2008 Softball Roster
Roster
Kelsey Nurnberg
- Position:
- P
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Ankeny, IA
- High School:
- Daytona Beach JC
AS A JUNIOR (2008):
Made 38 appearances, drawing 30 starts ... Recorded a personal and school eighth-best 17 wins to 10 losses ... Tallied a 2.26 ERA with 98 strikeouts and six shutouts ... Went the distance 15 times and added a pair of saves ... Allowed 79 runs, 56 earned, while holding opposing hitters to a .244 average over a team second-most 173.1 innings ... Reeled off seven straight victories to start the season ... Held opponents scoreless the first 21.2 innings of the year, the fifth-longest streak in school history, and without an earned run for 24.2 innings ... Opened the year with a three-hit, five-strikeout shutout of No. 20 Oregon at the Cathedral City Kickoff ... Pitched a career-best eight innings in a win over California (2/10) ... Struck out six in a three-hit, complete-game victory over N.C. State (2/29) ... Earned her second save of the year, matching her career high, as she recorded the final two outs against UMass (3/2) ... Earned MVP honors at the Bulldog Classic after going 3-0 with a 0.88 ERA, four runs and 14 strikeouts ... Allowed a pair of unearned runs on six hits in the tournament-clinching win over Louisiana Tech (3/9) ... Went the distance and gave up two runs on four hits with two strikeouts to clinch a series victory over in-state rival Ole Miss (3/21) ... Struck out a career-best 10 in a win against Georgetown (3/30) ... Hurled a three-hit shutout to complete a two-game series sweep of Kentucky (4/3) ... Went the distance, allowing a run on six hits with five strikeouts, to secure a road series win over South Carolina (4/12).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007):
Saw action in 31 games from the circle, including a team second-most 18 starts after joining the team in January ... Turned in a 7-6 record and a 3.07 ERA in 107 innings pitched, second most on the squad a year ago ... Struck out 55 batters on the year while issuing 21 walks ... Held opponents to a .262 batting average ... Also recorded three combined shutouts and two saves ... Allowed one run on eight hits in 4-1 complete game win over Auburn on March 24 ... Recorded a season-best seven strikeouts in 3.2 innings against Arkansas on May 4 ... Posted her first save March 4 after allowing no runs on two hits in six innings in a 2-0 win against Austin Peay ... Picked up a save against Indiana State after hurling the final two innings.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association NJCAA Division I Third Team All-American and first team all-region honoree ... Also claimed second team all-state and first team all-conference accolades for Sabrina Manhart at Daytona Beach Community College ... Claimed the Mid-Florida Conference Outstanding Pitcher Award and the coaches achievement award after topping the Florida junior college ranks with 33 victories and 272 strikeouts ... Ranked 10th in the state with a 1.02 ERA ... Named MVP of the 2006 Palm Springs (Fla.) Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Played high school softball at Ankeny High School ... Named second team all-state and Class 4A all-district in 2005 ... Earned I.G.C.A. Central All-District accolades in 2004, as well as CIML Second Team All-Conference and Class 4A Special Mention Pitcher following the 2004 season ... Played travel ball for the SummerTime Sluggers.
PERSONAL:
Born Kelsey Liane Nurnberg on August 8, 1986 in
