HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Ralph Hines at Central Lake High School ... graduated in 2014 ... two-year team captain ... two-time district champion ... two-time first-team all-conference and all-district pick ... also all-region and all-state as a senior ... won regional championship in 2014 ... also participated in volleyball, student council, and Big Brothers Big Sisters ... four-year honor roll student ... National Honor Society member ... won Rotary Student of the Month and Daughters of the American Revolution award ... also won American Red Cross donation award ... transferring from Muskegon Community College where she was two-time pitcher of the year ... also won the 2016 state championship ... on the dean's list all four semesters ... member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
PERSONAL:
Born on April 28 ... parents are Richard and Barbra Carpenter ... chose Goshen "so I could continue my education and play softball" ... admires her father because "he is kind, strong and the hardest worker I know; he has instilled in me that you are to never give up and that nothing is free, and that you have to put in the time and effort if you want to accomplish anything in life; I would not be where I am today without his support, encouragement and push for me to be a better person on and off the field" ... little-known personal facts include "I am an only child, I have been through two house fires growing up, I have never dyed my hair, my dog Marley is my best friend, and I was in band for seven years and I have my own clarinet" ... best athletic moment was "throwing the last pitch at regionals to receive the regional championship trophy in 2014, and all Jayhawk moments but receiving the NJCAA state championship trophy during the 2016 season."
QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Elementary Special Education
FUTURE GOALS: Move back to Michigan and become a teacher for special needs children
HOBBIES: softball, boating, skiing, playing cards, being around family and dog Marley, making maple syrup
FAVORITES:
ATHLETE OR TEAM: Detroit Tigers, Chicago Bears
TV SHOW: Full House, Friday Night Lights
MOVIE: Money Ball
VACATION SPOT: Florida
MUSICAL PERFORMER: Sam Hunt
