Biography
*Butler career lists: Strikeouts- 2nd (620), Wins- T3rd (41), Shutouts- 4th (10), Innings Pitched- 4th (546.1), Complete Games- T6th (38)
*Butler single-season lists: Wins- T4th (14), Strikeouts- 5th & 10th (179, 141)
*2022 NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team
*2022 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year
*2022 All-BIG EAST First Team
*2022 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team
*BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (5/2/22, 3/7/22)
2022 SEASON (AS A GRAD STUDENT): The 2022 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team honoree made 29 appearances with 19 starts in the circle...led the BIG EAST and was 61st nationally with a 1.95 ERA...was second in the conference with a .192 opponents batting average...her two saves ranked third in the BIG EAST...finished fourth in the conference with 141 strikeouts and 14 wins...received BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week recognition on Mar. 7 after notching two wins over IUPUI and picking up a save against Iowa. In 12.2 innings of work she produced a 0.55 ERA while allowing only five hits and two runs and striking out 23...honored as pitcher of the week a second time on May 2 when she surrendered just two earned runs over 13 innings of work against Providence. Her performance included a five-hit complete game shutout with six strikeouts...finished the season with a 14-4 record that included eight complete games and three shutouts...selected to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team...an NFCA All-Region selection on the third team.
2021 SEASON (AS A SENIOR): Made 23 appearances with 15 starts on the mound and eight starts in the field during her Senior Campaign...On the mound she posted a 2.71 ERA which was the lowest on the team and good for third best in the BIG EAST...Had a record of 6-6 on the mound and finished the year with 98 strikeouts, three shutouts, five complete games, and 95.2 innings pitched which put her at sixth overall in the BIG EAST for innings pitched last season.
2020 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR): Made a team-high 13 appearances in the circle for the Bulldogs, including nine starts (the 2020 season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...posted a record of 6-3 along with one save...had a 2.75 ERA, which was second on the team and seventh in the BIG EAST...her 63.2 innings led the team and were fourth in the BIG EAST...had seven complete games, including one shutout...had 81 strikeouts (against only 19 walks) in those 63.2 innings of work...her 81 strikeouts were fourth in the conference...opponents hit only .219 off her, which was fourth in the conference...posted double-digit strikeouts in four games, including a season-best 11 vs. East Carolina Feb. 29...pitched a shutout vs. Hofstra Feb. 28, striking out 10 while allowing only five hits...picked up the win vs. Nicholls State Feb. 14, going eight innings, allowing only one run while striking out eight...went nine innings against South Dakota State March 11.
2019 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Made 26 starts for the Bulldogs in the circle (30 total appearances)...posted an ERA of 3.12, which led the team and the sixth-best mark in the BIG EAST...her 179 strikeouts led the BIG EAST...had 11 complete games and one shutout with a 6-16 record...pitched 143.2 innings, sixth in the BIG EAST...opponents had a .230 batting average against her, which was third in the BIG EAST...named to the five-member BIG EAST weekly honor roll three times during the course of the season...her .188 opponents' batting average in BIG EAST play led the conference...72 of her strikeouts came in conference play...had 10 or more strikeouts in five games, including 12 at Seton Hall April 7 and 10 vs. nationally-ranked Minnesota March 15...threw a one-hit shutout (five innings) in the win at Creighton April 20...struck out seven while allowing only two walks in that contest...opened the season with 5.1 shutout innings vs. IUPUI Feb. 8.
2018 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN): Made 30 appearances, including 25 starts...registered a team-best 2.69 ERA, which was also fourth in the BIG EAST...named to the five-member BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on three occasions...had a 9-11 record which included seven complete games...threw two solo shutouts and combined on one more...her 125 innings pitched led the team...had 121 strikeouts, which was sixth in the BIG EAST...added one save...opposing batters hit .221 against her...registered a season-best 12 strikeouts in a 3-0 shutout over Belmont March 2...posted a three-hit shutout against Iowa Feb. 16 (4-0 win)...had three more games where she went at least six innings in the circle and allowed only one run...pitched 9.1 innings against Northern Iowa March 4 and eight innings against Lehigh March 14.
PRIOR TO BUTLER: Third-team NFCA All-American...Max Preps All-American...First-team all-state selection in 2017 (third-team in 2015)...voted team Most Valuable Player (2017)...Journal Star Softball Player of the Year in 2017...first-team all-conference in sophomore, junior and senior seasons...first-team all-region in 2017...as a senior, posted ERA 0.72, 325 strikeouts against only 31 walks and a .391 batting average...school records include 325 strikeouts in a season, 29 wins in a season and 735 career strikeouts...in the super-sectional championship game, she had 18 strikeouts in eight innings in the circle, adding two RBIs in a 3-0 win...three-year starter for her high school team after an injury cost her the freshman season...as a senior, the team went 31-5...the 2017 team was the state runner-up and posted school records for wins in a season and runs in a season...conference record of 13-1 in taking the conference championship, which the team also did in 2015...played travel ball for the New Lenox Lightning as the team won 2017 TC/USA National Diamond and PGF Regional Championships in 2017...also did three years of cheerleading....honor roll student and National Honors Society...played for high school coach Denee Menzione.
Daughter of Rodger and Dana...siblings, Taylor and Ryan.
