Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  3-year letterwinner....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2025, 2024, 2023....Appeared in 26 games (9 starts) as part of the 2025 Patriot squad that reached the NCAA Super Regionals....1 multi-RBI game....Registered a .304 on-base percentage....Received the school's Frankie Award for Comeback Player of the Year in 2024....Played in 41 contests and made 37 starts at DP....Batted .200 with 4 homers and 21 RBIs....4 multi-hit games and 4 multi-RBI games....Successful RBI-rate of .467 batting with a runner on third and less then two outs....Ranked 23rd in Conference Carolinas for sacrifice flies....Missed the 2023 season with a medical redshirt....Played in 33 games (28 starts all at DP) as a freshman in 2022....5 multi-hit games and 4 multi-RBI games....Batted 4-for-6 with bases loaded....A quality utility player, likely getting some time in the outfield as well as throwing in the circle....Will hit as well, and the pop in her bat will provide additional power from an outfield position.....Dedicated student....Very excited to become a Patriot....We can’t wait to have her here on campus and in the locker room.....Signed early in 2020....NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete 2025, 2024....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Stokesdale, NC
• Graduate of Northwest Guilford High School, where she played for coaches Aldine Payne and Michael Everett
• 43-10 career prep pitching record, with a 1.98 ERA and 317 strikeouts in 304 innings of work
• 3-time All-State selection
• 2-time Conference Pitcher of the Year
• As a senior, batted .483 with 19 runs scored, eight doubles, and 19 RBIs
• Perfect 8-0 pitching mark with a 1.64 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 42.2 innings
• District Pitcher of the Year as a senior (2021)
• In abbreviated 2020 season, batted .450 with one homer and in the circle registered a 4-2 record with a 3.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 35 innings
• As a sophomore in 2019, hit .371 with one home run and posted a 16-4 pitching mark with a 1.88 ERA; fanned 111 batters in 119 innings, while issuing only 30 walks and limiting opponents to a .223 average
• Earned All-State, All-Area, All-District, and All-Conference honors in 2019, while also garnering N.C. High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete recognition
• Conference Pitcher of the Year as a freshman in 2018, in addition to earning All-State, All-Area, All-District, and Scholar-Athlete honors
• Nickname is Em

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Pharmacist
• How you got your nickname: Friends and family growing up
• Favorite Fictional Character: Mike Wazowski from Monsters INC
• Favorite Sports Teams:  San Francisco Giants and 49ers
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Home Alone
• Favorite Food:  Steak or Spaghetti
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Disney
• Favorite Musical Artists: Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  Griffin Athletic Complex 
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity:  Hanging out with friends
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Win a national title
• Why you first chose your sport: I grew up watching baseball and just continued to play
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Understanding that failure comes more than success
• Interesting Notes:  I was a 3-time All-State player with the 4th year being COVID year
• Brush With Greatness:  I did pitching lessons with Taryne Mowatt