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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'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 John Milledge Academy 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 ... also led the team to a No. 1 state ranking for four seasons ... named the All-Middle Georgia Player of the Year as a senior ... owns over 500 career strikeouts ... struck out 266 of the 505 batters she faced in the 2005 season ... played on the Georgia Elite Gold club team with current RedHawk Sarah Billstrom ... helped the Elite Gold to a 25th-place finish at the ASA Gold Nationals in 2005 and 2006 ... three-sport athlete who earned letters in softball (5), basketball (5) and track and field (4) ... two-time all-region selection in track and field ... named to all-region basketball squad in 2006 ... high school valedictorian ... finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award. Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1987 ... daughter of Regina and Arthur Linch ... majoring in engineering management. |
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