ROME, Ga. – Her name is listed at the top of the majority of the lists in the team's record book.

On Saturday, Libby Munson will see the number she wore – 4 – when she accomplished those feats during her career become her own forever when the Shorter softball team retires the four-time All-American's jersey between games of the Lady Hawks' Gulf South Conference doubleheader against rival Lee at the Alto Park Softball Complex.

The ceremony that begins after Shorter's 1 p.m. opener, marks the first time a Lady Hawks' uniform number will be forever retired, and for obvious reasons as Munson left her legacy during her four-year career from 2008-11 – she never missed a game and started in all 253 games – earning honor after honor and breaking record after record as a pitcher and at the plate.

"She's one of those players you never had to give a pre-games speech to in order to get her ready to play," Lady Hawks head coach Al Thomas said of the former standout at Collins Hill High who is a Critical Care Registered Nurse at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

"She knows the game and she's always prepared regardless of the situation," the coach added. "She did whatever it took to win, at the plate or on the hill or with her glove. I've never, ever saw her not mentally prepared to play the game."

Her focus and love for the game led to Munson's remarkable success for the Lady Hawks – and a slew of honors and records.

The numbers came from Munson's multiple-purpose role on the mound, at the plate and in the field. As a hitter, she became Shorter's all-time career leader in at-bats (805), hits (289), doubles (68) and RBIs (174). A career .359 hitter, Munson's pitching statistics are equally amazing as she ranks No. 1 all-time in (105), innings pitched (872.2), strikeouts (792) and miniscule 1.29 career ERA. She also pitched 56 consecutive scoreless innings which is an NAIA National record.

Munson's best season as a pitcher was in 2010 when she recorded a 29-6 record and ERA of 0.82 while her offensive season was 2008 where she hit .410 with 21 doubles, three home runs and 49 RBI.

Not surprisingly, the accolades came early and often for Munson, who is the only Lady Hawk to have received All-American recognition (NAIA) in all four years.

Named as the Southern States Athletic Conference's Freshman of the Year in her first season with Shorter, Munson went on to be an SSAC First Team All-Conference selection, an SSAC and NAIA Region Pitcher of the Year, a two-time Louisville Slugger All-American, a SSAC Gold Glove recipient and was honored for her accomplishments in the classroom – Munson graduated with a nursing degree while carrying a 3.73 grade point average – by being named to as a member of the SSAC All-Academic team for three years and as a Girls Got Game Academic All-American.

Her final two seasons with the Lady Hawks underscored her contributions to the team.

In 2010, Munson posted impressive numbers on the mound as the Lady Hawks rolled to a 51-16 record, setting single-season marks with 29 wins, 222.1 innings pitched and a 0.82 earned run average.

The next year, her final season at Shorter, Munson allowed just 26 earned runs during the 2011 campaign – another Shorter single-season record – and earned All-Tournament honors at the NAIA Softball National Championship, where she pitched the team's first 37 innings while posting a no-hitter, two shutouts and four wins in helping Shorter Softball advance out of pool play for the first time in four tries.

"I've never seen a pitcher do what she did in the last four weeks of that season," Thomas said. "That put her in an elite status."

And it's a status – and a number – that will now always stand alone.