Career Highs
- 4 hits vs. Haverford on March 13, 2025
- 1 home run (13x)
- 2 doubles at WashU on April 3, 2022 and vs. Hiram on April 29, 2025
- 3 runs vs. Hiram on April 29, 2025
- 5 RBI vs. Carnegie Mellon on April 27, 2024
- 2 stolen bases (3x)
2025
Started all 42 games at first base during her senior season...Ended career with second most games played (173) and games started (171) in program history...Hit .364 during the 2025 campaign, the third highest on the team, with 48 hits in 132 at-bats...Had .419 on-base percentage and .568 slugging percentage...Drove in 32 runs and scored 26 times...Slugged five home runs and 12 doubles...Walked 10 times and was hit by four pitches...Stole four bases on as many attempts...Committed just one error in the field, recording 201 putouts and 12 assists for .995 fielding percentage...Ended career with .346 batting average (170-for-492) with .421 on-base percentage and .530 slugging percentage...Scored 112 times and drove in 115 runs (fifth most in program history) in four seasons, just the fourth Spartan with at least 100 of each...Slugged 14 home runs, 37 doubles, and six triples...Walked 56 times (fourth most in program history) and stole 37 bases...Finished ninth in career fielding percentage (.983) recording the sixth-most putouts (719) and turning the third-most double plays (22)...Named UAA Hitter of the Week on April 14...Earned UAA All-Academic honors.
2024
Started all 49 games during her junior season, primarily at first base...Named NCAA Cleveland Super Regional Most Outstanding Hitter...Finished season with .326 batting average, collecting 44 hits in 135 at-bats...Slugged 10 doubles, two triples, and a home run for .452 slugging percentage...Drew 14 walks for .399 on-base percentage...Drove in 28 runs and scored 31 times...Stole six bases without getting caught...Recorded 262 putouts and 13 assists, while committing just five errors for .982 fielding percentage...Earned UAA Hitter of the Week honors on May 6 and May 29...Earned UAA All-Academic recognition.
2023
Started all 43 games for the Spartans as a sophomore at first base or shortstop...hit .339 (43-for-127) with a .437 on-base percentage and .512 slugging percentage...slugged two home runs, 10 doubles, and three triples while scoring 30 times and driving in 27 runs...added 15 stolen bases...drove in four runs against the College of Wooster on May 6 in the first game of a doubleheader...recorded 221 putouts and a fielding percentage of .978...received UAA All-Academic honors.
2022
Appeared in 39 games during her first year at CWRU, including 37 starts...named to All-UAA Second Team...batted .357 (35-for-98) with .432 on-base percentage and .612 slugging percentage...hit six home runs, five doubles, and one triple while scoring 25 runs and driving in 28 runs...added 12 stolen bases...collected first collegiate hit at Texas Lutheran on March 12...hit first collegiate home run against New York Univ. on March 25...named to NCAA Division III Championship Cleveland Regional All-Tournament Team...collected team-leading seven RBI in postseason...earned UAA Hitter of the Week honors on April 18 and May 16.
Prior to CWRU
Was a four-year member of the Nichols High School softball team, serving as the squad's captain during her junior and senior year...was coached by Molly Gasuik...named First Team Western New York All-Catholic as a junior and senior...named MVP as a junior and senior...earned Spring 2021 All-WNY Scholar Athlete Honors...earned Winter 2021 All-WNY Scholar Athlete Honors...Received Coaches Award as a freshman and sophomore...four-time First Honors recipient...earned Head of School Award during her senior year...was the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior President of Class...was the President of Upper School as a senior...also competed in basketball during high school.
Personal
Born September 24...daughter of Bridget and Jeff Russo.
