Coach Deiros: "Black is one of the best trackers of the ball I have ever recruited in the outfield, and she covers lots of ground with her speed. It is not a question of if she becomes a true triple-threat at the plate. It's just a matter of when."
As a Junior (2025)
Finished ninth in the nation in stolen bases (38) … Broke the FGCU D1 era record of stolen bases with 38 … Did not get thrown out stealing second until the ASUN Tournament … Led team in slugging percentage (.436), OPS (.826), runs scored (43), and triples (4) … Named as the Suncoast Credit Union Scholar Athlete of the Month for April … Awarded Second Team All-ASUN … Named to the ASUN All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team … Appeared and started in all 59 games … Batted .339 with four triples and two home runs… Recorded an on-base percentage of .390 with 56 hits and 15 RBIs … Had a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 in 54 chances
As a Sophomore (2024)
Academic All-ASUN … CSC Academic All-District … Tied for team lead in stolen bases (20) … Reached base safely in all but two ASUN games … Batted .303 recording two triples … Recorded multi-hit games against Rhode Island, Queens (twice), Stetson, Austin Peay, and Kennesaw State … Reached base safely every time against Queens (twice) and Stetson … Perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 45 chances … In the second game of the ASUN tournament, her speed forced an EKU error allowing the winning run to come across
As A Freshman (2023)
Played in 50 games, earning 27 starts … Hit .227 with 15 hits, including two doubles while scoring 22 runs … Swiped a team-high 25 bases … Tallied three multi-hit games … Garnered a pair of doubles at Central Arkansas … Scored a season-high three times against St. Francis … Swiped a pair of bases against EKU … Had a season-high eight putouts at Central Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Black comes from Fort Pierce, Florida. She attended Fort Pierce Central High School racking up the accolades. The 2022 TCPalm Softball Player of the Year, held a .686 batting average with 35 hits in just 17 games during her senior season. In those 35 hits, Black tallied seven doubles, five triples and five homers. On the base paths, she swiped 39 bases and scored 35 runs.
Black ranked 9th in slugging percentage, 13th in batting average and 14th in total stolen bases in the state of Florida. In the field, she posted a .976 fielding percentage with 39 putouts on 42 chances, only one error. Black is also a two-time FPC Softball Athlete of the Year (2019 and 2022), and was named All-Star Classic MVP for the south team, a 2021-22 FPC Team MVP, 2020-21 FPC Offensive MVP and the 2019-20 FPC Defensive MVP.
Personal
Plans to announce her major in forensic studies ... Daughter of Brian and Laura Black ... Birthday is February 27, 2004.
