Career Highlights:
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team (2023
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- 108 career games played
- Hit a career-high 6 home runs, including first-career HR (Feb.17)
- Walk-off home run on Senior Day (May 6)
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
- MVC Regular Season Champions (2021)
Senior (2023): Played in 44 games for the ‘Birds, making 37 starts…MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team…CSC Academic All-District honoree…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honoree…Earned a career-high hits (26), runs scored (16), doubles (6), home runs (6), RBIs (6), BA (.245), and OB% (.289)…Hit first-career home run in the victory against Weber State (Feb.17)…Hit six home runs on the year including a walk-off on her Senior Day against Southern Illinois (May 6)…Went 2-for-2 against the University of Florida (Feb.11).
Junior (2022): Appeared in 28 games making 16 starts, 13 at first base and 3 as the designated player…Recorded the team’s first hit of the season at South Florida (Feb. 10) on a 2-RBI single…Went 2-for-3 with two RBI in that game…Helped win the game against Dayton (Feb. 26) as she drove in the only run of the game on an RBI single…Made a pinch hit appearance at Missouri State (March 19) and recorded another RBI single…Finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage on 97 putouts and six assists.
Sophomore (2021): Appeared in 25 games making six starts all as the designated hitter … in her first appearance of the season against Pittsburgh (March 6) she went 1-for-2 with a walk … helped the Redbirds earn a victory over North Dakota State (Mar. 12) in the MTSU Invitational by going 2-for-3 with a run scored, RBI and walk … posted a lead-off double in the final frame of a double header with Loyola Chicago (March 28) that started a walk-off win for the Redbirds … she went 2-for-2 in that game with a run scored … she had two multi-hit games on the season.
Freshman (2020): Appeared in 11 games, with two starts, in her first season as a Redbird … Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter vs. nationally-ranked Florida (Feb. 7) … Tallied her first career run and RBI in a win over Hofstra (Feb. 21) … Drew a walk as a pinch hitter against Boise State (Feb. 14) … Earned first career start at first base against Hofstra (Feb. 21) … Shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of events and championships by the NCAA.
Herscher HS: Four-year team member of Herscher High School's softball team ... played volleyball her first two years of high school ... Four-time all-conference and all-area honoree ... Named to the All-State First Team her senior season, after collecting second-team honors her junior year and third-team laurels her sophomore season ... Helped aid her team to a regional championship title in all three seasons with Herscher High School.
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Becky Jefferson ... Born Feb. 6 in Kankakee, Illinois ... Has two younger sisters, Kaylee and Olivia ... Chose to attend ISU because of the location and campus atmosphere ... Plans to major in exercise science.
