Saint Leo University Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2026)
NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist... NFCA South All-Region Selection... All-SSC Second Team... Started all 56 games she appeared in … Led the team with a .406 batting average, collecting 67 hits in 165 at-bats while scoring 24 runs and driving in 56 RBI … Added nine doubles, one triple and six home runs while posting a .985 fielding percentage with 245 putouts and 13 assists … Recorded 21 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI performances during the season … Opened the year with a 3-for-3 effort and four RBI against Union (Tenn.) (Feb. 1) … Collected three hits against Tampa (Feb. 21) and matched her season high with three hits against McKendree (June 2) … Homered in three consecutive games during a stretch from Feb. 26-27, including two home runs in a doubleheader sweep at Rollins (Feb. 26) … Delivered one of her top performances of the season at Barry (March 21), going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a home run and a season-high four RBI … Added a three-RBI game later that day while finishing with five RBI across the doubleheader … Recorded her lone triple of the season against Florida Southern (April 11) … Produced a season-high double on nine occasions, including a 3-for-4, two-RBI performance against McKendree (June 2) … Stole a base against Flagler (March 18) … Defensively, registered a season-high 11 putouts against Florida Southern (April 11) and a season-high three assists at Embry-Riddle (April 3) … Helped anchor the defense with eight double plays and just four errors in 262 total chances.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school softball for Jeff Minor at North Fort Myers … Set the record for home runs and batting average for the school … 4x All-Area First Team … 4x All-Region First Team … 2025 Southwest Florida Player of the Year.  

PERSONAL
Daughter of Laura and Mike Hynes … Has one brother, James … Career goals include becoming a Medical Laboratory Scientist … Enjoys reading, working out, and learning … Lists Ana Gold, Jessie Warren, and Sis Bates as her favorite athletes … Lists the Chicago Bears as her favorite team … Chose Saint Leo for the culture and the team atmosphere … Enjoys a Carolina Pulled Chicken Sandwich from Big 8 BBQ.