University of Arizona Athletics

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Career (201 GP/188 GS, .328 AVG/.436 OBP/.698 SLG/1.125 OPS, 20 2B, 2 3B, 57 HR, 181 RBI, 4-6 SB, .973 fld%) Burst on the scene as a sophomore, starting all of Arizona’s 61 games at second base and leading the team with 24 home runs Started all 54 of Arizona’s games in 2023 and all 56 of Arizona’s games in 2024 at second base Earned the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2023 after committing zero errors in 168 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at second base Became the first Wildcat since 2009 to hit eight home runs in seven games in 2022 Tied the Arizona single game record with three home runs vs. UTEP (4/19) Hit seven grand slams during her career; two her sophomore season, four her junior year, and one her senior year Has hit 57 career home runs to rank 13th in program history

2024 (56 GP/56 GS, .304 AVG/.408 OBP/.621 SLG/1.029 OPS, 5 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 2-4 SB, .984 fld%)

• Started all 56 of Arizona’s games at second base
• Led Arizona with 14 home runs which ranked sixth in the Pac-12
• Her 48 RBI ranked second on the team and fifth in the conference
• Tallied three hits in three games during the season (at Oregon State (3/8), vs. Oregon (4/12), and at UCLA (4/27))
• Drove in four runs in a pair of games (at Utah (4/7) and at UCLA (4/27))
• Hit a season high two home runs at Oregon State (3/9)
• Hit two triples during the season (vs. Omaha (2/18) and at UCLA (4/28))
• Hit her 50th career home run at Oregon State (3/9)
• Tallied 13 multiple hit games
• Ranked second on Arizona with 16 multiple RBI games
• Earned NFCA All-West first team honors
• First-team All-Pac-12 honoree
• Was on the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List
• Named CSC Academic All-District and third team CSC Academic All-American

2023 (54 GP/54 GS, .333 AVG/.476 OBP/.687 SLG/1.163 OPS, 10 2B, 0 3B, 14 HR, 64 RBI, 0-0 SB, 1.000 fld%)

• Started all 54 of Arizona’s games at second base
• Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year after not committing an error in 168 chances at second base for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage; she became Arizona’s fourth DPOY in program history
• Earned the Rawlings Gold Glove award at second base
• Is the only second baseman in school history to record a 1.000 season fielding percentage
• Hit 14 home runs to lead the team and rank fifth in the Pac-12
• Drove in 64 runs to lead the team and the conference in RBI
• Her 14 home runs gives her 43 in her career which is tied for 19th in Arizona Softball history
• Hit four grand slams this season; two of which were against Arizona State
• Her first two home runs of the season were grand slams
• Helped Arizona win a nine-inning thriller against Utah by drawing a walk-off walk (3/18)
• Recorded a career best seven RBI against Texas A&M-Commerce (3/3)
• Tied her career high of four walks against Utah (3/18) and Washington (3/25)
• Led Arizona with 13 multi-RBI games
• Totaled 11 multiple hit games
• Had an 18 game on-base streak (Mar. 4-Apr. 6)
• Named to the All-Pac-12 first team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
• Earned second team NFCA All-West honors
• Named CSC Academic All-District

2022 (61 GP/61 GS, .367 AVG/.462 OBP/.797 SLG/1.259 OPS, 4 2B, 0 3B, 24 HR, 58 RBI, 1-1 SB, .942 fld%)

• Started all 61 of Arizona’s games at second base
• Hit 24 home runs to lead the team and the Pac-12 and rank fifth in the NCAA
• Had a .797 slugging percentage to lead the team and rank fourth in the Pac-12
• Her 65 hits ranks second on the team and seventh in the Pac-12
• Hit three home runs in one game vs. UTEP (4/19) to tie an Arizona program record
• Hit two grand slams during the season – one at Utah (4/23) and one at New Mexico State (4/27)
• Hit eight home runs in seven games (4/19-4/27), the first Wildcat to do so since 2009
• Her 24 home runs ranks 12th in Arizona single season history
• Had multiple hits in 18 games; including four games with three hits
• Drove in a career high five RBI in two games – at Utah (4/24) and at New Mexico State (4/27)
• Named Pac-12 Player of Week in back-to-back weeks
• Named second-team NFCA All-American and first-team NFCA All-West Region at second base
• Second-team All-Pac-12
• Earned an Extra Inning Softball National Player of the Week nod

2021 (30 GP/17 GS, .255 AVG/.305 OBP/.545 SLG/.850 OPS, 1 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 1-1 SB, .980 fld%)

• Started 16 games at second base, filling in for Reyna Carranco during her injury
• Had a slugging percentage of .545, third best among the team’s freshmen
• Hit five home runs and had three RBI on the season

High School

• Ranked as the #13 recruit nationally by Extra Inning Softball and #89 by FloSoftball
• A two-time MaxPreps All-American at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where she played for three seasons before transferring to Ironwood Ridge High School for her senior year
• Named the 2019 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and the 2018 and 2019 Courier Journal Softball Player of the Year
• In just three seasons, set the Ballard High School career records in batting average (.492), on-base percentage (.561), slugging percentage (.955), hits (220), home runs (41) and doubles (50)
• As a senior at Ironwood, hit .483 with five home runs and 15 RBI in just 10 games prior to the season’s cancelation

 
Personal

• Born on Dec. 2, 2001 to Jim and Michelle Skaggs in Tucson, Arizona
• Has an older brother (Ben)
• Plans to major in broadcast journalism and wants to become a sports video editor/producer
• In her free time, enjoys playing ping pong with Giulia Koutsoyanopulos
• Chose Arizona because “Tucson is one big family, and the softball community is very embraced here. The coaching staff made me feel at home, and I was so excited to get to follow the traditions at UA. I also have a large amount of family in Arizona, and it was a big thing for me to be able to play in from of them.”

Career Honors:
2024
NFCA All-West (First Team)
All-Pac-12 (First Team)
D1 Softball All-American (First Team)
USA Softball Top 50 Player of the Year Watch List
Preseason All-Pac-12
Softball America Preseason All-American (Second Team)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 (#15)
Softball America Preseason Position Rankings (#2 at 2B)
D1 Softball Preseason Top 100 (#18)
D1 Softball Preseason All-American (Second Team)
CSC Academic All-District
CSC Academic All-American
2023
NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (2B)
D1 Softball All-American (Second Team)
NFCA All-West (Second team)
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Pac-12 (First Team)
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Preseason All-Pac-12
Softball America Preseason All-American (Second Team)
D1 Softball Preseason All-American (Second Team)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 (#12)
Extra Inning Extra Elite 100 (#15)
D1 Softball Preseason Top 100 Players (#22)
Extra Inning Position Rankings (#2 at 2B)
D1 Softball Power Rankings (#2 at 2B)
CSC Academic All-District
CSC Academic All-American
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022
NFCA All-American (Second Team)
NFCA All-West (First Team)
All-Pac-12 (Second Team)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (4/18-24)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (4/24-5/1)
Extra Inning Softball National Player of the Week (4/24-5/1)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
 

Record Books:
Career
Home Runs	13th (57)
Season
Fielding Percentage	t1st (1.000 - 2023)
Home Runs	t12th (24 – 2022)
Single Game
Home Runs	t1st (3 – 2022)