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CAL STATE FULLERTON
SOPHOMORE (2009): All-Big West Conference First-Team selection... emerged as the ace of the Titans' pitching staff, posting a 20-11 overall record and a 2.23 ERA in 36 games... became the 24th 20-game winner in Fullerton history with a victory over San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament (May 16), and the first since Candice Baker won 21 games in 2007... struck out 127 in 225.2 innings... posted three saves on the season... held opponents to a .244 average on the year... pitched a career-high 10 innings against Iowa (Mar. 8), striking out a career-high 12 batters... tossed her first career shutout with a complete-game three-hitter against Texas (Mar. 11), striking out five without a walk... also had shutouts over Cal Poly (Mar. 28), UC Riverside (Apr. 5), Pacific (Apr. 18), and Long Beach State (Apr. 26)... was 11-2 in Big West Conference play with a 1.68 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 96 innings... opponents hit just .254 against her in conference games... named Big West Pitcher of the Week on March 16 following a stellar showing at the Judi Garman Classic, posting a 3-1 record and a 1.50 ERA for the week while posting wins over Texas, Oklahoma, and Washington, holding the opposition to a .176 average and finishing ranked among the tournament leaders in ERA (8th), opposing batting average (6th), innings pitched (2nd), and wins (t2nd)... batted .242 on the season with a home run and 11 RBI... finished with four multi-hit games on the season and three multi-RBI contests... drove in a career-high three runs with a home run against UC Davis (Apr. 10)... finished the year on a 10-game hitting streak, batting .375 (12-for-32) with seven RBI.
FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in 32 games, making 24 starts as both a pitcher and outfielder... batted .200 in 65 at-bats with a triple, a home run, and four RBI... also scored 10 runs on the season... has two hits in a game three times on the year while driving in a career-high two runs in a victory over Oklahoma (2/9)... hit her first career home run in a win over Texas Tech (2/29)... Posted an 0-1 record in 11 appearances (26.2 innings) in the circle with a 6.30 ERA... posted a season-high three strikeouts in relief in the first game of a Big West series against UC Santa Barbara (5/9), finishing with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
MATER DEI HS
Played four seasons of softball at Mater Dei HS... named the Serra League Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2006, helping the Monarchs to the league title... finished 20-6 in the circle with a 1.43 ERA - which ranked second in the league... struck out 220 batters in just under 181 innings... also hit .315 with 16 runs scored... finished 6-3 as a senior with a 1.53 ERA in 77 2/3 innings pitched while also hitting .283 with five runs scored.
PERSONAL
Born May 4, 1989... parents are Joe and Paula... has three siblings - Nick, Karina, and Jenae... played travel ball for the USA Athletics...undeclared major at Cal State Fullerton.
