As a Junior (2016): 2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree...Named the C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 7...Led the WKU pitching staff with a 2.76 ERA...Posted a 6-4 record in the circle in 19 appearances with 13 starts...Pitched 83.2 innings for the Red and White while limiting opposing batters to a .235 batting average....Recorded 176 putouts and 44 assists along with a .982 fielding percentage.
As a Sophomore (2015): Named to Conference USA Championship All-Tournament Team…Played in 12 games with eight starts at first base...Finished the year with nine hits, a run, two RBI, two walks and 39 putouts to go with .409 batting average…Earned first collegiate hit after recording a single in game two at Middle Tennessee (5/2)…Posted two hits, including a RBI double, in comeback win over Blue Raiders (5/3)…Went 2-for-2 with a RBI against UAB (5/8)…Notched sacrifice hit in 3-1 win over Florida Atlantic (5/9) in C-USA Championship Game...Hit 2-for-3 in NCAA Regional opener against North Carolina (5/15)…Had a hit and 11 putouts in 14-inning win over No. 16 Georgia (5/16) in NCAA Regional.
As a Freshman (2014): Earned letterwinner status in her first year on The Hill...Saw action in two games against Robert Morris (2/14) and Mississippi Valley State (4/10)...Had one official at-bat against both teams while recording three putouts at first base against the Lady Devilettes.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for Bowling Green High School in Kentucky...All-State, All-Region, All-District selection during her playing career at BGHS...Named MVP 2008-10, 2012-13 and Rookie of the Year in 2007...Earned Academic All-State 2007-13...Senior year, posted 24-6 record with 218 strikeouts, 60 walks, 99 hits and 26 earned runs in 195 innings pitched to go with a .518 batting average...Also lettered three years in basketball.
Travel Team: Kentucky Magic, coached by Todd Young
Personal: Born on March 5, 1995...Daughter of Alex and Kelly Downing...Majoring in broadcasting and minoring in athletic coaching...Grandfather, Dero Downing, played basketball at WKU for legendary head coach E.A. Diddle.
