Hawkins graduated in 2016 with a Bachelors degree in Family and Human Services from the University of Oregon, where she was a four-time First-Team All-Pac 12 selection (13-16), a top-3 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2015), and set the Oregon Ducks record for career strikeouts.
Hawkins played on the USA Elite Team this past summer, and both the United States Junior National Team and the Senior National Team in the summer of 2013.