2018 (Junior): Continued her outstanding career with an excellent junior campaign playing in 45 games with 44 starts spending time in the circle as well as first base and designated player…Named to the All-SSC First Team, NFCA First Team All-Region, and D2CCA Second Team All-Region…Finished the season with a .377/.422/.487 slash line with 11 doubles, two homeruns, and 14 RBIs…Closed the season with a 12-game hitting streak batting .477 during the stretch from April 6 through April 28…Went 7-for-10 in the season finale series at Tampa including a four-hit game in the second game of the series…Smacked a grand slam against Nova Southeastern (March 29)…Hit a walk-off double against No. 3 West Florida (Feb. 3)…Also hit a walk-off single to win the series over No. 9 Saint Leo (March 17)…Finished the season with a 2.41 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 182.2 innings in the circle with a 14-13 record while also recording two saves…Became the program's all-time wins leader in the circle against West Georgia (Feb. 9)…Named SSC Pitcher of the Week (March 20) following two wins over No. 9 Saint Leo… Earned the win over No. 3 West Florida (Feb. 3) throwing three relief innings…Tied her career-high eight strikeouts in a win at Rollins (March 24)...Named to SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017 (Sophomore): Followed up on her standout freshman season with a solid sophomore campaign appearing in 48 games with 45 starts in the circle and as the designated player…Finished the season with a .248 batting average and .345 slugging percentage…Led the team in doubles with 10 while also driving 13 runs on the season…Went a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases…Had seven multi-hit games… Went 3-for-4 at Florida Tech (April 13)…Made 36 appearances in the circle with 27 starts…Led the team for the second straight year in ERA (2.59), wins (14), strikeouts (95), and innings pitched (208)…Pitched 18 complete games with five shutouts… Threw the program's first-ever no-hitter in a win over Lynn (March 31) while striking out four…Pitched eight innings apiece in two consecutive upset wins over No. 24 California (Pa.) (Feb. 11) and No. 10 Wayne State (Mich.) (Feb. 12)…Also earned two complete game wins against Tampa in the final home series of the year...Named SSC Pitcher of the Week on April 24.

2016 (Freshman): As a freshman, put together one of the best seasons in program history...Set the program's single-season records for appearances (42), innings pitched (230.2) and earned run average (1.76) and ranked second in wins in a season (17)...Made 33 starts in the circle, going 17-17 on the year with four saves...Struck out 125 batters...Also led the team in batting average, hitting .306 with 12 doubles and 27 RBIs...Reached base safely in 10 of her first 13 plate appearances including a 3-for-3 debut on February 5...Blasted her first career home run on March 8 against Ferris State...Finished the season by going 3-for-5 with four RBIs against Florida Southern on April 30...Tossed a one-hitter against Southeastern on March 30...Threw a three-hitter to lead an upset of previously-unbeaten Saint Leo on March 5...Named Second Team All-SSC.

Prior to Eckerd: Class 4A state runner-up in 2015 playing for Lincoln-Way East High School…Threw a no-hitter during the state tournament…Posted a 25-4 record with a 0.93 ERA and 236 strikeouts…Hit .431 with 35 RBIs during her senior season…Coached by Elizabeth Pawlicki…Awarded All-Conference and All-State honors.

Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1996…Native of Mokena, Illinois…Daughter of John and Kris Van Gennep…Has one younger brother, John…Father played baseball for the University of Illinois and Chicago White Sox…Tony Romo and Tom Brady are her two favorite athletes while the Dallas Cowboys are her favorite team.

HONORS/AWARDS

• First Team All-SSC (2018)
• Second Team All-SSC (2016)
• First Team NFCA All-Region (2018)
• Second Team D2CCA All-Region (2018)
• SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018)