Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2020-21 (Senior - returned to team for fifth year of eligibility) – NFCA First Team All-American… Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Year Top 15 Finalist… NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team… MIAC Pitcher of the Year… All-MIAC… MIAC Playoffs All-Tournament Team… Waverly Regional All-Tournament Team… CoSIDA Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Female recipient of Dave Hauck Award for academic achievement, community service, and athletic excellence… Four-time MIAC Pitcher of the Week (April 5, April 19, May 3, May 10)… Two-time Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (April 14, May 6)… Started 25 of her 31 appearances in the circle… Went 21-7 with a 1.28 ERA and one save… Threw 20 complete games, five shutouts, and three no-hitters… Held opponents to a .140 batting average and struck out 316 batters… Led all NCAA Division III pitchers in strikeouts and was second in strikeouts per seven innings (13.1), fourth in complete games, fifth in hits allowed per seven innings (3.44), and sixth in wins… Led the MIAC in appearances, starts, wins, complete games, strikeouts, and strikeouts per seven innings, while ranking second in innings and third in ERA… Had 16 games with double-digit strikeouts, including season-high 19 in 2-1 eight-inning win over Concordia-Moorhead on May 14, which was tied for the most by an NCAA Division III pitcher in any game during the 2021 season… Allowed just one run on three hits with 16 strikeouts in 6-1 victory at St. Scholastica in game one of split on March 20… Struck out 16 while allowing one run on one hit in 3-1 victory over Concordia-Moorhead in game one of sweep on April 10… Carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and settled for one-hit shutout with 16 strikeouts in 6-0 win at Saint Mary’s in game one of sweep on April 15… Walked two and struck out nine in no-hitter during 1-0 victory against Bethel in game two of sweep on April 18… Struck out 13 and walked one in five-inning no-hitter in 13-0 win over Gustavus in game one of sweep on April 26… Threw a no-hitter with one walk and 12 strikeouts in 1-0 victory at St. Catherine in game one of sweep on May 1… Struck out 11 in two-hit shutout in 2-0 win over Coe at Waverly Regional on May 22.
2019-20 (Senior) – Wilson/NFCA Division III Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 11)… Two-time MIAC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 24, Mar. 9)… CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American… CoSIDA Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Made six appearances in the circle, including four starts, in season shortened by COVID-19… Went 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA in 26.2 innings of work with 62 strikeouts and five walks… Held opponents to a .160 batting average… Threw three complete games, including one shutout, and was part of one combined shutout… Struck out eight over three shutout innings while allowing one hit and one walk to earn the win in 10-0 win over Bethany Lutheran in game one of season-opening doubleheader on Feb. 15… Allowed one run on two hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts in five innings to record the win in 9-1 victory over Northwestern (Minn.) in game two of doubleheader sweep on Feb. 22… Struck out 15 in three-hit shutout of UW-Eau Claire during 2-0 win on Mar. 7… Struck out 18 and allowed one run on six hits in complete game during 3-1 victory against UW-La Crosse on Mar. 8… Went 5-for-10 (.500) at the plate with a walk, a run and four RBI… Was a combined 3-for-6 with a run and four RBI in doubleheader sweep of Northwestern (Minn.) on Feb. 22.
2018-19 (Junior) – NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region… All-MIAC…MIAC Playoffs All-Tournament Team... FastPitchNews Preseason Honorable Mention All-American… Academic All-MIAC... Four-time MIAC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 4, Mar. 25, Apr. 8, Apr. 29)… Became MIAC’s all-time leader in strikeouts during twin bill at St. Catherine on Apr. 4… Made 34 appearances in the circle, including 29 starts… Went 18-11 with a 1.78 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .134 average… Threw 17 complete games and three shutouts while recording one save… Struck out school-record 326 batters in 169.0 innings of work… Struck out at least 10 batters in 18 of her 29 starts, including seven games with at least 15 strikeouts… Led NCAA Division III in strikeouts per seven innings (13.5), second in strikeouts, third in hits allowed per seven innings (3.19), 23rd in wins… Led MIAC in strikeouts, strikeouts per seven innings, second in victories, fourth in innings pitched and fifth in ERA… Struck out season-high 19, the highest total in MIAC history for a seven-inning conference game, while allowing just one unearned run on one hit in 3-1 victory at Carleton in first game of Apr. 24 sweep… Threw four no-hitters: struck out 16 in seven innings with just one walk in 3-0 win over Martin Luther to start Feb. 23 twin bill, fanned 11 over seven innings in 1-0 victory against Gustavus in game one on Apr. 3, no-hit No. 6 St. Thomas over six innings in 1-0 road loss on Apr. 6, struck out 16 over nine innings in 1-0 victory over Augsburg on Apr. 7… Recorded 18 strikeouts while allowing an unearned run on five hits in 2-1 victory over Thomas on Mar. 25… Won eight-straight decisions over 10 appearances from Apr. 7-27… Allowed one earned run or no earned runs in 26-of-34 appearances… Played in 14 games (11 starts) offensively, recording three hits, one run and four RBI.
