CAREER AWARDS/ACCOLADES
- NFCA All-Gulf Region Second Team (2026)
- All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2026)
- D1Softball Freshman All-America Second Team (2025)
- All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team (2025)
- CSC Academic All-District (2026)
SOPHOMORE (2026)
- Started 60 of UCF's 61 games at catcher and designated player, slashing .327/.421/.667 (56-for-171) with 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, 16 home runs, 114 total bases, 17 walks and 54 RBI.
- Set single-season career bests in average (.327), on-base percentage (.421), slugging percentage (.667), runs scored (26), total hits (56), doubles (10), home runs (16), total bases (114), walks (17) and RBI (54).
- Ranked among Big 12 Conference leaders in runners caught stealing (15, 1st), hit-by-pitches (12, T-2nd), home runs (16, 9th) and RBI (54, T-13th).
- Her 16 home runs were good for a share of third most in a single season in program history, behind only Stephanie Best's 26 in 2005 and 18 in 2003; also ranked among program all-time single-season leaders in hit-by-pitches (12, 2nd), runners caught stealing 15, T-2nd), RBI (54, T-5th), slugging percentage (.667, 7th), and total bases (114, 9th).
- Enters her junior season ranking among program all-time career leaders in slugging percentage (.586, 3rd), hit-by-pitches (19, T-5th) and home runs (24, 6th).
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored in UCF's season-opening 13-0 win over Boston U Feb. 5.
- Went 1-for-3 with a double against then-No. 16 Duke Feb. 6.
- Hit her first home run of the season against Maryland Feb. 7, leading UCF to its 15-7 run-rule win.
- Went 1-for-2 with a three-run double against Buffalo Feb. 8.
- Helped lead UCF to its late-inning 5-1 win over Missouri Feb. 11, hitting a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
- Enjoyed a strong day at the plate in UCF's statement 5-1 win over then-No. 10 LSU in Clearwater Feb. 14, going 2-for-4 with a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning.
- Compiled an eight-game hit streak from Feb. 15-25, during which she slashed .435/.552/.870 (10-for-23) with four doubles, two home runs, two runs scored, eight RBI, 20 total bases and four walks; homered in back-to-back games against Ohio Feb. 19-20.
- Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI in UCF's 9-5 win over Florida Atlantic Feb. 25.
- After going hitless against Dartmouth in game one of the teams' Feb. 26 doubleheader, produced another eight-game hit streak from game two Feb. 26 through March 13, during which she hit .455/.519/1.045 (10-for-22) with seven runs scored, one double, four home runs, 12 RBI, 23 total bases and two walks.
- Homered in back-to-back games for the second time against Dartmouth and Wagner Feb. 26-27.
- Hit safely in all three games against then-No. 12 Oklahoma State March 6-8, slashing a combined .556/.500/1.222 (5-for-9) with two home runs, three RBI and 11 total bases in the series; both of her home runs came against 2026 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Ruby Meylan; homered in both of the last two games of the series, representing the third instance of back-to-back games with a home run for the catcher; went 3-for-3 with a home run against Meylan in the middle game of the series March 7.
- Hit safely in all three games against then-No. 3 Texas Tech March 20-22, including back-to-back two-hit games March 20-21, slashing a combined .556/.556/1.000 (5-for-9) with one double, one home run, two RBI and nine total bases in the series; hit a fourth-inning RBI double and a sixth-inning home run against three-time NFCA All-American NiJaree Canady; represented one of just two players in the nation in 2026 to hit home runs off of both Canady and Ruby Meylan.
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in UCF's 22-8 rout of Houston March 29.
- Hit safely in all three games against then-No. 23 Arizona State April 10-12, slashing a combined .500/.444/.875 (4-for-8) with one home run, two RBI and seven total bases in the series; hit a second-inning solo home run to help lead UCF to its 8-1 win in the middle game.
- Produced back-to-back two-hit games against then-No. 24 Kansas April 17-18, going 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI between the two games.
- Hit safely in all three games at Iowa State May 1-3, including home runs in both the first and third games of the series.
- Hit her third home run in a four-game span against fifth-seeded Kansas in UCF's Big 12 Tournament opener May 7.
- In UCF's NCAA Tallahassee Regional opener against Jacksonville State May 15, came through with a game-tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, helping lift her squad to an eventual walk-off 2-1 eight-inning victory.
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBI in the Knights' 10-1 run-rule win over Stetson May 16, helping the team clinch a spot in the Regional Final.
- Her final home run of the season came in the bottom of the first inning of UCF's eventual 4-2 win over No. 9 overall seed Florida State in the decisive winner-take-all Game 7 of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, a go-ahead two-run shot.
- Throughout UCF's four games in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, hit for a combined .333/.429/.667 line (4-for-12) with two runs scored, one double, one home run, five RBI, eight total bases and two walks.
FRESHMAN (2025)
- Named to Softball America's Preseason Freshman Watch List.
