Biography
Junior – 2013: Appeared in 30 games, starting 22… Registered a 5-14 record with a 4.54 ERA in 115.2 innings... Her 98 strikeouts were second-best among FIU pitchers… In her second start of the season against NC State, threw a complete game in a losing effort, and yielded six hits on a run (earned), walked two and fanned five… First win came on 2/17 against Morehead St. (5.0 IP, five hits, run, no walks, five strikeouts)… Tossed eight complete games – second most on the team behind Corinne Jenkins… Best performance came on 4/27 against Western Kentucky in a 1-0 defeat, throwing a complete game, while allowing two hits on a run (earned), walking two and striking out three… Against ULM on 4/6, went the distance allowing two hits on two runs (unearned), walked two and struck out four in a 5-2 win…Defensively, turned in a .897 fielding percentage (three errors in 29 chances)... Is 4th in program history with 435 strikeouts
Sophomore – 2012: In 42 appearances (starting 30) posted a 20-13 record… Registered a 2.86 ERA in 195.2 innings and recorded 204 strikeouts, which is the second-highest in program history for a single season...Earned second team all-conference accolades... Threw at least six innings in 17 appearances… Struck out at least 10 batters on five occasions (Florida A&M, DePaul, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee St. and South Alabama)… Appeared in 19 conference games, starting 14, with a 10-6 record, 2.70 ERA in 88.0 innings of work… In those conference games, allowed 67 hits, 47 runs (34 earned), walked 42 and struck out 102 batters… Opponents hit .218 against her in 720 at-bats… Hit 16 batters… Recorded a save against Jacksonville on March 14.
Freshman – 2011: Started 20 games in the circle, making 23 appearances overall, going 9-9 with a 2.87 ERA…Finished second on the team in wins (9), complete games (13), and innings pitched (129.1)…Led the Panthers in strikeouts with 133 as opponents hit just .259 against her…Had seven appearances in which she did not allow an earned run, including a complete-game shutout against Columbia (3/5)…Fanned a season-high 15 hitters against Western Michigan (3/4)…Recorded 12 strikeouts against FGCU (3/30) and followed up with a 13-strikeout performance against Troy (4/2)…Notched first collegiate victory against Providence (2/19), allowing one run in five innings…At the plate, she registered her first-career hit against Boston College (3/11) and finished the day 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored…Was also the winning pitcher against the Eagles after hurling 6.1 innings and striking out eight.
Union High School: Graduated as the Washington state high school record holder for career strikeouts with 1,074 over her four-year career as a varsity pitcher … Earned Washington 3A All-State First Team honors all four years … A four-time Regional Player of the Year selection … Earned Columbian Player of the Year honors her final three years … As a freshman, recorded 310 strikeouts … Went on to record 190 strikeouts as a sophomore … Named MVP at La Center High School as a freshman and sophomore … Posted 252 strikeouts as a junior …Tallied 292 strikeouts in her final campaign … Tabbed Union High School MVP as a junior and senior ... Notched a batting average of .377 in her final campaign at Union, contributing 23 hits, 18 RBIs, 16 runs, five home runs, three doubles and one triple … In the circle her senior year, registered an ERA of 0.62 en route to a record of 22-2 … Allowed 52 hits, 24 runs and 13 earned runs in 146 innings while averaging 14 strikeouts per game … Also played volleyball and basketball for one year …A member of the Washington Bulldogs Gold.
Personal: Born Nov. 23, 1991 … Daughter of Windy and Cary Dawson … Has younger twin sisters, Brittney and Courtney … Majoring in education with plans on teaching and coaching in the future.
