Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn
Enters senior season fifth on Ichabod all-time home run chart with 27 … has started all 89 games of her Washburn career collecting a .284 batting average with 81 hits, 11 doubles, 65 runs scored and 61 RBI … has 17 wins in the circle in 52 appearances with 21 complete games.

As a junior in 2014
Named honorable mention all-MIAA after leading the Ichabods with 15 home runs driving in 31 with 36 runs scored, six doubles collecting 46 hits overall … also picked up eight wins pitching in 22 appearances … her 15 home runs were the third-highest single-season total in school history … led the Ichabods with 16 multi-hit games and tied for team lead with nine multi-RBI games … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was also named an MIAA Scholar Athlete.

As a sophomore in 2013
Led the team with 12 home runs finishing third with 30 RBI while batting .250 in 140 at bats … her home run total was tied for fifth on the Washburn single-season chart … scored 29 runs adding five doubles … in the circle she made 30 appearances making 22 starts going 9-15 with 72 strikeouts … tied for the team-lead with nine multi-RBI games … drove in a career-high five runs in an 8-0 win over Sioux Falls … recorded 17 complete games … a member of the MIAA's Academic Honor Roll.

Background
A transfer from Iowa State where she appeared in one game as a freshman … a four-time regional champion at Saint Thomas Aquinas … a Kansas state champion as a freshman in 2008 … named most inspirational player as a senior …  a two-time all-East Kansas League selection … 2011 All-Metro First Team … named Saint Thomas Aquinas Eastern Kansas League Female Athlete Representative in 2011 … a three-time defensive player of the year … a selection for the Kansas All-State Softball Team as a sophomore … a four-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Team … also played basketball … played summer softball for the Olathe Rockets.

Personal
Daughter of Kevin and Denise Thimmesch … majoring in art.