Biography
As a Senior (2019)
Earned Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team Honors…Named to the All-GLIAC First Team...Earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honors…One of five Lakers to start all 61 games…Finished third on the team with a .349 average while racking up 59 hits, including seven doubles, five home runs, and four triples…Also posted a .527 slugging percentage and reached base at a .405 clip while scoring 44 runs…Tallied 16 multi-hit games including three games with at least three hits…Also posted four games with three RBI’s…Went 3-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a win over Missouri S&T (2/23)…Was 3-3 at the plate with an RBI in another win over Southern New Hampshire (3/9)…Tallied homers in back to back wins over Northwood (4/26) and finished the series 3-6 with five RBI’s and three runs scored…Failed to miss a single start in all four of her years, playing in and starting all 221 games since 2016…Committed just 43 errors in her career compared to 262 putouts and 364 assists for a .936 fielding percentage…Her 364 assists is tied for 7th in program history while her 14 double plays turned is tied for 9th.
As a Junior (2018)
Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…One of just four Lakers to play in and start all 53 games this season…Helped GVSU to its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 16th overall as the Lakers everyday shortstop…Hit .231 with 37 hits, three doubles, three triples, and two homers…Tallied 18 RBI, including a walk-off RBI triple against Davenport (5/6) in the GLIAC Tournament final to win 1-0 in the bottom of the 11th inning…Recorded a .940 fielding percentage, collecting 70 putouts and 72 assists to just nine errors…Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in a victory over West Chester (3/10)…Also went 3-for-3, recording two RBI’s, in a victory over Purdue Northwest (4/28)…Picked up another three hits against Davenport (5/6) in five at-bats, including the game-winning RBI…Went 2-for-3 against Bentley (3/9) and picked up a season-high three RBI’s, while also scoring a run…Recorded nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games…Finished fourth in the GLIAC in triples and 10th in sacrifice hits with eight.
As a Sophomore (2017)
Tabbed as All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection…Named to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Appeared and started in all 51 games (32 starts at shortstop, 19 games at third base), the only Laker to start in every game…Hit .325 with 50 hits, 20 runs, 11 doubles, a pair of triples, one homer, and 23 RBI…Finished second on the team in doubles and walks (11), third in hits, and fourth in ribbies…Ranked 12th in the GLIAC in sacrifices (eight), 14th in doubles (11) and triples (two), 20th in at bats (154), 21st in hits (50), 22nd in total bases (68), 23rd in batting average (.325), and 25th in RBI (23)…Recorded 89 assists on the year, good for 14th in the GLIAC…Committed only two errors in 22 GLIAC games over a span of 73 total chances…Totaled 15 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI outings, both of which were third-best on the team…Lakers were 25-7 with her as the team’s starting shortstop…Notched four consecutive multi-hit games near the start of the season (Feb. 25 to Mar. 6), collecting two, three, two, and two hits in those games with a total of three RBI, four runs, a double, a triple, and two stolen bases…Tripled and went 3-for-4 against Minnesota-Duluth (Mar. 5)…Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and a ribbie in 7-3 win over Rockhurst (Mar. 9)…Doubled and went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in game one road win at Purdue Northwest (Mar. 19), followed by a 3-for-4 effort with a double and two RBI at Ohio Dominican (Mar. 24)…Combined to go 5-for-7 with two doubles and two ribbies in Ohio Dominican doubleheader…Finished 2-for-2 with a double, a run, and two RBI in 8-0 game two home win over Lewis (Mar. 28)…Went 4-for-7 and scored a run in both games of home doubleheader sweep against Findlay (Apr. 8)…Hit lone home run of the season and went 2-for-3 in 12-5 game two victory at home over Lake Erie (Apr. 22)…Doubled twice and scored twice in 7-4 GLIAC Tournament victory over Findlay (May 6)…Walked, doubled, and drove in a run against Ashland in GLIAC Tournament (May 6).
As a Freshman (2016)
Named as an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection…One of five Lakers to start in all 56 games, with 50 starts coming at third base and six more coming at shortstop…Hit .257 with team-high four triples and finished third on the team with four homers and 31 RBI, while also adding 44 hits, 26 runs, and 71 total bases…Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in triples (four), seventh in sacrifice flies (three), 10th in at-bats (171), 11th in sacrifice bunts (seven), 14th in plate appearances (191), 16th in homers (four) and RBI (31), and 23rd in total bases (71)…Also placed seventh in the conference with 107 defensive assists at third base…Finished third on the team with nine multi-RBI games and added 11 games of multiple hits…One of two Lakers to record multiple doubles, triples, and home runs…Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI in just second collegiate game, a 7-5 victory over Illinois-Springfield (Feb. 26)…Combined to go 3-for-6 with a double, her first career home run, and three RBI in wins over Sioux Falls and #20 Winona State (Mar. 6)…Recorded a pair of two-run triples in victories over Trevecca Nazarene and Saint Joseph’s (Mar. 10) as part of a 3-for-7 effort with five RBI...Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a season-high three runs scored in 13-5 victory over Pace (Mar. 12)…Tallied a bases-clearing three-run triple at Ashland (Mar. 25) as part of four-game hitting streak to start GLIAC play…Singled to start the seventh inning and scored eventual game-winning run in 6-5 home victory over Ferris State (Apr. 5)…Finished 3-for-7 with a triple, two RBI, and three runs scored in home sweep over Northwood (Apr. 7)…Smacked a home run in both games of a home doubleheader sweep against Lake Superior State (Apr. 19), finishing 3-for-5 in the twinbill with a double, two homers, four runs scored, and five RBI…Homered for the third straight game with a solo blast against Malone (4/22), while walking twice and driving in two runs in the 5-0 win…Scored go-ahead and eventual game-winning run in the seventh inning of Midwest Super Regional Tournament at #10 Wayne State (May 11), scoring on a two-out single from teammate Chelsea Horvath in Lakers’ 5-4 victory…Went 1-for-3 with a double at College World Series in 4-0 loss to #1 West Texas A&M (May 17).
High School: Prepped at Victor J. Andrew High School under head coaches Jim Holba and Matt Fish…Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors for the Thunderbolts…Three-time varsity letterwinner…Named outstanding defensive player in 2012, helping sophomore team to conference championship…Four-time scholar athlete…Also played two years of volleyball…Participated in Peer Helpers, Student Council, National Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society.
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Personal: Daughter of Robert and Susan Flaherty…Enjoys reading, baking, and hanging out with family and friends…Majoring in occupational therapy.
