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2014 Softball Roster

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Amanda Brigham

23 Melissa O'Connor

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Morris Hills
  • Hometown Rockaway, N.J.

Biography

Awards:
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013)
• Centennial Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week (3/11/13)
• Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/14/13)

Miscellaneous:
Representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2014:
Appeared in 20 games and made 15 starts as the ace of the pitching staff for the fourth straight season as a senior … Made the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Posted a 9-9 ledger to go along with a 4.05 earned run average … Recorded 86 strikeouts against 35 walks in 100.1 innings of work … Went the distance 11 times and had one shutout … Ranked tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts, tied for seventh in complete games and eighth in innings pitched … Won four consecutive starts from March 11-22, which included an eight strikeout performance over 5.2 frames in a 4-1 victory over SUNYIT (3/13) … Fanned nine and issued only one walk in an 8-1 win against Delaware Valle y (4/3) … Hurled five scoreless innings of relief to pick up the victory in a 11-9 comeback win over Eastern (4/11) … Hurled a career-high eight frames in a 6-5 victory against Washington College (4/16) … Had a season-high 12 strikeouts to lead the Garnet to a 3-0 shutout victory over Ursinus (4/26) in the first game of a doubleheader ... Picked up a victory in the nightcap and final collegiate appearance versus the Bears by striking out three and not issuing a hit or a walk over three scoreless frames in the circle while also going 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored at the plate.

2013:
Made 26 appearances and 19 starts as a junior … Earned a spot on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and was the Centennial Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 11 … Set a career high with 18 strikeouts in an 12-0 win over Mitchell College (3/9) … Fanned 13 and did not issue a walk over five frames in a victory against the same opponent three days later … Punched out 10 in a 4-1 triumph over Albertus Magnus (3/13) … Went the distance and struck out 10 in a narrow 4-3 win against Franklin & Marshall (4/6) … Earned consecutive shutout wins in the circle against Eastern (4/9) and Arcadia (4/11), which included striking out five and walking only one in each appearance.

2012:
Appeared in 24 games and made 18 starts as a sophomore … Finished with a 13-9 ledger to go along with a 3.06 ERA … Struck out 120 over 126 frames … Held opponents to a .235 batting average … Fanned 10 in a shutout performance against Southern Vermont (3/8) … Recorded 13 strikeouts and issued only one walk in a complete-game shutout at Philadelphia Biblical (3/20) … Struck out 12 at Washington College (4/16) … Surrendered five hits and went the distance in a 1-0 shutout win over Ursinus (4/28) to close out the season.

2011:
Made 17 appearances and 11 starts as a freshman … Posted a 5-6 ledger with a 3.37 ERA … Hurled eight complete games and one shutout … Fanned 64 in 83 innings of work … Was named Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 14 … Picked up first career win by striking out five and issuing only two walks in a 10-2 triumph over Penn State Abington (3/15) … Earned both victories in the circle by punching out a combined 15 batters in a twinbill sweep of Cabrini (3/22) … Notched first shutout by yielding only three hits in a 4-0 blanking of McDaniel (4/7).

Career Highs (Pitching):
Innings Pitched: 8.0, vs. Washington College (4/16/14)
Strikeouts: 18, vs. Waldorf (3/9/13)
 
Career Highs (Hitting):
At Bats: 4, at Penn State Berks (4/10/12)
Runs: 1, vs. Ursinus (4/26/14)
Hits: 2, vs. Ursinus (4/26/14)
RBI: N/A
Doubles: 1, vs. Ursinus (4/26/14)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: N/A
Stolen Bases: N/A
Bases on Balls: N/A
 
Career Highs (Fielding):
Putouts: 1, Six Times
Assists: 3, vs. McDaniel (4/2/13)
 

 

Pitching

ERA

W

L

APP

GS

CG

SHO

CBO

SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2B

3B

HR

B/Avg

WP

HBP

SFA

SHA

2011

3.37

5

6

17

8

8

1

0

0

83.0

102

51

40

38

64

23

0

4

.303

6

2

2

9

2012

3.06

13

9

24

18

12

4

0

0

126.0

113

71

55

76

120

24

3

15

.235

6

3

5

10

2013

2.61

13

8

26

19

15

5

0

1

137.0

132

61

51

42

135

13

0

12

.252

7

1

4

13

2014

4.05

9

9

20

15

11

1

0

0

100.1

119

71

58

35

86

21

4

3

.286

9

4

2

7

Career

3.20

40

32

87

60

46

11

0

1

446.1

466

254

204

191

405

81

7

34

N/A

28

10

13

39

 

 

Hitting

Avg

GP

GS

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

TB

SLG%

BB

HBP

SO

OB%

SF

SH

SB

ATT

PO

A

E

FLD%

2011

.000

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0

0

2

12

0

1.000

2012

.000

2

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

2

.000

0

0

0

0

1

18

3

.864

2013

.000

2

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

2

.000

0

0

0

0

3

23

0

1.000

2014

.600

2

1

5

1

3

1

0

0

0

4

.800

0

0

0

.600

0

0

0

0

10

14

1

.960

Career

.214

7

1

14

1

3

1

0

0

0

4

.286

0

0

4

.214

0

0

0

0

16

67

4

.954

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013Junior

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    5'9"
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  • 23

    2014Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'9"
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