Concluded her career ranked among the program’s top 20 in saves (tied-first, seven), strikeouts (second, 519), shutouts (second, 14), appearances (second, 120), games started (tied-second, 80), wins (third, 39), strikeouts per seven innings (third, 6.64), lowest opponents’ batting average (third, .253), innings pitched (third, 547 1/3), ERA (sixth, 3.08), complete games (sixth, 43) and fielding percentage (12th, .981).
2012: Earned a place on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the fall semester … was named to the All-Tournament team at Kennesaw State’s Phyllis Rafter Memorial … made 25 appearances, starting 12 games … ranked 16th nationally in saves (school-record four) … in the A-10, was first in saves (four), fourth in lowest opponents’ batting average (.222) and 11th in ERA (3.07) … in conference games only, topped the league in ERA (0.80) … in addition to saves, led the team in lowest opponents’ batting average (.222), strikeouts per seven innings (6.86), strikeouts-to-walks ratio (1.96), fewest hits per seven innings (5.71) and fewest home runs (five total, none vs. A-10 opponents, .36 per seven innings), and tied for the team lead in shutouts (two) … in addition to her 0.80 ERA, led the Billikens in A-10 action in lowest opponents’ batting average (.157), fewest hits per seven innings (3.72), fewest walks per seven innings (2.13), strikeouts per seven innings (6.38) and strikeouts-to-walks ratio (3.00) … in addition to her school-record four saves, was sixth in lowest opponents’ batting average (.222) and ninth in strikeouts per seven innings (6.86) on SLU’s all-time single-season lists … shut out Jacksonville 1-0 on four hits in eight innings … pitched seven relief innings in a 5-3 win at Florida Gulf Coast, striking out a team-season-high 14 and allowing just four hits and an unearned run … tossed complete-game victories vs. Robert Morris (2-1, one run, three hits), at St. Bonaventure (4-1, one unearned run, three hits, one walk) and at La Salle (12-0, two hits, one walk, seven strikeouts) … picked up a 5-3 victory in relief at Saint Joseph’s, pitching two hitless innings … earned a save vs. George Washington in her final game, working three scoreless, one-hit innings to preserve a 2-1 win … notched a save in a 7-5 win at Temple, blanking the Owls in the seventh inning … fanned four in a two-inning save as the Billikens edged Delaware 4-3 … came on to strike out the final batter with the tying run on base, earning a save in a 4-3 triumph at Kennesaw State … allowed just two hits and two walks in 6 1/3 relief innings vs. Southeast Missouri State … struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings of relief vs. Illinois State … fanned six and gave just one run, three hits and a walk in 4 2/3 relief innings vs. Central Arkansas.
2011: Was named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for both semesters ... appeared in 25 games and started 22 ... tied for 44th in the nation and tied for fourth in the A-10 in shutouts (seven) ... also in the A-10 (all games), was seventh in strikeouts (139), tied for eighth in complete games (12) and starts, ninth in ERA (2.68), and 10th in wins (11) and opponents' batting average (.261) ... in A-10 games only, was fourth in the league in ERA (1.75) and had a 3-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio and a .224 opponents' batting average ... topped the Billiken pitching staff in strikeouts, strikeouts per seven innings (7.32), strikeouts-to-walks ratio (2.07-to-1) and starts (22-tied) ... allowed just five home runs, fewest on the staff ... on the Billikens' single-season top-10 lists, placed second with seven shutouts, just one from tying the school record, and was sixth in strikeouts per seven innings and 10th in strikeouts ... struck out a team-season-high 13 batters in wins vs. North Dakota (five hits, 1-0 shutout, no walks) and La Salle (three hits, 1-0 shutout, one walk) ... fanned 11 and walked only two in a five-hit shutout at Rhode Island ... went the distance and struck out 10 to beat Georgetown ... fired a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts vs. San Diego ... tossed a six-inning, five-hit shutout with no walks vs. Dayton ... struck out nine and yielded just two hits in a five-inning shutout at George Washington ... pitched a five-inning, five-hit shutout with no walks vs. Eastern Kentucky ... allowed one unearned run and six hits in six innings to pick up a win vs. Evansville ... hurled 2 1/3 innings of relief (one hit, four strikeouts, one walk) to record a save in a 1-0 season-opening win over Southern ... followed the next day with a complete-game victory over Akron (two earned runs, five hits, eight strikeouts) ... pitched five innings and was the winner at Charlotte ... finished up a win over La Salle with two innings of one-hit, no-walk relief ... struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings but had a no-decision in a win over St. Bonaventure ... was a tough-luck loser vs. Harvard, allowing just one earned run, six hits and two walks in 7 2/3 innings.
