University of Southern Indiana Athletics

2024: Started three games in six appearances...hit a home run against Southern Miss on February 25.

2023: Made an appearance in 16 games for the Eagles including five starts primarily serving in the infield...recorded four hits during her freshman season as well as drove in four runs...her first collegiate hit came against Morehead State as well as her first extra base hit in the same series...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Evansville Reitz High School (Evansville, Indiana) where she lettered in basketball and softball...named an All-City Academic and Kiwanis Award winner for basketball in 2021...hit .435 with 24 runs batted in and four home runs as a senior...also scored 26 runs, had 11 doubles, and stole nine bases to go along with a .487 on-base percentage and a 1.284 OPS in 2022...an All-Metro and All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference honoree as a junior in 2021 after hitting .361 with a .442 on-base percentage and 1.165 OPS...also hit five home runs with 26 RBIs, 30 runs scored, and swiped 14 bags in 2021...batted .304 as a freshman with 21 runs driven in and 20 runs scored in 2019.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Luke Effinger and Melissa Effinger...one sibling, Cruz, also attends USI.