2022 Softball Roster

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13 Courtney Vierstra

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Fifth Year
  • High School Lakewood
  • Hometown Thornville, Ohio

Biography

2022 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Made 33 appearances, including 27 starts
  • First Team All-MAC
  • Finished season with a team-best 2.69 ERA and a 17-9 record.
  • Added 168 strikeouts in 164 innings pitched with 17 complete games and six shutouts
  • Went 13-3 in MAC play with a 2.40 ERA
  • Went 4-0 from April 10 through April 16, throwing 24 shutout innings with 20 strikeouts
  • Had a season-high 15 strikeouts in an 8-0 win over IUPUI
  • Recorded 13 strikeouts in an eight-inning shutout of Kent State on March 20
  • Allowed just two earned runs in six innings at Alabama
  • Picked up a complete game victory at Michigan and at home versus California
  • Recorded the final out of Miami’s MAC Championship victory over Bowling Green
     
2021 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Made 30 starts inside the circle, finishing the year with a 26-5 record. Her 26 wins is fourth-most in school history for a single season
  • NFCA Mid-East Regional Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
  • MAC Pitcher of the Year
  • First-Team All-MAC
  • Seven-time MAC Pitcher of the Week
  • National Fastpitch Coaches Association Co-Pitcher of the Week in April, 2021
  • Finished the year with an .839 win percentage, best in Miami history
  • Finished season with 182.1 innings pitched, striking out 271. Her 271 strikeouts are the third most in a single season for Miami.
  • Finished the year with a 1.77 ERA
  • National Rankings: third in shutouts, seventh in victories, 11th in strikeouts per seven innings, eighth in total strikeouts, 24th in strikeout/walk ratio
  • She recorded three perfect games in 2021
  • Had four no-hitters on the season
  • Had a season-high 17 strikeouts versus Buffalo (April 16)
  • Struck out at least 10 batters in eight different contests.
  • Finished third in the nation with 13 shutouts (third most in school history)
  • Ranked top-25 nationally in six different statistical categories

2020 HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Pitched in 18 games, making nine starts
  • Named Miami Female Athlete of the Week on March 9
  • In the NCAA, ranked fifth in strikeouts (140), tied for fourth in strikeouts per seven innings (12.5) and 30th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.18)
  • In the MAC, ranked first in strikeouts (140), first in strikeouts looking (37), first in opponents’ batting average (.171), third in innings pitched (78.2), fifth in ERA (2.14) and sixth in wins (6)
  • Following the season, ranks fourth in career strikeouts (566), sixth in career win percentage (.594) and seventh in career wins (41) in Miami program history
  • Led the pitching staff in ERA (2.14), wins (6), appearances (18), games started (9), complete games (5), saves (2), innings pitched (78.2), strikeouts (140) and opponents’ batting average (.171)
  • Set a career-best in opponents’ batting average (.171)
  • Pitched five complete games and earned two saves
  • Did not allow an earned run in seven appearances
  • Threw at least 10 strikeouts in six appearances
  • Pitched the full 10 innings in the 2-1 win against Western Illinois, giving up only four hits while striking out a season-high 15 batters
  • Did not allow an earned run in the complete game against UNLV, giving up only two hits and striking out 12
  • Pitched the complete game in the 2-1 win against Iowa (2/28), earning 10 strikeouts
  • Did not all an earned run in the 5-1 win against Eastern Illinois (3/7), giving up only two hits and recording 14 strikeouts
  • Threw the complete game at Indiana (3/12), allowing only one run while totaling 11 strikeouts
  • Did not allow a hit nor run in three innings of relief in the season opener against Evansville (2/7)
  • Allowed no runs and only one hit in four and a third innings in the 4-3 win in eight innings at Chattanooga (2/21)
  • Recorded saves in the 4-3 win against Florida Atlantic (2/28) and the 3-2 win against South Alabama (2/29)
  • Struck out nine batters in three innings while allowing no hits nor runs in the 5-1 win against Green Bay (3/8)


