2022: Made 19 appearances as a pitcher and compiled a 2.18 earned run average … Won seven games … She struck out 22 batters … Had a season-high five strikeouts against Saint Peter’s on March 11 … Struck out four batters each against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 13 and Bryant on March 14 … Allowed 11 runs over her last 12 appearances, including six scoreless appearances … Helped Howard finish with a school-record 31 victories, and its second MEAC tournament championship for the second time in program (first 2007) … The Bison competed in the NCAA Tournament’s Tallahassee Regional where it played Florida State and Mississippi State.
2022: Named to the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball All-Academic Team ... tied for sixth in the MEAC in total wins ... made 18 appearances (one start) ... recorded a 2.16 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 48.2 innings ... tossed 6.2 innings with four strikeouts in the road win at North Carolina A&T State (Feb. 13) ... struck out five batters against Saint Peter's (March 11) ... had four strikeouts in the win over Bryant (March 14).
2021: Selected
to the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... named to the MEAC Softball All-Academic Team ... had four strikeouts against Robert Morris (March 6) ... registered three strikeouts against Delaware State (March 13) ... tossed a complete-game in the road win at Norfolk State (March 20).
2020: Selected to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball All-Academic Team ... among the conference leaders in innings pitched (4th) and starts (t-2nd) ... earned three strikeouts against Kent State (Feb. 8) ... had six strikeouts versus Bucknell (Feb. 14) ... registered four strikeouts against Saint Francis (Pa.) (Feb. 15).
2019 (at Drexel): Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Appeared in one game for the Dragons in her freshman year…Struck out two batters over 1.2 innings…Helped the Dragons reach the CAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years while getting the program’s first two CAA postseason victories.
High School: A four-year letter winner and a team captain at Peddie High School…Named most valuable player three seasons in a row (2016-2018)…Holds the school records for RBI, grand slams and home runs…Captain of the varsity track team…Recipient of the Winnant Cup Award and the Track & Field Robert Lawson Leadership Award (2017, 2018)…Selected for Perfect Leadership group and Gold Key Leadership group…Earned high honors her freshman and senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Christine and Michael Hixenbaugh…Has three siblings – Aidan, Liam and Gylian… Majoring in health sciences.
