Jacksonville State University Athletics

*2024 CUSA All-Academic Team

JAX STATE CAREER
2024: After missing the first 10 games of the season with a hand injury, Phillips started the final 43 games at third base for the Gamecocks batting .289 and slugging .586…despite the delayed start, Phillips finished with the second-most homeruns (10) and RBI (26), while collecting 37 hits and 18 drawn walks…she homered twice in a game on two occasions against Southern Indiana on Feb. 24 and against Middle Tennessee on March 23 in Jax State’s first-ever Conference USA victory…one of just seven CUSA players with double-digit homeruns…finished the season with 37 hits, eight doubles and 21 runs scored…fielded .908 at third with 44 putouts and 64 assists…named to the CUSA All-Academic Team following the season with her 4.0 GPA.

2023: Appeared in 38 games as a true freshman where she made 28 starts at second base…made her collegiate debut on Feb. 10 starting against Buffalo where she went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and her first career home run…she hit .216 her first season finishing with 21 hits including eight doubles to tie the team high…frequently called on to pinch run, she stole four bases…in the field she helped turn four double plays and record just one error all season for a .989 fielding mark.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Alexandria High School for head coach Brian Hess for six years since a seventh-grader...a two-time Calhoun Co. tournament defensive MVP...earned first-team all-state selections her last two seasons...led AHS batting .491 with 85 hits,15 homeruns and 89 RBI as a senior...holds an AHSAA state record with eight RBI in a single inning...a two-sports athlete for the Valley Cubs,she also earned all-state honors in basketball where she finished with 1,500 career points.

PERSONAL
Born March 19, 2004 in Birmingham, Ala...the daughter of Karen and Chris Phillips...has an older sister, Maggie, who played softball at Shelton State CC...planning to major in exercise science at JSU