Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

last updated Feb. 7, 2012

2011: Pitched in 36 games and tied a team-high 24 starts as a true freshman...Ranked third on the team in wins (4) and second in strikeouts (54)...Ranked second on the team in saves (2) and complete games (3)...Worked a total of 101 innings...Registered three of her victories against Ohio Valley Conference opponents...Also struck out 35 in 62.2 innings in league play...Made first career start vs. Northwestern State (2/11)...Recorded a season-high six strikeouts at Jacksonville State (3/27)...Earned her first career win when she struck out two in 1.1 innings vs. Louisiana Tech (2/26)...Recorded three or more strikeouts in nine of her appearances...Picked up her first career save vs. Indiana State (4/6)...Longest outing was 7.2 innings vs. Evansville (3/23)...Tossed at least six innings in four other starts.

Prep: Garnered All-State honors and was named to the state’s All-Tournament team as a senior at Greene County Tech...First-Team All-Conference selection...Four-year letterwinner...Put together a 17-8-2 record as a senior, averaging 11.1 strikeouts per game...Struck out 15 in the opening game of the 2010 State Tournament...Also recorded a combined 22 strikeouts in a doubleheader...Finished at 18-7 with 238 strikeouts her junior year...Led her team to four-straight State Tournament appearances...Greene County Tech reached the Final-Four in 2009 and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2010...Landed a spot on the Arkansas East All-Star Team...Became the first player in Greene County Tech softball history to sign with an NCAA Division I school...Played on the Indy Dream 18 Gold summer league team...Was a member of the 2009 USFA 18-and-under championship team...Led her team to a second-place finish at the USFA 16-and-under National Tournament.

Personal: Born March 13, 1992...Majoring in Nursing...Daughter of Gary and Christy Cothren.