2010: A-10 Pitcher of the Week March 29 ... led the pitching staff with 162 strikeouts and a single-season record tying two saves and tied for the team lead with 35 appearances ... her strikeout total ranked fifth among A-10 pitchers ... second on the club with a 2.58 ERA, 14 wins, 21 starts, 14 complete games, four shutouts and 160 inning pitched ... limited opponents to a.216 batting average, which ranks fourth on the program's season list ... on the single-season lists, her 2010 numbers tied for third in wins, tied for sixth in appearances and shutouts and seventh in strikeouts ... SLU's career leader with a 1.000 fielding percentage and is tied for fourth with two saves, fifth with 22 wins and 284 strikeouts, sixth with 70 appearances, tied for sixth with five shutouts and ninth with 46 starts and 316-1/3 inning pitched ... led the squad with 58 strikeouts and one save during A-10 play ... helped the Billikens establish a new standard for shutouts in the season (13) ... tied the sophomore-class marks for saves and fielding percentage ... turned in team season bests and personal career highs with 18 strikeouts and 12 innings pitched in a regular-season complete-game victory at Saint Joseph's ... earned the win over Rhode Island in the A-10 Championship ... earned the win vs. Rhode Island in the A-10 Championship, tossing four innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts ... threw all 11 innings against Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Championship opener, allowing five runs (three earned) while fanning eight ... tossed a complete-game one-hitter with two strikeouts in the regular-season finale vs. Charlotte ... scattered four hits for one run while striking out six en route to the win in the Billikens' second win over SEMO ... helped SLU forge a tie with No. 21 Massachusetts, surrendering three runs (two unearned) on three hits with five strikeouts in eight innings ... recorded the game-two victory at Dayton after tossing 4-1/3 innings of two-hit ball with four strikeouts ... earned a save in the first game vs. the Flyers, fanning four and allowing just one hit in two frames of relief ... allowed one hit and fanned four in four innings of relief to capture the win at Indiana State ... fanned 10 and allowed just three hits in a complete-game victory vs. George Washington ... captured the win in game one at Temple after striking out eight and giving up two runs (one earned) ... registered the win in 1-2/3 innings of relief against Memphis, surrendering one unearned run and striking out one ... tallied the win vs. Western Michigan after twirling two frames of no-hit relief with one strikeout ... struck out seven and scattered three hits for one run in the win over South Dakota ... tossed a five-inning complete-game one-hitter with six strikeouts to earn the win vs. UMKC ... earned her first save of the season after throwing three frames of no-hit softball at Southeastern Louisiana ... captured the win in the season opener vs. Jackson State, striking out 12 while giving up two unearned run on two hits in the complete game ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters.
2009: A-10 All-Rookie selection ... struck out a team-high 122 batters, which already ranks 10th on SLU's career list and ties for 10th on the single-season list ... made a team-high 35 appearances, which is sixth on the Billikens' single-season chart ... led the pitching staff with a 3.94 ERA, eight victories, 156.1 innings pitched and 25 starts ... had the sixth-best ERA (1.89) among A-10 pitchers in league tilts ... recorded Billiken season highs with eight innings pitched and 12 strikeouts vs. La Salle ... awarded five starts as SLU's designated player ... captured her first collegiate win on the road at Samford after striking out eight and allowing one earned run, six hits and three walks in seven innings of relief ... drove in a season-high two runs in the first UAB contest and was awarded the win in the circle after surrendering an unearned run, two hits and two walks while fanning four in the complete game ... allowed one unearned run and scattered four hits, five strikeouts and two walks en route to the win over St. Bonaventure in the series opener ... won the first Rhode Island contest by allowing one unearned run on six hits and two walks while striking out six in the complete game ... struck out six and surrendered one run on two hits to pick up the victory in the Saint Joseph's series opener ... picked up the first win vs. Fordham after allowing one run on four hits while fanning three ... tossed a one-hitter and fanned six en route to the win over St. Bonaventure in the A-10 Championship opener.
AT GILLESPIE: Broke the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) career record for strikeouts (1,501) in 2008 ... posted a career record of 94-22, pitching in all but three of her team's games during her career ... was a career .328 hitter with 95 RBIs ... named to the 2008 Chicago Tribune All-State first team ... earned a spot on the 2008 Illinois Coaches Association All-State first team after being named to the second team in 2007 ... two-time State Journal-Register Softball Player of the Year ... 2007 and 2008 Alton Telegraph Softball Player of the Year ... hit .407 with four home runs and 23 RBIs as a senior ... guided her team to a 25-4 mark as a senior ... helped Gillespie win conference championships in 2007 and 2008 ... led her team to four regional titles ... four-time first-team All-Conference selection ... named to the Alton Telegraph All-Area first team four times ... also a three-time State Journal-Register All-Area pick ... earned four letters in volleyball and softball ... was a member of the Southwest Sluggers Select club team ... four-year honor roll member ... two-year member of the National Honor Society.
