2007: Appeared in 36 games as a freshman, starting in one...Recorded nine runs and two hits in just 15 at-bats...Finished the season with one run batted in...Scored two runs on two hits with one double and one run batted in against West Liberty State (3/24).

High School: Prepped at Blissfield High School under head coach Chris Bates...Tallied a 38-8 record in four years as a pitcher...Recorded 290 strikeouts and hit .385 in her high school campaign...Posted 136 runs, 95 RBI, 120 stolen bases, and 193 base hits in four seasons...Earned all-district and all-region honors all four years...Named to Lenawee County Athletic Association First Team and all-county first team three times...Earned all-state honorable mention plaudits as a junior and all-academic team her junior and senior years...Helped team to conference championship her sophomore year and a district championship title her junior season...Also played four years of varsity basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Pauline Bates...Majoring in nursing.