Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born August 26th, 1992... Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Spanish... Aspires to have a career in Clinical Psychology... Chose PBA because of the Christian environment, academic excellence, the great softball program, and overall it felt like the perfect school for her... Favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11... Favorite team is the University of Miami... Favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade... Daughter of Manny and Carol Benito.

2014 (Senior)
Closed out her solid four-year career as the team's starting first-baseman and a consistent bat in the middle of the lineup... Played in 43 of the team's 46 games while drawing 41 starts on the season at first-base... Finished the season with a .288 batting average including 32 total hits with five doubles and one  homerun in a total of 111 at-bats... Drove home 19 runs while scoring 10 runs... Registered 16 total walks to finish third on the team... Managed eight multi-hit games with a season-best performance of 3-for-3 versus Francis Marion University on March 9th... Drove in a season-high four runs versus Merrimack College by going 2-for-3 with a homerun, two runs scored and a walk. 

2013 (Junior)
Continued in her role as the team's starting first-baseman and consistent middle-of-the-order presence... Started all 50 games at first-base... Concluded the season with a .284 batting average with 44 hits including three doubles, three homeruns and one triple in 155 at-bats... Drove in 20 runs while adding in 16 runs scored... Contributed a total of 15 walks... Produced 11 multi-hit games with a season-high of three hits with a pair of runs driven in at Eckerd College on April 20th.

2012 (Sophomore)
Established herself as the everyday first-baseman and middle-of-the-order bat as a power threat... Played in 50 games with 49 starts while leading the team in homeruns (6), runs batted in (37), walks (20) and total bases (75)... Finished second on the team in batting average at .351 while producing 47 hits, 21 runs scored and six doubles... Produced 12 multi-hit games including a season-high of three hits in a game on three different occassions... Drove in a season-high of four runs versus Mercyhurst College on March 1st, 2012... Named to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) All-ICAA second-team... Honored as a CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District first-team member.

2011 (Freshman)
Spent her first season in a Sailfish uniform as a reserve first-baseman and designated player as a true freshman... Appeared in 24 total games while making 11 starts at first-base or as a designated player... Registered 48 total at-bats while producing 11 hits including five doubles and one homerun... Scored six runs while driving in 10 runs... Went 2-for-4 against Nova Southeastern University on April 15th, 2011... Came through with a grand-slam on March 19th, 2011 in a 8-2 win over Lynn University.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed on the softball team for head coach Scott Doan while attending Westminster Christian... A varsity starter since the 7th grade... Selected as an All-State 1st-Team member as a senior... Honored as All-State 1st-Team  as a junior while leading her squad to the 2A State Championship... Honored as the Miami Herald Hitter of the Year as a junior... Named the Miracle Sports Florida Pitcher of the Year as a junior... Honored with All-County 1st-Team accolades all four years of high school... Selected as an All-State 2nd-Team selection as a freshman while the team finished runner-up at the state championship... Named to the All-County 2nd-Team as a 7th and 8th grader... Placed on the high honor roll every year since 7th grade... A member of the National Honor Society.