2018: Team captain... Started all 21 Ivy League games at third base... Second on the team with nine RBI in league play... Overall appeared in 37 games... Homered in the win at Columbia.
2017: First team All-Ivy third baseman… Batted .397 in Ivy games, which tied for fifth in the league… Knocked in 16 runs in league games which was second on team… Started all 20 Ivy games… Batted .301 overall… Second on the team in RBI (19) and hits (34)… Had five multiple RBI games, which tied for the team lead… 12-game hitting streak was the longest of the season for any player.
2016: Honorable mention All-Ivy selection at third base… Tied for seventh in the Ivy League with 11 doubles, which tied for ninth most in a season in school history… Her 165 at bats tied for the most in the Ivy League and were the third most in a season in Yale history… Led the team with two home runs and 21 RBI… One of only three players to start all 50 games… Led the team with 12 RBI and eight doubles in league games… Shared the team’s Most Valuable Player Award.
2015: Earned second team All-Ivy recognition at third base… Started all 19 Ivy League games and batted .328, which was tops on the team… Hit .295 in 33 games overall… Had seven multi-hit games… Reached base at least once in each of her final eight games and batted .407 during that stretch… First career home run came at Harvard.
Off the Field:
- Volunteered every Christmas my family to downtown Houston to clothe and feed the homeless and try to equip them for the upcoming winter
- Volunteered for two summers with Challenger Buddies that helps special needs kids play baseball every Saturday
Before Yale: Hit .436 with five home runs and 32 RBI as a senior at Katy High School… Two-time first team all-district selection… Selected as a finalist for the Houston Area Touchdown Club Scholar Athlete of the Year and was the softball winner… Team captain as a senior… Named to Academic All-State Elite Team… Helped Katy to 2012 district championship… Played for the Houston Power 18U travel team, which tied for 13th overall at the Triple Crown nationals and placed fourth at the 2014 ASA 18U Gold Nationals.
Personal: Participated in high school''s Peer Mentor Leadership team… Volunteered with Challenger Buddies, assisting special needs children play baseball… Daughter of Mike and Stacey Skinner.
Why Yale? "I chose Yale as the university I wanted to spend my next four years because it has the perfect blend of everything I wanted in a school: academic challenges, athletics that fit my style of play and an inviting campus and community. When I stepped foot on the Yale campus for the first time and looked around, I knew that it was the school for me. Everyone I saw seemed to be enjoying themselves and as soon as I met the softball coaches and players it sealed the deal for me."
