Biography
Interdisciplinary Studies major … Transfer from Colorado Christian who made an immediate impact with her athleticism and competitiveness … MVP of the Heartland Conference Championship tournament … Older sister of OC freshman Katelyn Dunckel … Played for OC coach Shanon Hays at Colorado Christian after a stellar junior-college career … 2019: All-Heartland Conference first-team selection … FastpitchNews.com Division II national player of the week … MVP of Heartland Conference Championship tournament … All-tournament team at TAJ Hospitality College Softball Kickoff … Heartland player of the week once … Played in 53 games (51 starts), hitting .373 with two home runs and 18 RBIs … In Heartland Conference stats, finished third in batting average, third in on-base percentage (.482), third in runs scored (46), fourth in hits (59), second in hit-by-pitch (11) and second in stolen bases (23) … In four games (wins over Western New Mexico, Chadron State, Midwestern State and Texas-Permian Basin) in season-opening TAJ Hospitality Softball Kickoff in Lubbock, Texas, went 9 of 13 and scored 11 runs with three RBIs and four stolen bases, including a 4-for-5, 4-run, 2-RBI performance in win over UTPB on Feb. 2 … Made the all-tournament team, then was named as the FastpitchNews.com Division II national player of the week … In doubleheader sweep of Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on Feb. 12, went 5 of 7 with four runs scored and four stolen bases … Went 5 of 7 with three runs scored in doubleheader sweep at Texas A&M International on Feb. 23, including four hits in the first game … Hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in 6-0 win over Texas Woman’s on March 8, helping her earn her first Heartland Conference player-of-the-week award … Smacked a game-ending grand slam in the fifth inning of a 9-0 win over Newman (Kan.) on April 23 … In three games – all wins – in the Heartland Conference Championship tournament, went 7 of 11 with three RBI and three runs scored … In title-clinching 4-3 win over Lubbock Christian (Texas) on May 4, went 3 for 4 with two RBIs … Also had three hits and two RBIs in 6-0 win over Rogers State on May 2 to open the tournament … Earned tournament MVP honors … Singled in the seventh inning and scored the game-tying run, forcing extra innings as OC stunned No. 11 Colorado Mesa 6-4 in 10 innings in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional in Kingsville, Texas … Previous school: Attended Colorado Christian … Played for CCU in 2018, appearing in 10 games (10 starts), hitting .357 with six RBIs … Suffered a season-ending injury and took a medical redshirt season … Before CCU, attended Palomar (Calif.) College … As a sophomore in 2016, earned All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference honors after hitting .469 with one home run, 27 RBIs, 33 stolen bases and 50 runs scored, helping Palomar advance to the quarterfinals of the California junior-college state tournament … Named as the PCAC’s player of the year in 2015 after hitting .471 with five homers, 30 RBIs, 30 stolen bases and 61 runs scored … Before Palomar, attended Valley Center High School.
