... had two complete-game efforts ... was 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 22.2 innings of work ... had seven strikeouts ... took a swing at the plate in 14 games, 11 times as a pinch hitter ... hit .278 (5-for-18) with two doubles, four RBIs and four runs scored ... first collegiate hits were back-to-back doubles vs. Alcorn State (2/22) ... also earned the victory in the circle in that game, allowing no earned runs in five innings ... was the winning pitcher in a 12-3 win against Iowa State (4/22), allowing one earned run in seven innings ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll.

Prep
Right-handed pitcher and a first-baseman at Roseville High School in California...two-time first-team All-Sierra Foothill League honoree...high school team MVP as a junior...had 121 strikeouts in the circle and hit .409 at the plate as a senior in 2013...had a 1.66 ERA and batted .304 during her sophomore and junior seasons...led team to four straight playoff appearances...graduated in the top 10 percent of her class

Personal
Daughter of Scott and Kathy Fields... kinesiology and sport science major.