University of South Dakota Athletics

2025
Made 32 appearances and 21 starts in the circle for South Dakota … was named to the All-Summit League Second Team … held a 14-8 record and a team-low ERA of 2.46 … had five complete game shutouts which ranked No. 31 in the NCAA … struck out 152 batters in 128.0 innings pitched and held opposing bats to a .229 average … her 152 strikeouts ranks No. 5 in program history for a single season … ranked No. 28 in the NCAA in strikeouts per seven innings (8.3) … earned two Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors (Feb. 24 & Mar. 24) … had five games with 10 or more strikeouts … had 10 punchouts in 4.0 innings pitched against Mississippi Valley (Feb. 14) … struck out a career high 14 in a one-run complete game win over Prairie View A&M (Feb. 22) … struck out 11 against East Texas A&M (Feb. 23) and Norfolk State (Mar. 1) … tossed a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts against North Dakota (Mar. 22).

2024
Made nine starts in the circle while appearing in 27 total contests posting a 3.46 ERA over 79 innings of work...two of her five victories were complete game efforts, a two-hit, eight-strikeout performance against Missouri State and a four-hit, seven K effort against North Dakota State.

Prep
Two-sport athlete at Brodhead High School where she competed in softball and volleyball … two-time first team all-conference, first team all-district and second team all-state … earned MVP honors twice … three-year captain of the cardinals … threw a 65mph fastball … received second team all-conference and honorable mention all-district for volleyball … member of national honors society … honor roll recipient
 
Personal
Daughter of JJ and Erika Young...majoring in kinesiology and sport management