- Selected to D1Softball's Freshman All-America Second Team, as well as the Big 12 Conference's post-season All-Conference Freshman Team.
- With her appointment to D1Softball's Freshman All-America Second Team, became the fourth player in program history to earn national All-America recognition, joining Isabella Vega (Softball America, D1Softball First Team, 2025), Jada Cody (D1Softball First Team, Softball America Second Team, 2022), and Shelby Turnier (NFCA, 2015).
- Appeared in 58 of UCF's 60 total games, including 54 starts as UCF's primary catcher, hitting .277/.343/.493 (41-for-148) with 17 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 73 total bases, nine walks, 37 RBI and one stolen base.
- Led the team throughout the spring with 37 RBI.
- Earned her first career hit in UCF's season-opener against CSU Bakersfield, a two-run single in the Knights' 10-0 run-rule win Feb. 6.
- Recorded her first career three-hit game against Clemson Feb. 15, leading the Knights to a 6-4 eight-inning win in Clearwater Feb. 15 by going 3-for-3 with one double, four total bases, three RBI and two runs scored.
- Went 1-for-3 with her first career triple in UCF's 3-0 win over Quinnipiac, a contest in which Kaitlyn Felton also threw her first career no-hitter.
- Hit her first career home run in UCF's 3-0 road shutout win over then-No. 22 Florida Atlantic Feb. 26; the long ball also represented the game-winning run in the winning effort.
- In UCF's 7-0 win over Providence March 1, went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
- Helped lead the Knights to their series-opening 9-3 win against then-No. 4 Arizona March 7 with her second career home run, a second-inning solo shot; the long ball also represented her second home run against a ranked opponent.
- Enjoyed her most prolific offensive game as a Knight in UCF's 11-0 run-rule win over Arizona State March 15, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, including her first career grand slam, and seven RBI; her seven RBI marked the second-most by a player in a single game in program history; clinched the run-rule in six innings with her grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- In UCF's 4-0 home win over then-No. 3 Florida March 26, went 2-for-3 with a double.
- Hit safely in each of UCF's three games over Baylor, highlighted by a 3-for-4 showing in the series finale March 30 that featured a pair of RBI singles in UCF's 7-2 win.
- Playing in her home state for the first time, went 3-for-4 against St. Thomas in the Okana Invitational hosted by then-No. 2 Oklahoma, recording her second career two-homer game and a career-high-tying nine total bases.
- Hit her seventh homer of the year in UCF's 4-3 win at BYU April 11, helping UCF clinch the series win.
- Hit safely in each of UCF's three games at Kansas May 2-4, slashing .444/.455/1.000 (4-for-9) with two doubles, one home run, five RBI and nine total bases in the series; went 2-for-3 in the series opener with her eighth homer of the year; doubled in both of the final two games of the weekend, including a go-ahead eighth-inning RBI double in game two and a fourth-inning RBI double in the series finale; also came through with an RBI sacrifice fly in UCF's seventh-inning rally in game three.
- Hit safely in both of UCF's two Big 12 Conference Championship matchups against Utah and then-No. 10 Arizona; her double against Utah marked her third straight game with a double, and she came through with a second-inning RBI single against the Wildcats in the quarterfinal round.
- Went 2-for-3 against then-No. 25 Michigan in the Knights' NCAA Austin Regional opener May 16.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Damon represents the highest-ranked recruit in UCF’s 2025 class at No. 24 in the nation according to Extra Inning Softball, and was also tabbed a four-star catcher by Softball America/On3, one of two four-stars in UCF's 2024-25 freshman class (Izzy Mertes).
- Throughout her first 137 career high school games, Damon boasts a .526 batting average with 181 hits, including 54 doubles, 80 walks and 164 RBI.
- Has garnered two All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year selections, three All-District Player of the Year selections, one All-Region selection and one All-State Selection.
- With Edmond Memorial, she and her team won a state championship in 2022 as well, and finished as a quarterfinalist in 2021 and semifinalist in 2020 and 2023.
“I chose UCF because of the exemplary culture of the program,” Damon said. “The coaching staff is incredible, and UCF felt like home from the moment I stepped on campus.”
ABOUT BETH
Major: Health Sciences Pre-Clinical... Favorite pro team: Oklahoma City Thunder ... Pregame ritual: Listening to music ... Hidden Talent: I make a mean scrapbook ... Favorite off day activity: Going to Disney World ... Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting ... Favorite music artist: Tyler Childers ... Favorite food to cook: I bake brownies ... Nickname growing up: 'Beth,' as my real name is Mary ... Go-to karaoke song: Into the Unknown ... Favorite sport outside softball: Basketball ... Dream vacation destination: Japan ... Go-to road trip snack: Pop corners ... Fun facts: I have nine siblings; I started playing softball when I was three years old; my favorite ice cream flavor is pistachio; I collect vinyl records.