2017-18 (Sophomore) – NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team... All-MIAC… MIAC Playoffs All-Tournament Team... Made 35 appearances in the circle, including 23 starts… Went 15-13 with a 1.82 ERA and 260 strikeouts in 173 innings of work… Threw nine complete games, including four shutouts… Held opponents to .177 batting average and 108 hits in 173 innings… Had one save… Ranked third in NCAA Division III in strikeouts, fourth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.4) and 15th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.47)… Had nearly twice as many strikeouts as any other pitcher in MIAC (Samantha Anderson of Augsburg, 131)… Also led MIAC in strikeouts per seven innings, was second in ERA and third in innings pitched and wins… Had 11 games with double-digit strikeouts… Allowed more than two earned runs in only seven appearances and more than three just three times… Threw no-hitter with 15 strikeouts in 1-0 win at Augsburg in first round of MIAC Playoffs on May 3… Fanned season-high 16 and allowed just one run on three hits in complete-game 1-0 loss to Saint Mary’s in first game of doubleheader on Apr. 4… Recorded 14 strikeouts in two-hit shutout in 7-0 win over Bethany Lutheran in first game of a doubleheader on Feb. 24… Threw two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts in 5-0 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Mar. 28… Also had 15 hits in 76 at-bats (.197) with three doubles, eight runs, four RBI and five stolen bases in five attempts… Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and threw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in 2-0 win over UW-Whitewater on Mar. 29… Also had three hits in 5-4 win at Augsburg in game one of a doubleheader on Apr. 12.
2016-17 (First Year) – NFCA Second Team All-American... One of two first-years to be named an NFCA All-American... NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team... MIAC Pitcher of the Year... MIAC Rookie of the Year... All-MIAC... Four-time MIAC Pitcher of the Week... Made 31 appearances in the circle, including 25 starts… Was 22-5 with one save and a 0.73 ERA… Struck out 272 batters in 181.1 innings of work with just 44 walks… Held opponents to a .169 batting average… Threw 21 complete games, including nine shutouts… Led MIAC in strikeouts (with 102 more than second-most), strikeouts per seven innings (10.50) and ERA, second in starts, wins and complete games, third in innings pitched and fourth in appearances… Third in Division III in ERA and strikeouts, fifth in strikeouts per seven innings, 10th in wins, 11th in shutouts (9) and 12th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.32)… Set single-season school records in ERA, strikeouts, wins and complete games... Allowed more than one run in just five of 31 appearances... Had 11 games with double-digit strikeouts, including five in a row from Apr. 23-30… Struck out season-high 19 in one-hit shutout during 2-0 win over Grinnell on Mar. 20… Threw shutouts in both games of doubleheader sweep of Gustavus on Apr. 23, striking out 28 while allowing just three hits over 14.0 innings… Shut out Augsburg in both games of a season-ending doubleheader on Apr. 30, allowing just six hits with no walks and 18 strikeouts in 14.0 innings… Fanned 17 in a complete-game during 6-2 win versus Fontbonne on Mar. 19… Hit .280 (30-for-107) with a .325 on-base percentage in 36 games at the plate… Recorded one double, two triples, 15 runs, 16 RBI, 35 total bases, seven sacrifice hits and four stolen bases… Was 4-for-5 with two triples, four runs, three RBI and two stolen bases in 13-1 win over Martin Luther on Feb. 26… Went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in game one of doubleheader sweep of Gustavus on Apr. 23.
AT EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner... Second team all-conference as a senior, honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore and junior... Team MVP senior year... Captained team as a junior and senior... Four-year Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Paul and Barb... Has one brother, Jakob,... Majoring in exercise science and psychology.
