Katie Maynard Season 2006

16 - Katie MaynardPosition: Pitcher
Class: Senior
Height: 5' 7"

High School: Lancaster
Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio

 

Career Match Highs

IP: 11.0 vs. BC (3/27/04) SO: 15 vs. Toledo (3/7/04) WP: 2 (four times) AB: 3 (twice) H: 2 vs. Stetson (3/12/05) RBI: 1 vs. R. Morris (2/21/04) PO: 2 (twice) A: 5 vs. Pittsburgh (4/10/04) E: 1 (six times)

· Enters the spring as one of Tech's top pitchers

· Has shown flashes of dominance, but is striving for consistency

· Sat out the fall competition schedule with an injury

· Moves the ball around with good velocity

· Her success will be a vital part of Tech's season

2005: Led the team in innings pitched with 204.2 ... Went 18-13 on the season with an ERA of 3.28 ... Recorded 141 strikeouts ... Started 29 games and appeared in 41 ... Had 17 complete games and two shutouts ... Picked up the program's first win in NCAA Tournament history with a 4-1 victory of Miami University at the Knoxville Regional ... Also had two hits in eight at bats this year, including two hits and a run scored against Stetson ... Struck out a season-high nine batters against UNC Greensboro ... Threw a complete-game, three-hitter in the ACC Championship game against Georgia Tech ... Gave up 96 earned runs and 134 runs on the season ... Walked 93 and hit 22 batters ... Had 11 wild pitches and gave up 14 home runs.

2004: Started 26 games and appeared in 34 contests ... Threw 21 complete games and seven shutouts ... Went 15-13 with an ERA of 2.85 ... Had one save ... Led the team in innings pitched (186.2) and strikeouts (195) ... Threw two no-hitters ... Tossed the first extra-inning no-hitter in school history when she threw an eight-inning no-no at Providence ... Tossed a perfect game in the season finale against Liberty, earning her BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors ... Gave up 147 hits and 88 runs - 76 earned ... Struck out a career-high 15 batters against Toledo ... Was third in the BIG EAST in total strikeouts ... Had 11 at bats on the season, recording two hits ... Had an RBI single against Robert Morris ... Recorded the team's only hit at Notre Dame, a single through the left side ... Was selected to play for the Salem All-Stars, a local team that played the U.S. Olympic Softball Team ... Threw one inning in that game, allowing just one hit.

2003: Started 25 games as a true freshman in the circle ... Appeared in 33 contests, throwing 12 complete games ... Had three shutouts and one combined shutout ... Went 11-12 on the season with an ERA of 3.00 ... Recorded one save ... Pitched 156.1 innings, tops on the team ... Gave up 149 hits and 85 runs - 67 earned - while striking out 167 ... Walked 74 batters ... Gave up 18 home runs ... Was named to the all-tournament teams at the Hokie Fastpitch Club Classic and the Hokie Round Robin ... Was named MVP of the State-Line Classic ... Was fourth in the BIG EAST in strikeouts per seven innings, averaging 7.48 Ks per game.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Rick Bates ... A four-time Ohio Capital Conference and all-district first-team selection ... Named all-state three times, with first-team honors coming her final two years ... Named second-team all-Metro (for all high school divisions) as a junior and moved up to the first team as a senior ... Was named Player of the Year in her league, district, conference, Metro and Fairfield County as a senior ... Also named the Columbus Dispatch-Agonis Club Player of the Year as a senior ... Her career strikeout total of 1,211 ranks second in Ohio history ... Shares a state record for strikeouts in a game with 20 ... Is ranked in the top five in Ohio history for several other career categories, including shutouts, no-hitters and perfect games.

Personal: Margaret Katherine Maynard ... Born October 16, 1983 in Huntington, WV ... Daughter of Luke and Marna Maynard ... Has one brother, Chad ... Majoring in psychology/special education.

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