Notes: Hit by a pitch 44 times in her career, the second most in league history… Won a gold medal with the United States team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem.
2017: Batted .389 in Ivy games, which was second on the team…Had three triples in league play and two home runs… Twelve of her 13 RBI came in Ivy play.
2016: Established career highs in games played (41) and starts (32)… Hit .500 as a pinch hitter, including a clutch two-run triple that snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Bulldogs to a doubleheader sweep of Cornell… Homered in win at Dartmouth… Had three hits and knocked in two runs in victory over Morgan State.
2015: Started 25 games… Tied for the team lead with two home runs… Batted .283 overall which was third on the team… Started 16 Ivy League games and hit .293 which was second on the team… Both of her home runs came in league play… Batted .368 with runners in scoring position… Was 4-for-6 with a homer and three RBI in the doubleheader at Brown.
2014: Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award… Batted .304 with a pair of doubles over the final 11 games of the season… Started the final 15 games of the season… Hit .250 in Ivy League play, which was third on the team… Committed just one error in 56 chances.
Off the Field:
- Research assistant at the UCLA Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Reserach lab
- Volunteer youth coach
Before Yale: All-league selection as a senior at Santa Monica High School… Team captain… Led team in hit by pitches two straight years… Helped lead Santa Monica to the CIF Division IV championship game in 2013… Played club softball for the Santa Monica Shockwave.
Personal: Father David (Class of ’81) was captain of the Yale water polo team… Brother Charlie (Class of 2012) played soccer at Yale… Brother Robbie Paris (Class of 2012) ran track at Harvard.
Why Yale? “Because it provides me with an opportunity to pursue both my academic and athletic interests in an amazing environment.”
