CAREER STATISTICS
* 2012 All-Mideast Region first team selection (NFCA)
* 2012 All-OVC first team selection
Junior (2012):
Started all 57 games at second base … led the OVC in RBIs (54) and total bases (134) while ranking second in home runs (16) and slugging percentage (.691) … ranked third on the team and fifth in the OVC in batting average (.371) … also led the team in doubles (14) … set program single-season records in home runs and RBIs … hit a pair of home runs in a 6-1 win at SIUE on April 28 … finished 3-for-5 with a homer and six RBIs in a win at Eastern Illinois on April 22 … her home run on April 22 was the 29th of her career, which set a new EKU career record … posted five hits, a home run and six RBIs in a doubleheader at UC Riverside on March 7 … homered in her first at-bat of the season against Nicholls State … notched at least two hits in 20 games … 2011-12 Colonel Scholar … earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … inducted into EKU’s Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.
Sophomore (2011):
Led the team with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs … finished fourth in the OVC in RBIs and fifth in home runs … led the team and ranked sixth in the OVC with a .612 slugging percentage … ranked 46th in the nation with an average of 0.96 RBIs per game … posted a .309 batting average and scored 43 runs, second most on the team … led the team with 12 multiple RBI games … went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs at Charlotte on Feb. 19 … was 3-for-3 with a run and four RBIs versus Wagner on March 7 … had four hits in five at bats, two runs scored and two RBIs against Morehead State on March 30 … went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs and four RBIs at Tennessee State on April 3 … earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2010-11 Colonel Scholar … 2010-11 Bratzke Award of Excellence (highest GPA on team).
Freshman (2010):
Played and started in all 49 games at shortstop … finished the season with a .287 batting average, fourth-best on the team … scored 23 runs and drove in 22 … led the team in RBIs and multi-RBI games (five) … second on the team in runs scored, home runs (two), total bases (58) and multi-hit games (12) … third on the team with 45 hits and a .369 slugging percentage … had three hits in a game four times … went 1-for-3 with one run scored and three RBIs in first collegiate game against Liberty on Feb. 19 … was 3-for-4 with her first collegiate home run, a stolen base, three RBIs and two runs scored against Evansville on March 6… batted 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs against the Elon on March 10 … was 2-for-4 with three RBIs against the Dayton on April 5 … earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2009-10 Colonel Scholar.
High School:
Earned first team all-state honors her senior season at Liberty High after leading the state of Colorado with 13 home runs ... team captain and team MVP … batted .561 while leading LHS to the Metro League district championship for the second consecutive season ... earned first team all-state recognition after batting .438 with 27 runs scored as a junior … 2007-08 and 2008-09 NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete … CHSAA Academic All-State honorable mention.
Personal:
Daughter of Rand and Maria Howes … has one brother – Mathew … born on June 16, 1991 in Zaragoza, Spain … majoring in sports management.
