FRESHMAN (2026): Named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team... named Mountain West Honorable Mention... named Mountain West Freshman of the Week on April 6... led the pitching staff with 149.2 innings and a 3.79 ERA... struck out a team-high 124, the most by a Lobo freshman in at least the last 20 years... appeared in 35 games with 21 starts and went 12-11 with five saves... 12 wins are the most wins by a Lobo freshman since 2007... five saves are tied for the second most in a single season in program history and the most since 2016... 5.8 strikeouts per seven innings... seven appearances without allowing a run... struck out 13 against Samford, the most by a Lobo freshman since 2013... struck out 10 against Boise State... threw nine complete games with two shutouts and one combined shutout... shutout UNLV in the Mountain West Championships on May 8 in a complete-game win, allowing three hits and striking out three... first win came against Northwestern State in a shutout, striking out six... struck out six or more in eight games... multiple strikeouts in 26 games... faced 689 batters... also hit, finishing with six hits, three walks and six RBI... went 2-4 against Northwestern State on Feb. 14 for her first hits and RBI... hit her first home run at South Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cedar Ridge High School… won the 26-6A district playoffs, before moving on to win the bi-district and advancing to the third round of the playoffs in 2024… the year prior, her team finished second in the 26-6A district playoffs after finishing fourth in the district playoffs in 2022… named Offensive Player of the Year in 2024, Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2023, All-Centex Team in 2024, to the All-District First Team in 2023 and Newcomer of the Year in 2022… hit .516 while holding a 0.98 ERA in the circle in 2024… named the Austin Area High School Sports Softball Player of the Year in 2025.
CLUB: Played for Bombers, Illusions, Impact Gold, Glory, Hotshots, Blaze and Next Gen.
PERSONAL: Birthday is February 17… born in Austin, Texas… parents are Chris and Sandra Benningfield… has one sibling: Connor… majoring in elementary education.
ON WHY UNM: “I love the atmosphere and chemistry the players and coaches have.”