Senior Year (2017): Selected to MVC All-Defensive Team ... leaves Drake No. 2 in career runs (126) and walks (85), No. 4 in hits (205), tied No. 4 in doubles (39), No. 4 in runs batted in (105), No. 6 in at-bats (630), tied No. 9 in home runs (18).
Junior Year (2016): Selected to All-MVC First Team ... earned All-MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention accolades ... two-time MVC Player of the Week award winner ... MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (May 9) ... batted .297 with one triple, six home runs, 14 doubles, 39 runs scored, 39 runs batted in ... doubles total is tied for fourth all-time in progam history ... RBI total is tied for fourth best all-time in program history.
Sophomore Year (2015): Selected to All-MVC Second Team ... played in 51 games with 49 starts in left field ... MVC Player of the Week (March 9) ... batted team-high .338 behind a team-leading 55 hits ... slugged seven home runs and eight doubles along with driving in 26 runs ... had 62 putouts with one assist and zero errors to record a 1.000 fielding percentage ... crushed two home runs, including first career grand slam in win over Southern Utah (Feb. 7) and had career-high six RBI ... nine game hitting streak from March 7 to March 21 ... scored team-leading 34 runs, which ranks ninth all-time in school history at the time.
Freshman Year (2014): Selected to the All-MVC First Team ... named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest All-Region Third Team ... appeared in 51 games with 47 starts ... established herself at the plate and in the outfield for Drake in her first season ... named the MVC Newcomer of the Week (March 3) ... hit a team-leading .382 (7th best single season mark in program history) behind a team-high 55 hits and also led the team in triples with two, on-base percentage at .469 and second in steals with seven ... started the final 47 games ... flashed a solid glove in left field with just one error, 68 putouts and a stellar .986 fielding percentage.
Prep: Three-year letterwinner ... selected third-team all-state her sophomore year, second-team her junior year and first-team her senior year ... three-time team MVP selection .. helped the Warren Blue Devils finish 31-5-1 (most wins in school history) in 2012 ... Blue Devils won theNorth Suburban Conference that year ... tied for conference championship her senior season ... Blue Devils were sectional champions in Illinois Class 4A her senior campaign.
Personal: English & Secondary Education ... born on May, 1995 in Highland Park, Ill. ... daughter of Paul and Barbara Sowa ... has one sister, Brooke ... earned 2014-15 MVC Commisioner's Academic Excellence Award ... named to the 2014-15 MVC Academic Honor Roll.
