Name: Lindsey Shifflett
Class: 2015
Major/Minor: American studies/Education
Favorite Artist: Reba McIntire
Biggest Fear: Sharks
Family-oriented Lindsey Shifflett is the perfect example of a Mary Baldwin student-athlete. Widely known across campus for dominating the freshman in Apple-Eve dodgeball this year, Lindsey also plays softball, dreams of touring Italy, and has been a trouble-maker since the early age of five, when she attempted to throw a shovel across a pool, only to fail and cut the liner.Â
HC (Her Campus): What do you like to do with your time?
LS (Lindsey Shifflett): I like hanging out with my friends and family.
HC: Do you play any sports?
LS: I play softball here at Baldwin. This will be my fourth year playing.
HC: What position do you play?
LS: I play Third base!
HC: What do you like about playing softball at Mary Baldwin?
LS: I like my coach a lot because I’ve known her for so long. I like my teammates and I like the competition we play. It’s just fun. And, not a lot of people get to say they play college sports.
HC: How did you choose Mary Baldwin?
LS: I wanted to play a sport and I was supposed to go to another college but I wanted to be closer to home. My house is ten minutes up the road, so it’s a little too close but it’s convenient and I like it. It’s like my ten minutes of freedom.
HC: If you could have a walk up song, what would it be?
LS: Hmm…I don’t know. Probably Fight Night or something like that. (Laughs) I love that song.
HC: Can you sing?
LS: Negative. (Laughs) No. I love to sing, I will rap and sing, but I can’t carry a tune.
HC: So, Some people on this campus say you have an intimidating reputation. How do you feel about that?
LS: I do? Cool. (Laughs) I’m not an intimidating person. I’m really easy to get along with. I like this campus and I like the people that are here. I like that I’m easy to get along with. I can talk to anybody.
HC: When are you happiest?
LS: I am happiest when I see my friends, family, girlfriend, and everybody that I love happiest, especially if I can be the one to make them happy. When they’re happy, I’m happy.
HC: Who inspires you?
LS: My mom.
HC: Why?
LS: My mom’s been through a lot. Now she’s working a job and she has two kids and she has her bachelor’s degree and she went through all that working so many jobs to provide for my brother and me. She got her degree while she was still in high school, you know, when we needed stuff. She’s just an awesome person and a great role model.
HC: What do you want to do with your life?
LS: I want to be a kindergarten teacher. My family is really big; we have a lot of kids and I just love being around kids. I want to make kids better and help them to be better people and teach them. I think it’d be fun. I’m like a big kid, so.
HC: What is your proudest accomplishment?
LS: Probably that I’m getting ready to graduate. My mom got her associates degree from Blue Ridge, just up the road, and her bachelor’s from here (MBC) online. I think my Aunt got her associates. My other Aunt Heather graduated from UNC but I’m the first grandchild in my family to graduate from college. That’s a big step for me. My two cousins – one of them goes to JMU and the other just started radiology school, I think – they’re making their way, but I’m just excited for my whole family to be here. They’ll watch me walk across the stage. That’s what I’m most excited for – to see my mom and dad’s face. “I made it, woo!” (Laughs)
HC: I notice you have a lip ring. Tell me about that.
LS: Well, it’s a funny story. My friend Erin used to go here. We were in her room with my friends Emily, Morgan, and Olivia, and I was just sitting there. I said, “Guys, I wanna pierce my lip.” My friend Erin had hers done, and so did my friend Morgan, so they were like, “Well, let’s pierce it.” I was like, “Okay, let’s do it.”  So my friend Erin pierced it, but with a safety pin, so it wasn’t big enough. We had to go to Walmart and get a sewing needle and stick that in my lip. It was pretty painful. I looked like I got busted in the face (Laughs). There was a huge knot for like a week. I had just a little stud in there for a while, and then I wanted a lip ring so my dad got me one. I’ve had it since about May of last year, I think.
HC: Do you have any tattoos?
LS: I have four. I have “Wounded But Not Broken” on the inside of my bicep and I have Corinthians 1:13 here (points to side).
I have a cross with a basketball on my back that says, “God give me the strength to believe” and I have three roses right here (points to shoulder) for my three grandmas who have passed away.
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