FMU: Returning starter....D2CCA honorable mention All-American 2024....NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (second team) 2024....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2024....Conference Carolinas 2024 All-Conference Team (first team)....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week (March 11-17, 2024)....Named to 2024 Tucci/NFCA Division II Player of the Year Watch List....D2CCA All-Region Team (second team) 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (second team) for 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Defensive Team (1B) 2023....Tremendous first season as a Patriot....Set team season record for total bases (130)....Conference Carolinas rankings: 1st in slugging (.807), doubles (21), and OPS (1.339); 2nd in RBIs (59) and walks (35); 4th in on-base percentage (.532); 5th in homers (12) and batting average (.441) and fielding putouts (257); 6th in hits (71); 23rd in runs scored (37)....NCAA national rankings: 3rd in doubles, 12th in on-base percentage, 17th in slugging percentage, 24th in RBIs and total bases, 28th in average, 51st in hits....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week (Jan. 30-Feb.5, 2023)....Local product....Transfer from Division I UAB, where she played one season....Also played two seasons at Division I Ole Miss....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (spring)...Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (spring).
UAB: Appeared in 39 games during the 2021 season, and made 25 starts as the designated player....Batted .211 with five doubles, nine runs batted in, and four runs scored.
OLE MISS: In the 2020 season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, appeared in 12 games (one start) and batted .083 batting average with a .154 on-base percentage and two RBIs....As a freshman in 2019, appeared in 30 games (six starts) and hit .103 batting average with two doubles, six runs scored, and four RBIs.....Recorded her first career hit with an RBI double against George Mason (2/9/19).
PERSONAL:
- Born in Florence, SC
- Graduate of Hartsville High School, where she played for coach Bobby Sowell
- 5-time letterwinner
- Helped lead the Red Foxes to five-straight lower-state championships from 2014-18 as well as the 2016 South Carolina State Title
- Earned MVP honors in 2017 and 2018
- 3-time HSSR All-State honoree
- Received back-to-back gold glove awards in 2014 and 2015
- Career totals: .500 batting average with 61 doubles, 13 triples and 13 home runs
- Hit .525 as a senior, driving in 32 runs and posting 20 doubles
- Batted .619 as a sophomore, registering 14 doubles, three triples and 26 RBIs.
- Nicknames are Watt and Watty
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Softball coach
- How you got your nickname: From teammates and coaches
- Favorite Fictional Character: Anakin Skywalker
- Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout
- Favorite Sports Team: New York Yankees
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Vampire Diaries
- Favorite Food: Tacos
- Favorite Vacation Spot: The lake
- Favorite Musical Artist: NBA Youngboy
- Favorite Thing About FMU: It’s close to home and my sister goes here
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Coaching my U14 travel team
- Goals for Upcoming Season: To go further than we did last year
- Why you first chose your sport: It’s what I was really good at and I’ve loved the game ever since
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: You can’t let one play define you, let it go and try again
- Interesting Notes: Me and my cousin have a birth mark in the same place on our foot; My uncle played baseball at Francis Marion
- Brush With Greatness: 2019 Oxford Regional NCAA Champion; 2018 Florence Morning News Player of the year; 2016 South Carolina state champions
