2001: Appeared in 18 games in the circle for UIC, getting the starting nod in nine contests…pitched to a 5-5 record in ’01 with a 2.18 ERA in 61 innings pitched…struck out 32 batters during the year while walking just seven…picked up the win in her first appearance of the season versus UC-Riverside on Feb. 4, pitching 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief…tallied back-to-back complete game victories versus Canisius (Mar. 16) and Tennessee Martin (Mar. 28)…pitched five innings of relief work and picked up the win at Cleveland State on April 22…0-for-8 during the season at the plate. 2000: Had a breakout year as a sophomore, posting a career-best 9-4 record with a 1.24 ERA…picked up the win in six straight starts between March 29 and April 13 while giving up just two earned runs in 42 2/3 innings of work…in the span of 24 hours, she pitched a four-hit gem in a win over Northwestern on April 12, and won both games of a twinbill with Eastern Illinois on April 13…her best game of the season came at Butler on April 9, where she pitched 10 shutout innings while allowing just one hit in the Flames’ 1-0 triumph over the Bulldogs…tallied a career-high six strikeouts versus Valparaiso on March 29…tabbed her first career hit on March 16 versus Penn at the Clearwater Parks and Recreation Tournament…went on to go 2-for-5 in the tourney with an RBI while also picking up a pair of wins on the mound. 1999: Appeared in five games, all in relief, as a pitcher…retired the only batter she faced in a relief role versus Arizona…tossed a perfect two-thirds of an inning against Washington…earned her first career victory on Feb. 28, throwing three innings versus Valparaiso…posted a season high of two strikeouts versus both Youngstown State and Lafayette…scored three runs in pinch-running duty…swiped her first career base at Valparaiso…was hitless in four at-bats. High School: Led Loyola to a regional championship in 1996 and a sectional title in 1997…was 16-8 with a 0.91 ERA as a senior and batted .440 with a .725 slugging percentage…two-time team MVP…three-time Pioneer Press All-Area Team selection…named to the Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Team in 1998…two-time team captain…three-time all-conference pick…twice named to the Chicago Sun-Times' list of Top 100 Players in the Area…member of the National Honor Society…four-year softball letterwinner…also earned a letter in volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Greg and Judy Binnebose…born April 20, 1980…majoring in elementary education. |
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