Statistics: 2021 | 2020 | 2019
As a Junior (2021): Made appearances in 10 games, earning five starts ... Recorded first walk of the season versus Jacksonville State (3/7) ... At Tennessee State (3/24) notched lone run of the season ... Also finished with a season-high pair of walks in the same game ... Posted a walk at Murray State (4/18).
As a Sophomore (2020): Played in 10 contests, recording five starts ... One of three players with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... Posted lone put out of the season versus Sam Houston State (2/22) at the LSU Purple & Gold Challenge ... Logged a season-high two hits against ULM (2/28) at the UCA Adam Brown Shamrock Classic, going 2-for-3 at the plate ... Recorded first RBI of the season in the same contest ... Notched a walk at WKU (3/4) ... Earned OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction.
As a Freshman (2019): Made appearances in seven games, earning a pair of starts ... One of only four Bruins to wrap season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... In collegiate debut at Madeira Beach Invitational versus Monmouth (2/16) notched a pair of plate appearances ... Posted lone walk of the season against Alabama A&M (3/2) ... Recorded first RBI of the season versus Purdue Fort Wayne (3/15) as a pinch hitter ... Smacked first hit of the season in game two at Morehead State (4/6) ... Tallied a season-high eight putouts against Chattanooga (4/16) ... Also logged a season-high four at-bats and a hit ... 2018-19 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete honoree ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Middleton High under coach Perry Hibner ... Four-year starter and varsity letterwinner ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Two-time All-Conference First Base ... All-Big Eight Conference honoree ... As a senior led her team with a .380 batting average, tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and doubles (six) and led in triples (two), slugging percentage (.648), runs scored (18) and was second in RBI (13) ... Four time All-Conference honoree ... First-team first baseman as a junior ... Second-team catcher as a sophomore ... Second-team utility player as a freshman.
Personal: Daughter of Sal Parente and Debbie Parente ... Has one sibling ... Hobbies include photography, writing and bracelet making ... Lists greatest sports thrill as beating the No. 1 seed at the USSSA World Series in Disney World; she hit a walk-off homerun for the win and ended up taking home the gold plus watching the homerun on the complex's screen all week ... Favorite athlete is Jessica Mendoza ... Lists favorite musical groups as Maroon 5 and AJR ... Lists favorite TV shows as The Office and The Big Bang Theory ... Interested in majoring in Communications.
