Townsend previously played college softball at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1993, where she was a first-team NFCA All-American in 1993 and the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993.
She holds the all-time West Michigan single-season record with a .700 batting average posted in 1989.
She was the first Michigan player to hit over .400 and led the team in batting average for three consecutive years: .345 in 1991, .367 in 1992, and .421 in 1993.
She was a member of the 1995 team that won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Parana, Argentina.
She was named the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Gulf District Coach of the Year in both 2008 and 2011.