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• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in and started 41 games at shortstop
• Collected 22 hits including a team-second best six doubles along with seven runs
• Scored the game-winning run and ended the game 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a 6-5 win over Purdue (Feb. 28)
• Delivered a two-out RBI single to score the game-winning run in the top of the seventh in the 6-5 series finale victory at Ohio State (Apr. 25)
• Finished the contest with the Buckeyes going 2-for-4 with two runs batted in 
• Totaled five RBIs on five hits during the Ohio State series
• Registered a home run to start the comeback in the 3-1 series opening victory over Maryland (May 7) during the final home series of the year
• Batted .273 in the Maryland series, with a double, home run and two runs scored

• Started all 24 games at shortstop.
• Posted three home runs, three doubles and seven runs.
• Made Scarlet Knight debut with the third of three consecutive Scarlet Knight home runs in the bottom of the sixth in the season opener vs. Army at the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 7).
• Hit .273 (3-for-11) with two doubles, two RBI and three runs during the USF Tournament (Feb. 28 - Mar. 1).
• Registered two RBI in a 5-1 win over Texas A&M - Corpus Christi in the final game of the USF Tournament (Mar. 1).
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and home run along with four RBI in a 10-5 victory over Bucknell at the Thundering Herd Round Robin hosted by Marshall (Mar. 7).

• Made eight appearances
• Finished the season with one hit, walk and run before taking a medical redshirt
• Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team

• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Made the move to shortstop in 2018 where she started all 59 games
• Ranked fifth on the team with a .280 batting average, 51 hits and 69 total bases
• Ranked third on the team with 12 doubles and tied for third on the team with 29 RBI
• Tied for third on the team with nine stolen bases in 13 attempts
• Ranked fourth on the team with 12 walks
• Upped her slugging percentage from .289 as a sophomore to .379 as a junior
• Increased her on base percentage from .246 as a sophomore to .323 as a junior
• Posted a nine-game hitting streak  (Feb. 23- Mar. 4)
• Recorded 10 multi-hit games and five games with multiple RBI …
• Connected on a career-high four hits twice, first against Northwestern State (Feb. 24) and again against New Mexico (Mar. 2)
• Matched her career high with four RBI in both games as well
• Recorded a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth against No. 25 Oklahoma State to give Tech the 4-3 win (Mar. 30)
• Hit a two-run blast during the series finale against OSU
• Hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh against Purdue to give Tech a 4-3 win (Mar. 17)
• Started the season with hits in six of Tech's first eight games
• Started off hot in Big 12 play, hit safely in 2-of-3 games at No. 3 Oklahoma, in all three games against No. 25 Oklahoma State and 2-of-3 games against No. 16 Baylor driving six RBIs

Sophomore Year (2017) - Texas Tech

• 2017 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
• Started 52 games, appearing in 54 of Tech’s 55 games
• Used mostly at second base and as the primary backup catcher
• Made 128 plate appearances finishing with 23 hits, four home runs and two doubles with 17 RBI and 12 runs scored
• Went 6-8 on stolen base attempts
• Third on the team with 125 putouts and second with 98 assists for a fielding percentage of .929
• Finished with a slugging percentage of .289 and an on-base percentage of .246 to go along with a .180 batting average
• Came out of the gates strong going 2-2 with a home run, walk and two RBI in Tech’s second game of the year against TAMUCC (Feb. 10)
• Hit another home run against Abilene Christian (Feb. 11) in a Tech win
• Hit her first career grand slam to plate a career-high four RBI against Saint Francis (Mar. 16)
• Went 2-3 with three RBI, a walk and a run scored against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 16) in Puerto Vallarta
• Recorded her first Big 12 hit at Iowa State (Mar. 24) with a double and eventually came around to score
• Knocked in her first Big 12 RBI at Oklahoma State (Apr. 23)
• Hit her first home run in Big 12 play at home in Tech’s 9-4 win over Kansas (Apr. 9)

Freshman Year (2016) - Texas Tech

• Played 13 games as a Red Raider in 2016 with two starts
• Made 14 plate appearances, recording two hits, an RBI and a run
• Earned her first hit, RBI and run scored against Georgia Southern (Mar. 19)
• Finished the season with a .071 batting average and .133 on-base percentage

Prior To Rutgers

• Tomball High School team was ranked as No. 1 player nationally by ESPNHS for two weeks during the 2014 season
• Named second team all-district shortstop her freshman year
• Posted a .377 batting average and .958 fielding average as a junior
• Named first team all-district catcher during her senior season.

KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Ki
One word to describe Coach Butler: Invested
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Carli Lloyd
Best player ever competed against: Paige lowery
Major: Health Administration
I chose my major because: I want to pursue a job in the health field to be able to help and serve others
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Fred Hill
The person I most admire is and why: My dad for his ability to make everyone around him feel loved and cared for. For his selflessness and willingness to help anyone In need. Lastly, for the preparation he has given me to be successful.
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: Involved in other outdoor hobbies
Favorite professional athlete: Nolan Ryan
Favorite professional sports team: Houston Astros
One word to describe myself on the field: Passionate
One word to describe myself off the field: Driven
Few people know that I: Love to road trip
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: My brother was my best friend growing up and he played baseball
I chose Rutgers because…: The staff and team culture were so welcoming
Favorite cereal: Mini wheats
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Sandlot
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Aubrey Plaza
Favorite musician/group: Fleetwood Mac
The first song I knew all the words to is: You are my sunshine
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Dog walking
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Listening to music, writing my bible verse of the day on my wrist
Favorite all-time gift received: My first bible
Pets I had growing up were: Dogs- Harley, Remi, Ruger, Indy
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Spongebob
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Scotland
The website I visit most often is: Amazon
My favorite teacher was: Professor Koch, freshman year of college, sociology
The quote that most resonates with me is: I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.- C.S. Lewis
If my life was a book, the title would be: I’d rather be outside
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Gray
My spirit animal is: Penguin One thing on my bucket list is: To travel to every national park in the US
Phone app you cannot live without: All trails