University of Rhode Island

2018 (Freshman)

• Appeared in 28 games, making 14 starts
• Batted .150 with one double
• Scored seven runs
• Collected her first career hit with a single at Elon (2/16)
• Started in her collegiate debut, walking and scoring one run against North Texas (2/16)

Before URI

• Attended Valley View High School, where she was a four-year letter-winner in softball
• Also played two years for the Orange County Batbusters and the Minors Gold club teams
• As a senior, she batted .403 with a .514 slugging percentage. She had 29 hits, 18 runs scored and eight RBI in 21 games
• Led Valley View to three league championships and one runner-up finish in her four seasons. As a junior, led the team to the finals of the CIF Division 2 Championship
• Was a three-time All-League selection, including first team honors as a senior and second team nods in her sophomore and junior seasons
• Earned Scholar Athlete recognition in three of her four seasons
• During her junior season, she made a game-saving catch in the outfield during her team's win in the quarterfinals of the playoffs
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from her high school

Personal

• Born Feb. 4, 1999
• Daughter of Travis and Jennifer Bates
• Has two sisters, Coralin and Savannah
• Her sister Coralin plays softball for Ottawa University 
• She chose URI because, "It immediately felt like home. When I met the softball coaches I knew that they would become family just as the rest of the team would in the years to come. The coaches shared their views on hard work and what success meant to them as a coach and as a team. Those views lined up exactly with mine and I couldn't have been happier to hear that I had found the place I had been dreaming of since I was a little kid. A lot of people don't know where they want to go until they get there, and that is exactly what happened to me with URI." 
• Enjoys running, playing Frisbee, hanging out with friends, watching movies and photography
• Her favorite athlete is Janie Takeda of Team USA
• She is a fan of the New York Yankees and Green Bay Packers 
• Majoring in Business, and hopes to work for UNICEF before earning her PhD and becoming a college professor