Career Highlights:
- 78 career appearances in the circle
- All-MVC First Team (2023)
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- Earned a perfect 4.0 GPA (2023)
- 26 career wins
- Tossed third perfect game in program history (vs. UT Martin) on March 10, 2022
- 5th in program history in single season appearances (39)
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
- MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
- MVC Honor Roll (2020, 202, 2022, 2023)
- MVC Regular Season Champions (2021)
Senior (2023): Made 30 appearances on the mound for the ‘Birds while starting 26 games…All-MVC First Team honoree…MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention…CSC Academic All-District…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete…MVC Commissioners Academic Excellence Award…Earned a perfect 4.0 GPA…Earned  a career-highs in wins (13), complete games (12), shutouts (tied-3), strikeouts (122), to combine for 158.2 innings pitched and a career-best .216 ERA…Earned first victory of the season against Saint Joseph’s going 7.0 innings with 4Ks and only 1 earned run (Feb.10)…Tossed a career-high 11Ks while only giving up 2 hits in the shutout victory of Bradley (April 5)…Went a career-high 10 innings in the 3-2 victory over Evansville with 10ks while only giving up 1 earned run…Had one putout on the season with 39 assists to earn a .889 fielding percentage.
Junior (2022): Moved into a starting role in the circle this season…Made 39 appearances with 24 starts for the Redbirds…Went 11-14 in the circle with a team leading 3.06 ERA…Pitched 11 complete games with three shutouts and a save in 148.2 innings pitched…Tossed Illinois State’s third perfect game in program history against UT Martin (Mar. 10) with five strikeouts…Earned her first win and first complete game against Dayton (Feb. 26) as she only allowed one hit in seven innings with three strikeouts and seven walks…Struck out a career high eight batters at Bradley (April 19)…Her lone save of the season came against Chattanooga (Mar. 10) as she pitched the final inning with two strikeouts to secure the win…Ended the season with 111 strikeouts which is a career high for a single season…Her 39 appearances ties her for 5th in program history in appearances for a single season.
Sophomore (2021): Made three appearances and one start as a pitcher for the Redbirds … pitched five innings in her lone start of the season against Coastal Carolina (March 7) earning herself a win and striking out three batters … she made two more appearances both against UNI … pitched one and two-thirds innings in the second game of a double header versus UNI (May 1) giving up only one hit and striking out one … tossed a scoreless two-thirds of an inning the next day versus UNI (May 2) … ended the season with a 1-0 record with five strikeouts.
Freshman (2020): Appeared in six games, while earning one start, for the Redbirds in the circle as a true freshman … Posted a 1-1 record, earning the victory in a 5-1 win over Campbell (March 7), turning in a season-high 5.0 innings of relief work against the Camels … Pitched 14.0 total innings … Made first collegiate appearance against nationally-ranked Florida (Feb. 7), while earning first collegiate start vs. nationally-ranked Arizona State (Feb. 14) … Fanned a season-high two batters on three occasions … Shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of events and championships by the NCAA.
Chaparral HS: Four-year member of the softball team at Chaparral High School … Has helped her team to winning records in all four of her seasons, including back-to-back 25-win seasons … Aided in her teams' efforts to regional championship titles in each of her last two seasons … Helped her team to a third-place finish at the state tournament her sophomore year … Was named most improved player on her team her sophomore season, before earning the team's petal of character award her junior season … Has earned all-region nods her last three seasons … Named first-team all-conference in 2019, while landing a spot on the senior all-star team … Earned her team’s MVP award her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Brad and Dawn Ross … Born Feb. 10 in Scottsdale, Arizona … Has a younger sister, Reagan … Her uncle, Wayne Ross, was a four-year starter with the San Diego State football team … Father, Brad, has coached track and field and wrestling at the high school level … Plans to study business management while attending ISU.
