#18
Allieyah Awad
Age: 18
Position: First Baseman / Third Baseman
Height: 5’6″
Hometown: Morehead City, North Carolina
High School: West Carteret High School
Personal: Awad is studying psychology with aspirations to transfer to a four-year university to pursue a degree in forensic psychology. Her favorite foods are mangoes and pineapples. Before every game, Awad drinks a blue Powerade and eats the popular snack, Takis. Awad is the second player from West Carteret on our team along with Sierra Mitchell.
#5
Dominique Brown
Age: 19
Position: Pitcher / Second Baseman
Height: 5’2″
Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina
High School: Corinth Holders High School
Personal: Brown is studying criminal justice as she plays softball for the Trojans. Two of her favorite things are French fries and the song “It’s Tricky” by Run DMC which was released in 1986.
#3
Taylor Brown
Age: 19
Position: Left Fielder
Height: 5’4″
Hometown: Sanford, North Carolina
High School: Northwood Temple Academy
Personal: Nicknamed “TB,” Brown is studying general education at FTCC. Her favorite food is Cajun chicken pasta. One of her favorite quotes comes from the Bible: “neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord,” Romans 8:39.
#4
Danielle Gray
Age: 19
Position: Outfield
Height: 5’0″
Hometown: Lumber Bridge, North Carolina
High School: St. Pauls, High School
Personal: Gray also played volleyball and the clarinet in high school. Her height fits her nickname perfectly: Nugget. She’s studying nursing while playing for the Trojans. Her favorite food is ribs.
#12
Grayson Lewis
Age: 19
Position: Outfielder / Pitcher
Height: 5’10”
Hometown: Beaufort, North Carolina
High School: East Carteret High School
Personal: Lewis’s love for classic cars can’t be missed. She owns a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. In addition to softball, she played basketball and volleyball in high school. She aspires to be a critical care nurse; she was 13 years old when she lost her father to cancer. Her favorite quote is from the late rapper Tupac: Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.
#13
Ashley Loftin
Age: 19
Position: Pitcher / Outfielder
Height: 5’2″
Hometown: Hookerton, North Carolina
High School: Ayden-Grifton High School
Personal: Loftin is studying surgical technology, and her nicknames are “Ash” and “Speedy 2.” Her favorite food is chicken tenders. With what sauce? Ranch, of course.
#50
Taylor Mieczkowski
Age: 19
Position: Catcher / Middle Infielder
Height: 5’7″
Hometown: Hope Mills, North Carolina
High School: South View High School
Personal: After her teammate Ashlee Naylor, Mieczkowski is known as the “Little Dawg” of the team. She’s also a future “veteran” of the Lady Trojans’ team as she currently serves in the U.S. Army. Mieczkowski is studying emergency medical science. She lives by the quote “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”
#0
Sierra Mitchell
Age: 18
Position: Catcher / Third Baseman
Height: 5’2″
Hometown: Morehead City, North Carolina
High School: West Carteret High School
Personal: Mitchell goes by the nicknames, “Weezie” and “CiCi.” She also enjoys cooking and baking. Mitchell plans to obtain an associate’s degree in arts and pursue a career as a guidance counselor.
#16
Cameron Motes
Age: 18
Position: Outfield
Height: 5’7″
Hometown: Jacksonville, North Carolina
High School: Dixon High School
Personal: There’s a reason why Motes’ teammate Ashley Loftin is nicknamed “Speedy 2.” Motes is “Speedy 1” for the Trojans Softball team. Motes will study nursing as she plays outfield for the college’s first softball team. She also enjoys drawing and painting in her free time. Motes lives by the quote of, “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”
#17
Ashlee Naylor
Age: 20
Position: Third Baseman / First Baseman
Height: 5’11”
Hometown: Stedman, North Carolina
High School: Cape Fear High School
Personal: Called “Big Dawg,” Naylor is studying early childhood education at FTCC. Her favorite food is chicken. Her favorite quote is the timeless phrase “Do more of what makes you happy.”
#10
Morgan Rawald
Age: 19
Position: First Baseman / Designated Player
Height: 5’6″
Hometown: Hope Mills, North Carolina
High School: Freedom Christian Academy
Personal: Rawald is a fan of country music and enjoys spending time with her family. She’s studying elementary education with a concentration in special education.
#15
Hayden Smith
Age: 18
Position: Middle Infield / Pitcher
Height: 5’5″
Hometown: Dunn, North Carolina
High School: Triton High School
Personal: Smith’s favorite quote comes from Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Smith’s favorite food to eat is Mexican, and she goes by the nickname “Lil Buddy.” At FTCC, she is pursing a degree in general education.
