2020 (Junior): A MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team selection...Named to the MEAC Softball All-Academic Team…Named MEAC Player of the Week (3/17)…Started all 16 games before the season came to an end due to the Covid-19 pandemic...Batted .295 for the season with 42 at bats…Finished the season with a seven-game hit streak…Was second on the team with 13 hits, including two doubles, scored 12 runs, had five RBIs, totaled 15 bases and five walks…Had a stolen base in her lone attempt…Totaled a double, two runs and an RBI in the season finale win against Maryland Eastern Shore (3/8)…Went 1-for-1 with a double, two runs and tied a season-high two walks against Manhattan (3/7)…Had a 2-for-4 outing with a season-high three RBI against Princeton (3/1)…was 1-for-1 with a run and RBI and a season-high two walks against Stetson (2/21) in the opener of the Diamond 9 Tournament in Orlando, Fla.
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2019 (Sophomore): Played in 34 games, making 18 starts…Totaled 23 at bats, 10 runs, four hits, a double, four RBIs, five total bases and five walks and two stolen bases...Had a 2-for-3 outing with two RBIs in the home opener against South Carolina State (3/13)…Had a hit to drive in a season-high two RBIs and a walk against South Carolina State (3/9) in the Hampton Tournament…Had a double and scored two runs against Hofstra (3/9) in the Hampton Tournament.
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2018 (Freshman): Helped lead the Bears to a school-record 28-17 record...Also led team to its first MEAC North Division Championship with a 15-3 record...Ranked tied for seventh in the MEAC in sac flies with two…Started in 42 of 44 games played...Had 97 at bats and finished the season with 22 hits, .222 batting average and .258 slugging percentage...Scored 17 runs (ranked 4th on team), had nine RBIs, 3 doubles, 25 total bases, two stolen bases and walked seven times...Had a .965 fielding percentage…Was 2-for-2, including a double and two runs scored at Howard (3/31)…Finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs against St. Bonaventure (3/10)…Was 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and a stolen base against Savannah State (2/23)…Collected her first collegiate hits going 2-for-3 versus Toledo (2/11)…Tallied her first collegiate RBI versus Toledo (2/10) at the Dot Richardson Tournament.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner on the softball team at Rancocas Valley Regional High…Was one of the top-five high school teams in the State of New Jersey…As a sophomore she helped the Red Devils to the 2015 Nationals Championship and earned Offensive MVP honors that season…The team captured the division title her senior season…Garnered All-County first team honors.
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Personal: Born April 25, 1999 in Beverly, N.J….Daughter of James and Dena Young…Her mother is a psychologist and her father is a registered cardiac nurse…Is the younger sister of former Lady Bear and current volunteer coach, Damali Young…Majoring in elementary education…Served as a karate instructor during the summer.
