Career Highlights:
- Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (2015)
- Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (2014)
- Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (2014)
- All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team (2013)
- Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (2013)
- Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team (2012)
- All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team (2012)
- All-Peach Belt Conference Tournament Team (2012)
2014 (Junior): Played in all 51 games for the Lady Cougars...Hit .268 with four doubles, four home runs and 22 driven in...Homered twice including a game-tying shot in the seventh against Saint Leo (2/2)...Started 18 games in the circle and made four relief appearances...Posted a 10-11 record with a 2.94 ERA...Pitched a team-high 109.2 innings with 79 strikeouts and 11 complete games...Tossed a one-hit shutout against Tusculum (2/9) and a two-hit shutout against Lander (3/31).
2013 (Sophomore): Posted an ERA of 1.39 in 106.0 innings pitched...Her ERA was the third best in the conference and 14th best in the NCAA Division II...Also saw significant time at first base...Had a record of 10-6 in 18 starts and 21 appearances in the circle...Threw four shutouts and struck out 67 batters...Named the March 12 PBC Pitcher of the Week after pitching 19 innings in three starts, allowing no runs and only 11 hits and three walks while striking out 14...Had a career-high eight strikeouts and a shutout against Ohio Dominican (3/7)...Went .203 (32-for-158) at the plate with two home runs and three doubles...Hit a perfect 3-for-3 against Barry (2/9).
2012 (Freshman): Played in and started 50 games…Finished second on the team with a .333 (44-for-132) batting average, including six doubles and four home runs…Had three hits and a home run against Augusta State (2/11)…Appeared in 22 games as a pitcher, starting 16…Was 9-4 with a 1.86 ERA…Pitched three complete games, including two shutouts…Ranked 10th in the PBC for ERA…Pitched a no-hitter against West Georgia (4/11)…Allowed just three hits in a complete-game shutout against Lincoln Memorial (2/24).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for Coach Mike Meador…Helped lead the Raiders to four straight Region championships and Elite Eight appearances during her tenure…Selected to the All-Coastal Empire Team twice, All-State Team and Region 3A “East” All-Region three times and SCP Most Valuable Player twice...Was the Region 3A “East” Pitcher of the Year and a Georgia Dugout Club Elite 80 member...Played on the Georgia Dugout Club 2010 All-Star team...Selected Savannah’s Top Softball Athlete by “Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame.”
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Denise Turner…Views her father as her hero and most influential person in her life because he has taught her important life lessons…Her favorite movie is Sweet Home Alabama…Looks at Jennie Finch for her sports role model…Says Cat Osterman is her favorite professional athlete…Would love to some day go scuba diving…Chose to become a Cougar because of Columbus State’s great academics, superb athletics, and fantastic facilities.
