2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Jacey Punches
- Position:
- RHP
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, TX
- High School:
- Stony Point HS
CAREER: Turned in a strong fall season and has made great strides since arriving on campus in the fall of 2012 ... Will be counted on to contribute to the pitching staff this spring ... A bubbly personality and vital dugout presence ... Grew into starting role last spring and is expected to continue that development and become a key piece of the pitching staff in 2015.
2014: A reliable option to start or relieve who grew tremendously from year one to year two with the program ... Appeared in a career-high 19 games with 11 starts ... Went 7-1 with a 2.26 earned-run average and 43 strikeouts in 49.2 innings pitched ... Squad was 9-2 during 11 starts (.818 winning percentage) ... Allowed just 17 runs, 16 earned, on 30 hits and 25 walks ... Held left-handed batters to a .169 average (13-for-77) while right-handed batters posted a .175 average (17-for-97) ... Surrendered just five two-out hits (five-for-53) ... With the bases empty, foes hit just .162 (17-for-105) ... During Southeastern Conference games, went 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA in seven appearances ... Started three league games and threw eight total innings, striking out four ... Limited conference foes to a .083 batting average (one-for-12) with the bases empty ... A key piece of the pitching staff during MSU’s 39 victories, going 7-0 with a 1.56 earned-run average ... Threw 40.1 innings, striking out 40 and allowing just 19 hits ... Held foes to a .138 batting average during team’s wins ... Excelled in neutral-site games, going 3-0 with a 0.46 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched with two starts ... Also strong during home outings, posting a 4-0 record, 1.69 ERA and .129 batting-average against ... Against non-conference opponents, led the staff with a 0.67 earned-run average ... Went 7-0, struck out 39 in 41.2 innings pitched and limited non-league foes to a staff-best .142 opponent batting average ... Got off to a hot start, posting a 4-0 mark and 0.36 ERA in 19.1 February innings pitched ... Fanned 25 during February ... Paced Mississippi State with a 2.58 March ERA ... Went 3-1 during the month with 15 whiffs in 21.2 innings pitched ... Did not allow a run in 1.2 May innings ... Registered a career-high nine strikeouts versus Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 7) in the season opener ... Yielded just one single in win versus Central Arkansas (Feb. 19) en route to earning fourth-straight win ... Earned both wins on March 1, entering for two frames against Memphis and tossing a complete-game shutout versus Nicholls State ... Tied career high with seven innings pitched versus Nicholls State (March 1) ... Earned first career Southeastern Conference start of career against No. 8 Kentucky (March 8) and did not allow a run in one-and-a-third innings pitched ... Had career-long 21.0-inning scoreless streak snapped at Kennesaw State (March 11), yielding an unearned run in the third frame ... Threw four scoreless innings in start against Southeastern Louisiana (March 25) and allowed just two infield singles ... Entered for the final two-and-a-third innings in game two at No. 4 Tennessee (April 19) and did not allow a hit ... Started game two against Arkansas (April 26) and struck out an SEC career-high two batters in the contest ... Came in for an inning-and-two-thirds at No. 25 LSU (May 2) and held the Tigers to just a walk and single. Inherited a runner when she entered and left her stranded.
2013: Appeared in 12 games for the Maroon and White, starting one and tossing a complete game ... Went 3-0 with a save while throwing 21.2 innings and posting a 3.55 earned-run average ... Appeared four times during Southeastern Conference contests and tossed 4.2 frames ... In non-league play, went 3-0 with one save and a 0.82 ERA ... Allowed just two earned runs and fanned 21 in 17.0 non-conference frames ... Dominant at home, going 2-0 with a save and a 0.47 ERA ... Surrendered just one earned run in 15.0 innings in Starkville ... Held right-handed batters to a .200 average (12-for-60) and opponents to a .225 average (nine-for-40) with runners on base ... Picked up the win with three strikeouts in 2.0 hitless innings of relief in the run-rule victory against Tennessee State (Feb. 9) at the Bulldog Kickoff Classic ... Recorded first career save with 3.0 innings of two-hit ball against Murray State (Feb. 17), striking out four ... Picked up second victory with four strikeouts and no walks in the second game of the run-rule doubleheader sweep at College of Charleston (March 14) ... Tossed a complete-game one-hit shutout versus Jackson State (April 2) at home in first career start, tallying a career-high eight strikeouts ... Threw two shutout innings of relief in game two of the three-game sweep against in-state rival Ole Miss (April 13).
PRE-COLLEGE: Played three years at Stony Point High School under head coach Christen Jones after playing two seasons at Bartlesville High in Oklahoma ... Oklahoma’s high school season is in the fall while Texas’ is in the spring ... As a senior at Stony Point, named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A All-State Team ... A three-time Second Team All-Central Texas selection by the Austin American-Statesman as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Earned First Team All-District 16-5A honors following junior and senior seasons ... An honorable mention Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association 5A All-State Honorable Mention pick as a sophomore ... Voted the Stony Point most valuable player all three years on the roster ... Posted 17 wins and struck out 198 batters during senior season at SPHS ... During junior year, went 14-6 with a 1.66 earned-run average and 150 whiffs ... As a sophomore at SPHS, posted a 0.81 ERA and fanned 276 batters in 173 innings pitched while leading the Tigers into the 5A state playoffs ... In the fall of her sophomore year while at Bartlesville, earned All-Centennial Conference MVP honors and Tulsa World Athlete of the Week recognition ... Finished season with 187 strikeouts in 138 innings to go along with a 1.14 ERA ... During freshman year, struck out a school-record 23 batters in a 10-inning 2-1 victory in the regional championship tilt against Sand Springs ... Named the most valuable player at the regional tournament en route to capturing the conference and regional championship ... An All-State Metro Second Team honoree ... Led all 6A pitchers in total strikeouts (351) ... Named Academic All-Conference freshman at Bartlesville ... Started for the varsity team in the fall of 2008 and registered a 0.84 ERA and 381 strikeouts in 250 innings ... Earned First-Team All-Centennial Conference honors and was named Defensive Player of the Year as a rookie ... During summer travel softball, finished second in the 2009 AFA and USFA 16U National Tournament ... Participated in the 2010 ESPN Rise Premier National Softball Championships in Huntington Beach, Calif. ... Took second place in the Premier Girls 16U Fastpitch Qualifier ... Played for the Tulsa Elite 18U Gold squad in 2009, after playing for the OK Energizers (2008-09, 18U Gold), OK Strikers (2005-09, 14U & 16U) and OK Select (2004-08, 12U & 14U) ... Also played for the Platinum Gold 16U and 18U squads in Austin, Texas, for former USA National Team member Lindsay Gardner and Olympian Cat Osterman.
PERSONAL: Born Jacey Noelle Punches on Dec. 5, 1993, in Tulsa, Okla. ... Daughter of Solid and Kristi Punches ... Has one sibling, Jordan (21) ... Plans to major in human sciences with a concentration in apparel, textiles and merchandise ... Also pursuing two minors – business and marketing.
