2001: Saw action at third base, second base, shortstop, first base and in the circle for the Flames during her freshman season in which she played 35 games, starting 20…posted a .167 batting average with four RBI…finished 0-2 as a rookie in the circle with a 3.75 ERA…made her collegiate pitching debut in a starting role versus LSU on Feb. 24 at the NFCA/Leadoff Classic, tossing four shutout inning before the Tigers scratched for four earned runs…was tabbed with the loss after lasting just 2/3 of an inning versus Oklahoma State on March 8…collected her first collegiate hit against LSU on Feb. 24…was 1-for-2 with a run-scoring single versus Western Kentucky on March 3…also drove in runs versus Canisius, Valparaiso and Oakland. High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Ill…helped guided Huskies to 35-5 record and 1999 IHSA State Championships as a junior…was First-Team All-Northern Illinois Conference in 1999 and 2000…owned the highest batting average in the NIC at .416 her senior year…her team was conference, regional and sectional champions 1997-99…also was a two-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Harlem. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Deborah Ritchie…majoring in mechanical engineering. |
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