2019 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Pitched in 39 games and started in 19 games
  • Named NFCA All-Region Third Team
  • Named All-MAC First Team
  • Named Academic All-MAC
  • MAC Pitcher of the Week three times – March 5, April 30, May 7
  • Named Madness MAC Player of the Week three times – April 1, April 29, May 7
  • Named Miami Female Athlete of the Week twice – April 22, May 6
  • At the conclusion of Miami’s season, was ranked nationally in four categories – fifth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.3), ninth in strikeouts (265), tied for 16th in single-game strikeouts (16) and 35th in strikeout to walk ratio (4.73)
  • Third in Miami history in single-season strikeouts (265)
  • Fourth in Miami history in single-season win percentage (.704)
  • Tied for eighth in Miami history in single-season wins (19)
  • Tied for eighth in Miami history in single-season shutouts (6)
  • Fifth in Miami history in career win percentage (.593)
  • Seventh in Miami history in career strikeouts (426)
  • Eighth in Miami history in career wins (35)
  • Ranked in the top-10 in the MAC in seven categories – first in ERA (1.99), second in strikeouts (265), second in strikeouts looking (65), second in opposing batting average (.208), second in saves (4), third in wins (19) and fifth in innings pitched (179.1)
  • Led the Miami pitching staff in ERA (1.99), wins (19), appearances (39), complete games (16), shutouts (6), saves (4), innings pitched (179.1), strikeouts (265) and opponents’ batting average (.208)
  • Set new career-bests in ERA (1.99), wins (19), win percentage (.704), complete games (16), shutouts (6), saves (4), innings pitched (179.1), strikeouts (265) and opponents’ batting average (.208)
  • Did not allow an earned run in 19 appearances this season
  • Pitched six shutouts and a share of three more
  • Struck out at least 10 batters in 11 appearances this season
  • Earned her first shutout of the season in a 6-0 win against Wright State (3/26), striking out a career-high 16 batters
  • Threw two shutouts in the MAC Tournament – against Western Michigan (5/8) and Central Michigan (5/9) when she struck out 13
  • Pitched the 4-0 shutout of Buffalo (4/19), striking out 13 batters
  • Threw the 9-0 shutout against Ohio (4/27)
  • Pitched the 6-0 shutout against Akron (5/3), striking out 12 batters
  • Shared shutouts against Youngstown State (2/9), Butler (3/20) and Bowling Green (4/10).


2018 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team
  • Named MAC East Pitcher of the Week on March 13
  • Named Miami Female Athlete of the Week on March 12
  • Named Madness Mid-American Player of the Week on March 6
  • Earned 16 wins, 10th most in a single season in Miami history
  • Struck out 161 batters, ninth most in a single season in Miami history
  • Finished the season with a 2.52 ERA in 175.1 innings pitched
  • Led the team in wins (16), appearances (40), games started (24), complete games (11), shutouts (2), saves (2), innings pitched (175.1), strikeouts (161) and opponents' batting average (.271)
  • Hit a single in her first collegiate at-bat in a 6-5 comeback win against Wright State (4/17)


HIGH SCHOOL

  • Pitcher and four-year letter winner for Lakewood High School in Hebron, Ohio
  • Named a Third-Team All-American by USA Today after her phenomenal senior campaign
  • Guided Lakewood to its second-straight state title while recording a miniscule 0.25 ERA, going undefeated and tossing three perfect games
  • Named the All-Metro Player of the Year by the
    Columbus Dispatch
  • A versatile athlete, has earned First-Team All-District and All-Conference honors in volleyball and basketball, scoring over 1,000 points on the hardwood
  • Played club softball for the Ohio Lasers Purple, and along with fellow incoming freshman Morgan Lott helped lead the Lasers to the 2016 and 2017 ASA/USA National Championship
 

PERSONAL
Has a May birthday ... daughter of Kevin and Kim Vierstra ... majoring in education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

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    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

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    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2020Junior

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    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2021Senior

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    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2022Fifth Year

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    13