2025 (Illinois): Appeared in four games and tallied one strikeout each at No. 8 Oregon (3/22/25) and against Valparaiso (4/16/25)
2024 (Illinois): Appeared in 13 games with five starts before her season was cut short due to injury...Posted a 2-3 record with a 4.83 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 37.2 innings pitched...Tossed one complete game against Belmont (2/9/24)...Equaled her career-high six strikeouts against Belmont (2/9/24)
2023 (Mississippi State): Made four appearances with one start in her sophomore year...Averaged 7.74 strikeouts per seven innings...Pitched one inning and retired all three batters she faced against Bethune-Cookman (2/10/23)...Struck out a career-high six batters in her first collegiate win against MVSU (2/28/23)...Three of her strikeouts were looking...Retired the only batter she faced at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8/23)...Allowed one hit in 2.0 scoreless innings against Memphis (4/19/23)
2022 (Mississippi State): Made six appearances with two starts in her freshman year...Tossed 1.0 inning vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/11/22) while striking out two...Struck out two in 3.0 innings at Loyola Marymount (2/13/23) ...Threw 0.2 innings in relief against Georgia Tech (2/20/22)...Threw 1.0 inning in relief against MVSU (3/2/22), retiring the side in order...Threw 1.0 inning in relief with two strikeouts against Alcorn State (3/6/22)...Came on in relief at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Huntley High School ...Ranked No. 33 prospect in the nation according to Extra Innings Softball and the No. 18 pitcher in her recruiting class...Named a First Team High School All-American in 2019 by both Extra Innings and MaxPreps...Was an NFCA Second Team All-Region selection the same year...Captained the Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area team in 2019 and was named the Northwest Herald and Courier News Player of the Year...Selected to the All-State, All-Conference and All-Area first teams...Struck out 104 batters over 74 innings as a freshman for Huntley High School with a 2.17 ERA...Accumulated a school-record 353 strikeouts in 212.1 innings as a sophomore, which ranked ninth in the nation that year, while leading her team to a 27-5 record...Team won the 4A Illinois State Championship that year and was ranked No. 17 in the nation...Threw 12 shutouts, four no-hitters and two perfect games along with 20 games of 10 or more strikeouts...Threw a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts in the title game...Played travel ball with Indiana Magic Gold and won the Triple Crown Sports 16U Elite Championship in 2019...Struck out 15 batters at PGF Nationals...Totaled 538 strikeouts in her club career...Also played with USA Elite Select and was an Under Armour All-American...Also earned two letters in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born on March 18, 2003...Daughter of Lysle and Liana Bower...Her father, Lysle, played football and ran track and field at North Park University...Her brothers Boston and Braylon played football at Carthage College...Her cousin Haley Burgdorf played volleyball at Penn State...Her other cousin, Kamryn Klawitter, played golf at Indiana...Intends to pursue a Master’s degree in Science and Sports Administration
