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2017 Softball

21 Savannah Jo Dorsey

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt

Biography

2017: Pitched in 40 games for Ohio going 25-9 when starting...earned a 1.13 ERA and 247 innings pitched, striking out 360 batters...Allowed 124 hits with 53 runs and 77 walks, giving up 14 home runs...assisted in 39 outs...Recorded a season-high 22 strikeouts through 11 innings on April 12 vs Kent State...earned four MAC East Pitcher of the Week (2/13, 3/7, 3/14, 4/24). Dorsey went on a four-game undefeated streak until March 2...ended the season ranked second in the country with 298 strikeouts...ended the season fourth in the MAC for ERA (1.59)...ended the season first in the MAC for batters struck out with 167...held the lowest opposing batting average in the MAC with .147...ranked first in the MAC for batters struck out looking with 40...ranked fourth in the MAC for inning pitched with 96.2...tied for third-most wings in the MAC with nine...tied for fourth for most games started with 12...recorded 18 double digit strikeout games...named Academic All-MAC...named Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the second time of her career at Ohio...started in eight of the 10-straight wins Ohio held between March 12 and April 1...also started in three of the eight games Ohio won between Feb.11 and March 2...named All-MAC First Team...Third-most struck-out batters with 360 in a season...22nd most innings pitched in a MAC season...named to the MAC All-Tournament team...held Miami to two hits and two runs on senior day (April 29) while striking out seven batters. 

2016: Served as the starting pitcher in 29 games, recording a season ERA of 1.72, earning 24 wins and charged 12 losses…Had 20 complete games and six shutouts…allowed 61 runs in 248.2 innings…Struck out 336 batters to lead the nation and set a program record for strikeouts in a single season…Opponents only hit .164 against her…Produced a 1.56 ERA and a 9-4 record in 17 appearances and 12 starts in MAC Play…Went 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA while pitching 38 innings and striking out 42 while holding opponents to a .168 batting average in the 2016 MAC tournament…Shutout No.12 Kentucky, 1-0 in eight innings, while allowing one hit and striking out 11 on March 29…Produced a career-high 16 strikeouts against Indiana on March 12…Recorded a one-hitter North Carolina State pitching seven innings and striking out 12 in the 2-0 complete game shutout…Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All-Mideast Region…Awarded Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year…Named All-MAC First Team...Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team…Earned MAC East Pitcher of the Week five times…Earned a spot on the Academic All-MAC Team.

2015: Appeared in two games starting in both of them...Recorded a 3.50 ERA with a 1-1 record pitching 12.0 innings...Tallied 16 strikeouts while allowing eight walks...Had five at bats with one hit.

2014: Served as the starting pitcher in 35 games, recording a season ERA of 2.37, earning 25 wins and charged 18 losses ... Parked six home runs and drove in 24 RBI, lending to her .245 batting average... Recorded and ERA of .21 over four starts in the MAC Tournament...Recorded a perfect game against top-seeded Ball State in the semi-finals of the MAC Tournament...Had two starts in the NCAA Tournament...Named a MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week...Awarded MAC East Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 7...Named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 17...Earned a spot on the Second Team All MAC.

2013: All-MAC Freshman Team ... Three-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week ... Led Ohio in appearances (43), wins (14), complete games (11), shutouts (4), innings pitched (177.1), strikeouts (184), and opposing batting average (.238) ... Ranks third all-time in single-season strikeouts ... Earned the first win of her career at East Carolina on Feb. 8 ... Recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in an Apr. 20 win at Akron ... Recorded double-digit strikeouts on four occasions, each of which came in consecutive fashion from Apr. 17-21 ... At its lowest point, season ERA was 2.40 ... Finished the year with a 14-9 record.

Prior to Ohio: A very successful pitcher at Central Crossing High School ... Pitched 160 innings, registered 231 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.00 during her freshman season ... Pitched 161 innings, struck out 249 and posted an ERA of 0.79 during her sophomore season ... Hit .342 with four home runs, 22 RBI and a .579 slugging percentage during her sophomore season ... As a sophomore, named All-State Honorable Mention, First Team All-District, First Team All-Conference, Third Team All-Metro Area and was an OHSAA Honoree for Leadership ... As a junior, was named First Team All-State, First Team All-District Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, OCC Conference Player of the Year and to the Columbus Dispatch's First Team All-Metro Area ... Led her team to a 25-3 mark (best in school history) as a junior en route to OCC and regional titles ... Pitched 168 innings as a junior, fanning 289 and posting an ERA of 0.91 ... Pitched nine shutouts as a junior.

Personal: Majoring in Biological Sciences.

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