2009: Appeared in 29 games for Miami, 22 as a starter ... was 9-10 with a 3.15 ERA and also recorded a save ... pitched seven complete games and recorded three shutouts, all against MAC opponents: Buffalo (Feb. 20 - five innings), Toledo (April 10 - five innings) and Northern Illinois (April 18) ... recorded 5.4 strikeouts per seven innings and 90 on the season ... amassed a season-high nine strikeouts in a two-hit shutout of Buffalo (Feb. 20) ... ranked 10th in the MAC in individual pitching in conference games with a 2.57 ERA ... currently ranks in the top five in several career pitching categories -- wins (5th, 35), appearances (5th, 114), games started (4th, 80), innings pitched (5th, 525.0) and strikeouts (5th, 386).
2008: Earned second straight appearance on All-MAC Second Team as a sophomore ... pitched in 40 of the team[apos]s 50 games during the season starting 28 ... finished with a 13-16 overall record with a 3.40 ERA in 199.2 innings pitched ... was 7-5 with a 2.06 ERA in MAC games ...the 199.2 innings pitched was the fifth best single season performance in Miami history ... recorded 152 strikeouts, which ranks sixth on the RedHawks[apos] career list ... pitched a season high 8.2 innings against Toledo (April 6) giving up only one run and three walks ... threw complete game shutout against Ball State (April 12) allowing only three hits ... allowed only one hit in five inning relief appearance against Kent State (April 20).
2007: All-MAC Second Team and All-MAC Freshman Team Selection ... Three-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 14, April 4, April 30) .. named MAC East Pitcher of the Week three times, which tied for the most weekly awards for a pitcher in either division this season ... made 45 appearances during the regular season, which is tied for first on the Miami single-season list ... became only the fourth pitcher in program history to throw more than 200 innings in a season (209.2 IP) ... ranked third in the conference and first on the team with a 1.28 ERA in MAC games ... allowed two earned runs or less in 13 of her 14 MAC starts ... notched five shutouts on the season, with all five coming in conference play ... workhorse who tossed three nine-inning complete games, including a 174-pitch effort in Miami[apos]s 4-3 win over MAC Regular Season Champion Kent State (May 5) ... shut down MAC West Division and MAC Tournament Champion Eastern Michigan (April 28) as she tossed a complete-game shutout and scattered six hits ... struck out a career-high 10 batters against Georgetown (Feb. 18) at the Kennesaw State Classic ... her 30 starts in the circle tied for second on the Miami single-season chart.
High School: Set school records for career wins, wins in a season, career strikeouts, strikeouts in a season and career ERA ... five-time all-region and all-state honoree ... helped the Lady Trojans win four straight GISA AAA state softball titles ... named the All-Middle Georgia Player of the Year as a senior ... played on the Georgia Elite Gold club team with current RedHawk Sarah Billstrom ... three-sport athlete who earned letters in softball (5), basketball (5) and track and field (4) ... all-region selection in track and field and basketball ... high school valedictorian ... finalist for the Wendy[apos]s High School Heisman Award.
Personal: Has October birthday ... daughter of Regina and Arthur Linch ... majoring in engineering management.
