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