2020 Season (Junior): Named to the Southland Conference Preseason First Team … team-high 20 RBIs and was warming up at the end of the COVID-19-shortened season … went 4-for-8 in the league series against Sam Houston State … the two-way player had the game of her career in a 6-5 win over Sam Houston State … she delivered a walk-off double to cap a 2-for-3 day at the plate and picked up the relief win with one unearned run in three innings on one hit … capped the series with a 2-for-3 effort with three RBIs in a run-rule win … opened the season with eight RBIs in four games at the Houston Invitational … had a three-run home run in the opener vs. UMass Lowell … after one RBI vs. Valpo, delivered two RBIs each vs. Fordham and Houston … two-run home run vs. Fordham, one of her team-high three home runs … other home run came against Western Illinois and capped a three-RBI day … six multi-RBI games, including three with three RBIs … in the circle, posted a 2-1 record in seven appearances and one start … struck out 14 in 16.1 innings with four walks … had a 4.29 ERA (13 runs, 10 earned) … picked up a win as a starter against Detroit Mercy (four runs, two earned, in four innings) … also had the relief win vs. SHSU … Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference
2019 Season (Sophomore): First-Team All-SLC utility player who made an impact at the plate and in the circle … honorably mentioned on the All-Louisiana team at utility ... as a pitcher, team-best 10-4 record and a 2.49 ERA with seven of those wins coming in SLC play … after not pitching much in the first month, emerged as NSU’s most consistent arm with eight of her 10 wins in the second half of the season … shut out Lamar in the SLC Tournament after logging a road win at Lamar earlier in the season … topped McNeese in an eight-inning win … won finale at SHSU as NSU was only team to beat champion Bearkats in a series … also had wins against Southeastern, a pair against TAMU-CC and one vs. UCA … at the plate, hit .272 as a designated player with 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored … settled into a starting role and the No. 5 spot by early March … SLC Hitter of the Week (March 18) after five hits and six RBIs in a sweep of Abilene Christian, including two home runs and a triple … career-high three hits and four RBI came in one ACU game … had five total multi-RBI games, including in wins against SHSU and two against TAMU-CC … RBI single in seventh inning at SHSU forced extras in eventual win … all four home runs came against ACU and TAMU-CC.
2018 Season (Freshman): Pitched and hit in her first season … evolved into the No. 3 pitcher, posting a 4- record and a save with a 4.56 ERA … made 22 appearances with three starts … earned a pair of wins against Jackson State, including a career-high seven strikeouts in four scoreless innings vs. JSU … picked up a win against UAPB and earned a relief win against Houston Baptist … effective in relief against Baylor (three runs in six innings) and Texas Tech (two earned runs in 6.2 innings) … started against Memphis, Jackson State and Louisiana Tech … as a hitter, batted .224 with 11 hits, five runs scored and five RBIs … made 13 starts as a hitter in the No. 4-5 holes … three multi-hit games against UAPB and Jackson State … hit a triple and had three RBI vs. UAPB … other RBIs came against Jackson State and Texas Tech.
Accolades: 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.
High School: Led a North DeSoto program that combined for a 105-18 record during her four seasons … helped team to the last three state titles with a semifinals appearance as a freshman … Gatorade Player of the Year in state as a senior … Also Miss Softball for state (Louisiana Sportswriters Association) … four time all-state and all-district player … four-time All-Area Pitcher/Player of the Year (Shreveport Times) … played for Lori McFerren at North DeSoto … graduated with a 3.6 GPA and a National Honors Society member … member of FCA, Red Coats and FBLA.
Personal: Daughter of Rachel and Wil Delafield … two sisters Elizabeth and Aly and one brother Luke … father played baseball at NSU and professionally for the New York Yankees ... grandfather Sammy Joe Odom was an All-American football player at NSU before his pro career with the Houston Oilers … sister Elizabeth won two junior college titles at LSU Eunice before playing at Arkansas-Monticello in softball … health and exercise science major who wants to open her own gym ... aims to travel the world.
