 
2008: Became the fourth All-American in program history after earning second team honors ... Was also an NFCA first-team All-West Region selection ... Earned first-team All-Big West honors while being tabbed the conference's pitcher of the year ... Named the National Player of the Week on March 4 ... Garnered Big West Pitcher of the Week honors a league-record eight times ... Set LBSU single-season records in wins (27), shutouts (17) and strikeouts (237) ... Finished the season with a 27-6 overall record and an unblemished 12-0 mark in league action ... Posted a conference-leading 0.80 ERA ... Established a single-game record with 15 strikeouts in her first start of the season against San Diego (Feb. 9) ... Topped that performance with 16 punchouts in a 2-1 10-inning victory over No. 5 Florida (Feb. 27) ... Racked up 12 strikeouts against Central Florida on Feb. 16 ... Came back the following day to go the distance in a two-hit shutout against No. 16 Hawaii (Feb. 17) ... Went 54 innings without giving up an earned run (Feb. 29-March 15), including 33 consecutive scoreless innings ... Fanned 10 batters in a two-hit shutout at Cal State Northridge (April 5) ... Led The Beach to a 2-1 victory over UC Riverside with 11 strikeouts. High School: Two-sport athlete at John F. Kennedy High School ... Earned four letters in softball under head coach Jamie Shannon ... Led the Fighting Irish to four consecutive Empire League championships from 2004-07 ... Reached the CIF finals as a senior ... Was an All-America selection as a junior and senior ... Also tabbed the OC Register player of the year ... Three-time all-state pick and four-time all-league and all-county honoree ... Finished her high school career with an 84-18 career record and a 0.31 ERA ... Also compiled 1,069 strikeouts ... Threw three no-hitters (two perfect games) as a senior, posting a 27-2 record with a 0.21 ERA and 326 strikeouts ... Won three letters in volleyball under Billie Bixby Personal: Sister, Michelle, played for Long Beach State in 2006 after two years with UCLA ... Also recruited by Houston, DePaul, UC Santa Barbara, Iowa State and Oklahoma ... Majoring in liberal studies. |
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