NDSU

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of North Raleigh Christian Academy ... Four-time all-state peformer for NRCA and head coach Jon Mitchell ... NRCA was a three-time state runnerup (2007-08-09) and placed third in 2006 ... Member of four conference championship teams ... Played catcher, pitcher, first baseman and outfield ... TISAC Conference Player of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Five-time all-conference player ... During career, hit .573 with six home runs and 107 RBI ... Had a .913 slugging percentage and .661 on-base percentage ... Recorded 51 steals in 55 attempts ... Pitching record was 52-11 with 0.52 earned run average ... Finished with 663 strikeouts and averaged 11.5 Ks per game ... Played summer league softball for Team TFS 18U and Robert Powell from 2007-09 and the NC Spinners 18U and Nathan Russell in 2006 ... Earned All-Star and All-American honors at Colorado Sparklers Tournament (June 29-July 5, 2009) Represented USA at Cup 2009 International Softball Tournament in Amsterdam, The Netherlands ... Played volleyball for NRCA teams that won a pair of conference titles and placed third at the state tourament twice ... Member of National Honor Society ... Active  in high school choirs, SSA (Sopranos, Seconds & Altos) and vocal ensemble ... Four-time Citizenship Award winner.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeffrey and Penelope Gift ... Has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Jennifer ... Father, Jeffrey, competed in swimming and track & field for William & Mary; mother, Penelope, played basketball for Davidson, and sister, Jennifer, plays softball for Brevard College ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.