Enters the 2002 season fifth in career strikeouts (232), sixth in shutouts (11) and wins (26) and ninth in innings pitched (384.2). 2001: Threw a team-best five shutouts, good for eighth best in an MSU season...led team in appearances (39), games started (26), complete games (15), innings pitched (177.2) and tied team for lead in wins (8)...among Big Ten leaders in appearances (seventh), relief appearances (seventh), games started (12th), innings pitched (14th) and strikeouts (15th)...threw complete game shutout with five strikeouts against Central Michigan (3/5)...tossed two consecutive shutouts vs. Boston (3/6) and Temple (3/8)...struck out six in complete game win over Florida (3/25)...tossed complete game victory against Indiana (4/6)...upset No. 22 Wisconsin by striking out seven in complete game win (4/13)...picked up a save against Western Michigan in three innings of work (4/24)...struck out a season-high nine batters in 5-3 win over Oakland (4/25)...received Academic All-Big Ten honors with a 3.20 GPA in education. 2000: Led the team with a 1.95 ERA...appeared in 22 games...struck out 43 batters in 64.2 innings of work...opponents posted only a .224 batting average against her...allowed only one run on six hits in a 10 inning complete game win over Western Michigan (5/3)...threw a four-hit complete game victory against Oakland (4/26)...struck out six batters in 4.2 innings against San Diego (3/24)...an Academic All-Big Ten honoree with a 3.15 GPA. 1999: Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign, posting a 13-7 record with a 2.02 earned run average...made 20 appearances and threw six shutouts, good for a fourth-place tie in the Big Ten...her six shutouts ties for fifth on the MSU single-season chart...had 82 strikeouts...completed 12 of the 20 starts she made...threw the 12th no-hitter in school history when she blanked Western Michigan in five innings on April 6...threw a total of 142.1 innings...named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on May 3 after throwing 18.1 innings and winning three games against Indiana and Minnesota...gave up just two runs and had 11 strikeouts in the trio of games...collected only save of the season in win over Florida (3/5)...had a season-high nine strikeouts in NCAA Regional win over Cornell (5/21)...had seven strikeouts in complete-game shutout against Boston (3/13)...won six-straight games during 10-game stretch from March 8 to April 6, culminating with the no-hitter against Western Michigan.
Pre-MSU: A four-year letterwinner, who played for her father, Denny, at Burr Oak High...guided the Bobcats to the Class D state title as a junior and senior...posted a 32-0 record on the mound with a 0.38 ERA and 382 strikeouts in 1998...a four-time all-state honoree, she is among the state of Michigan leaders in career strikeouts (1,382), strikeouts in a season (384), wins in a season (34) and career victories (128)...holds the state record for consecutive pitching wins with 51...had a career record of 128-12 with a 0.93 ERA...hit .448 with 32 RBI in her final season...three-time league MVP...guided the Bobcats to a record of 142-14 during her four years...a two-time all-state honoree in basketball...school's career scoring (1,611) and rebounding (919) leader...basketball and softball academic all-state...junior class president...National Honor Society...class salutatorian...played summer ball for coach Marty DeJong and the Kazoo Crew.
Personal: Born Jan. 16, 1980, she is the daughter of Denny and Connie Gray...sister, Amy, played softball and basketball at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Career Statistics
Year GP/GS CG IP H R ER ERA SO BB WP HB W L Pct 1999 31/20 12 142.1 129 64 41 2.02 82 43 16 3 13 7 .650 2000 22/9 2 64.2 54 26 18 1.95 43 28 5 0 5 6 .455 2001 32/14 15 177.2 198 104 73 2.88 107 52 8 2 8 18 .308 Totals 85/43 29 384.2 381 194 132 2.40 232 123 29 5 26 31 .456 (Saves - 1999 - 1, 2000 - 1, 2001 - 1; Shutouts - 1999 - 6, 2000 - 0, 2001 - 5) |
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