2026: One of the team's top reserves off the bench as a freshman, appearing in 37 games with a respectable .286 average at the plate...recorded her first collegiate hit against Upper Iowa (Feb. 21)...hit two home runs in the same day, one apiece against St. Martin's and Edinboro, in Florida on March 14...huge 3 for 3 performance with a two-run home run to help eliminate top-seeded Tiffin in a G-MAC Tourney contest on May 1...will compete for a bigger role in her second season in 2027.

High School: A Michigan prospect who will be making the trip of just over an hour southwest to the Hillsdale College campus from Saline High School for her college career...one of the Hornets' top hitters for the last four seasons, helping lead Saline to its first-ever MHSAA state title as a senior...hit the go-ahead solo home run in Saline's 5-2 championship game win over South Lyon...earned Outstanding Offensive Player honors for her team as both a freshman and sophomore, and helping lead Saline to an SEC Red title in 2024, as well as three straight MHSAA Division 1 district titles...played two years of volleyball for Saline, and has excelled on the travel ball circuit for Turnin2 softball...a strong student who graduated with honors this past spring, was named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete, and is the President of DECA and the High 5 Club at her school, as well as a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council...active volunteer who received the Merit National Community Service award in high school...parents are Greg and Jen Stripp.