FMU: Returning 2-year starter and 3-year letterwinner....CSC Academic All-District Team 2024....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2024....CSC Academic All-District Team 2023....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Enters 2024 with career totals of 110 games, .268 average, 11 HRs 70 RBIs....Played in 30 games and made 28 starts (27 at C, 1 at DP) in 2023....2023 Conference Carolinas rankings: 23rd in POS, 24th in slugging, 25th in on-base percentage, and 48th in hitting....6 multi-hit games and 7 multi-RBI games....Batted .393 with runners in scoring position....Conference Carolinas Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2022....Played in 54 games (52 starts all at C) in 2022....Team-best 20 2-out RBIs....Batted .323 with runners in scoring position....12 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games....Conference Carolinas rankings: 4th in put outs (278), 4th in total fielding chances (311), T-12th in HBPs (6), T-16th in runners caught stealing (4), T-17th in double plays turned (5), 18th in fielding percentage (.984), 20th in RBIs (35), T-22nd in doubles (11)....Appeared in 26 games in 2021, making 15 starts (7 at DH, 5 at 3B, 3 at 1B)....11 RBIs in only 42 at bats....2 multi-hit games and 2 multi-RBI games....Ranked 9th in the Peach Belt Conference for sac flies (3)....Early signee in 2020....Has great instincts behind the plate....Possesses a strong arm.....Is a power hitter....We expect her to make an immediate impact.....May see some time as a corner infielder as well.....Good student....Helps fill projected needs for 2021....Gives us a good mix of power and speed.....Will allow us to continue to improve the culture of athletics and academics with hard workers and student-athletes that really want to be here....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2021, 2022, 2024....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2022, 2023, 2024....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2021-22, 2022-2023....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring), 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring)....Patriot Mentor for freshman athletes.
PERSONAL:
- Born in Waycross, GA
- Graduate of Ware County High School, where she played for coaches Rebecca Kirkland and Tony Wheeler
- All-State selection as a senior
- 3-time All-Region selection
- Hit .329 as a junior with 5 homers and 26 RBIs
- Threw out 11 of 19 runners attempting to steal and had only six past balls behind the plate
- In her first three varsity seasons, owned a batting average of .309 and made only three errors in 326 total fielding chances
- Named her squad’s Best Defensive Player twice
- Nickname is Lo
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Olympic softball player
- How you got your nickname: My coaches and teammates started calling me Lo and it just stuck
- Favorite Fictional Character: Thor
- Favorite Athlete: Jocelyn Alo
- Favorite Sports Team: Alabama Crimson Tide Football
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Pride and Prejudice
- Favorite Food: Chicken salad
- Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach
- Favorite Musical Artist: Tyler Childers
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The athletic facilities
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Going to the beach and hanging out with my friends
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Have fun every day and make 9-year-old me proud of the player I became
- Why you first chose your sport: I loved the constant challenge it provided, it is a game of opportunity and the feeling of your hard work paying off is like no other
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Remembering it’s just a game and not taking it so hard on myself on the bad days
- Interesting Notes: First Patriot to hit two home runs in the same inning
