Hall of Fame
A multi-time All-American and the 2016 Southern States Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, Powell helped lead the Warhawks to a pair of national titles and a 188-36 record during her career. In total, Powell helped AUM to four NAIA National Tournament appearances, four Opening Round Championships, and four NAIA World Series appearances. Powell was a First-Team NAIA and NFCA All-American in 2016 and was an honorable mention All-American in 2014. She was also a two-time NFCA First-Team All-South Region selection and a three-time all-conference performer (first team in 2014 and 2016; second team in 2015). Powell was a seven-time SSAC Pitcher of the Week and was the 2016 SSAC tournament Most Valuable Player and helped the squad to the team's first SSAC title in school history. Powell tossed six and two-thirds innings in the 2014 winner-take-all NAIA National Championship game against William Carey, her first appearance in the circle during the World Series and first outing in 16 days. Powell, who threw a pair of no-hitters and combined on a third, threw a school-record 53 2/3 scoreless innings during her senior campaign (Feb. 13 to March 6, 2016). She also started her career with a 29 and two-thirds scoreless innings streak to begin her collegiate career as a freshman. Powell closed out her career with a 79-10 record, a 1.34 earned run average, 53 complete games, 26 shutouts, five saves, and 619 strikeouts in 580 and one-third innings. She holds the single-season school record for complete games (29) and innings pitched (250) during the 2016 season. Powell's banner senior season produced the program's second-best shutout total (16), strikeout total (301), and earned run average (0.73). She also tied the school record with 35 victories in 2016, and her 22 wins in 2014 rank fourth. In the career record book, she ranks second in shutouts and wins (79), tied for second in appearances (108), third in strikeouts (620), complete games (53), ERA (1.38), innings pitched (580 1/3), and fourth in saves (6). She also added 231 career at-bats, posting a .264 batting average, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, and 51 runs batted in.
