Honors:
- USA South All-Academic (2016-17)
- USA South All-Academic (2014-15)
Career Game-by-Game Stats: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2018 (Senior): Appeared in 19 games as a pitcher, making 10 starts... Went 4-8 on the year with a 4.85 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 52.0 innings pitched... Best start of the year came against Emory & Henry (March 24) where she tossed five shutout innings and allowed just four hits... Picked up win after throwing five innings and allowing one unearned run in a victory over Judson (Feb. 22)... Compiled 10 at-bats on the season, recording two hits, three RBIs, and scoring three runs... Finished her career with a 17-25 record, a 5.82 ERA, 89 strikeouts, eight complete games, and two saves... Finished her hitting career with a .179 average, eight RBIs, 18 runs scored, seven stolen bases in seven attempts, three doubles, and a home run
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 17 games, making seven starts and pitching 52.2 innings... Finished the season with a career-best 6-2 record... Had an ERA of 3.99, also a career-best... Struck out 28 batters, with four in a win over Centre (March 22)... Pitched three shutout innings at Wesleyan (Feb. 11) to pick up her first win of the season... Pitched a complete game in her final appearance of the season, a win at Huntingdon in the USA South Tournament first round series (April 7)... Picked up two saves on the year... Earned USA South All-Academic honors for second time in career
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 15 games as a pitcher and made 11 starts... Compiled a 4-8 record in the circle with a 5.66 ERA with four complete-games in 64.1 innings pitched... Finished second on the team in innings pitched... Tossed six shutout innings while tying a career-high with five strikeouts in a win over Berea (Feb. 19)... Threw a complete-game and picked up the win after allowing two runs in a victory at Mary Baldwin (March 11)... Pitched five or more innings seven times on the year... Also had seven at-bats on the year and scored four runs
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games as a pitcher and made 12 starts in the circle... Finished the year with a 3-7 record and led the team with 59.1 innings pitched... Picked up first career win after tossing seven innings in an extra-inning victory at Wesleyan (Feb. 21)... Threw a complete-game allowing two runs on five hits in a 4-2 win against Meredith (March 16)... Also had a double and an RBI with two runs scored on the year... Named to the USA South All-Academic team
High School: Attended Water Valley High School... Was her team's Defensive MVP for three straight years (2011-13)... Won the Pitcher Award in 2014... First team All-District pitcher every year... Oxford Eagle All-Area pitcher from 2011-13... Helped team become District Champions in 2011 and 2014... Also played with the MS Prestige this past year...Salutatorian... ACT Star Student... Lindy Callahan Scholarship nominee... Principle's Honor Roll... Group International Problem Solving State Champion in 2013
Personal: Parents are Andi and Pierce Epes... Siblings are Sydney and Shade... Twin sister Shade also plays on Covenant softball team... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Timothy 4:12... Majoring in biology with a chemistry minor... Upon graduating, she plans to open her own veterinary clinic and animal hospital... She would also like to open an animal daycare and grooming service as well as a lab that develops prosthetics for animals
Pronunciation: Epes (EPPS)
Epes' Single-Game Highs:
Hitting-
At-bats: 4, at Wesleyan -- February 13, 2016
Runs: 2, vs. Rust -- Feb 4, 2017
Hits: 2, at Huntingdon -- Apr 3, 2015
RBI: 3, vs. Agnes Scott -- Mar 24, 2018
Pitching-
Innings Pitched: 7.0 (4 times), at Mary Baldwin -- Mar 11, 2016
Strikeouts: 5, at Ferrum -- Mar 7, 2015; vs. Berea -- Feb 19, 2016
