Biography
At Utah Tech 2026 (SOPHOMORE): Earned WAC Player of the Year honors ... named First Team All-WAC ... earned NFCA Third Team All-Mountain Region honors ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... played in all 53 games ... started all 53 games with 29 starts at first base, 17 starts at catcher and seven at designated player ... led the Trailblazers & ranked 23rd nationally hitting .450 from the plate ... led the team & ranked 10th in the WAC with 169 at-bats ... topped the team & tied for third in the WAC with 52 runs scored ... ranked third in the conference & 52nd in the nation with 76 base hits ... finished second in the WAC & sixth nationally in doubles with 21 ... also ranked second in the conference & 19th in the nation with six triples ... tied for sixth in the conference with 12 home runs ... drove in 54 RBIs, third-most in the WAC ... led the conference & finished 38th nationally with 145 total bases ... topped the WAC & checked in 33rd nationally in slugging percentage (.858) ... recorded a .492 on-base percentage to rank second in the conference ... one of four Trailblazers to lead the team & tied for sixth in the conference with three sacrifice flies ... ranked third on the team & seventh in the WAC with 12 stolen bases ... recorded a .980 fielding percentage with a team-leading 182 putouts (tied for eighth in the WAC) ... added four assists ... ranked in the top 10 in program history for a single season in doubles (2nd), total bases (T-2nd), slugging percentage (3rd), batting average (4th), triples (T-4th), home runs (T-5th), RBI (6th), hits (T-7th) & runs (9th) ... recorded three or more at-bats in 39 games with a season-high five at-bats in five games ... scored multiple runs in 13 games scoring a season-best four runs in a pair of games, vs. Weber State (Feb. 22) & at CSU Bakersfield-2 (April 7) ... totaled 26 games with multiple base knocks with a season-leading four hits in two contests, vs. Southern Utah-2 (March 27) & in the WAC Tournament vs. UT Arlington (May 6) ... drove in multiple RBIs in 14 games with a season-high six in a pair of games, vs. Weber State (Feb. 22) & at Southern Utah-2 (March 27) ... posted a double in 18 contests with a season-leading pair in three games, at UC San Diego (Feb. 12), vs. Utah State (March 1) & vs. Abilene Chrisitian-2 (May 1) ... smacked three home runs in a 13-5 win in five innings over Weber State at the Lyman Classic ... also drilled home runs in nine other games ... drew walks in 13 games with a pair in two games, at CSU Bakersfield-2 (April 7) & at BYU (April 14) ... stole bases in nine games with a season-high four at CSU Bakersfield-2 (April 7) as the Trailblazers tied the single game program record for stolen bases in a game ... tallied a season-best seven putouts in four games & a season-high three assists vs. Omaha (March 13).
At Utah Tech 2025 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 49 games ... started 29 games behind the dish at catcher and 17 at designated player ... ranked third on the team in batting average hitting .345 ... also finished third on the team in at-bats (145), runs (27), hits (50), doubles (7) & RBI (28) ... led the Trailblazers in total bases with 70 & slugging percentage (.483) ... smacked three home runs to tie with Rylie Haith for second-most long balls on the team ... one of five Trailblazers with multiple triples tallying a pair ... tied for third on the club drawing 18 walks ... checked in fifth on the team with a .415 on-base percentage ... tallied a pair of sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly ... stole one base in one attempt ... defensively, posted a .943 fielding percentage adding 84 putouts & 15 assists ... registered 12 multiple hit games, third-highest on the team ... tied for third on the team with six multi-RBI contests ... totaled a season-best four hits, including hitting a three-run home run, against Utah State (Feb. 22) at the Lyman Classic Tournament ... also notched season highs in runs (3) and RBI (5) against the Aggies ... posted a season-best five at-bats in three games, vs. Sacramento State (Feb. 13), vs. Utah State (Feb. 22) & at Southern Utah (April 12) ... stole her lone base of the season at Grand Canyon (April 26) ... scored a run in 21 contests ... tallied a hit in 33 games ... drove in a RBI in 18 games ... drew a pair of walks in four games ... posted a season-best eight putouts in a pair of games, at UC Riverside-1 (Feb. 7) & at Weber State-1 (May 3) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.
High School: 2024 graduate of Sheldon High School in Eugene, Ore. ... versatile athlete who was a four-year starter playing catcher, outfield and first base ... helped lead the Irish to back-to-back Oregon 6A state championships in 2023 & 2024 ... recorded a .631 batting average as a senior tallying 53 hits with 23 extra-base knocks with 10 home runs, six doubles and seven home runs ... hit .495 from the plate as a junior helping lead Sheldon HS to a 32-1 record and the 2023 Oregon 6A state championship ... earned all-league honors in all four seasons ... tabbed all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior in 2023 & 2024 ... earned All-State Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2024 ... four-year varsity member of the basketball team as well earning First-Team All-League honors as a senior.
Personal: parents are Thomas and Kimberly Pappas ... dad, Thomas competed in track at the University of Tennessee before going on to compete professionally & went on to the Olympics ... mother, Kimberly competed in track and volleyball at Northern Colorado before running track professionally after college ... exercise science major ... aspires to be a physical therapist ... biggest athletic influence is her dad ... favorite musician is Rhianna ... favorite food is sushi ... favorite sports moment is winning the Oregon 6A State Championships in back-to-back seasons ... favorite TV show is The New Girl.
Why she chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech, because she loved the campus and team."
