The 5-foot-7 senior left-handed pitcher led the Eagles (27-3) to the Class 4A state final this past season. Deal posted a 23-3 record with a 0.79 ERA, striking out 305 batters in 150.1 innings pitched, while walking just 34. She also batted .533 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI. The Central Piedmont Conference Player of the Year and three-time Pitcher of the Year, Deal is also an Extra Inning Softball First Team All-American. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball.
Deal has maintained a weighted 4.38 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma this fall.
A devoted member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Deal has served as a peer tutor in her school system and has volunteered locally on behalf of the Salvation Army, a Vacation Bible School and youth sports programs.