Laura Masch

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Class:
Senior
High School:
Stephen F. Austin
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

2009 (Senior): Appeared in 24 games with 19 starts for her last season as a Cardinal . . . recorded a 3.63 ERA with 8 wins 6 being of conference play . . . threw for 82 strikeouts out of 115.2 innings pitched . . . threw for a complete game shutout win against UCF to tally her second win of the season . . . led the cards as regular conference season champs with a 2.54 ERA in conference play.

2008 (Junior): Appeared in 18 games with 10 starts . . . pitched five complete games . . . tossed a complete game shutout against Harvard (March 9) and threw 6.1 shutout innings against George Mason (March 12) . . . recorded a 6-4 record with a 3.13 ERA in 78.1 innings . . . tallied wins against Lipscomb, Harvard, George Mason, Butler, IPFW and Akron . . . recorded 61 strikeouts on the year . . . posted a career-high 11 strikeouts against IPFW (April 4) . . . also worked a career-high 8.0 innings against the Mastodons.

2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in 9 games with 6 starts to earn a 5.60 ERA . . . managed 30 strikeouts on the season with 30.0 innings pitched . . . threw for a complete game shut out in Fort Wayne against IPFW for her second win.

2006 (Freshman): Appeared in 14 game with 8 starts as a true Freshman . . . earned a 4.53 ERA with 3 wins on the season . . . tallied 26 strikeouts with 38.2 innings pitched.

High School:Personal:

Daughter of James and Kristen Masch . . . born May 15, 1987, in Austin, Texas . . . full name is Laura Marie Masch . . . majoring in communications. Coached by J.C. Bunch at Stephen F. Austin, where she earned three letters . . . helped her team to a 21-10 record as a senior and a 59-28 record during her career . . . helped her 2005 team to a district championship, a 5A Region II playoff appearance and a No. 19 ranking in the final state poll . . . accumulated a 0.43 ERA with 14 shutouts and 363 strikeouts to earn first-team all-district and All-Central Texas honors in 2005 . . . offensively, hit .330 with a .490 on-base percentage . . . District Most Valuable Player . . . Greater Austin Sports Association 2005 Female High School Athlete of the Year . . . selected to play in the Central Texas All-Star Game, where she struck out 11-of-12 batters she faced on the way to MVP honors . . . District Pitcher of the Year and first team selection as a junior after striking out 240 batters with a 0.67 ERA . . . had 10 shutouts and three no-hitters . . . struck out 218 batters plus tallied a 1.11 ERA with 11 shutouts and four no-hitters as a sophomore . . . first-team All-District and Newcomer of the Year in 2003 . . . played ASA softball with the Houston Power 18 Gold team . . . helped the squad to a third-place finish at AFA 18-and-under national and a 33rd-place finish at ASA 18 Gold Nationals in 2005 . . . a three-time Academic All-District selection . . . member of the National Honor Society and involved with the Peer Assistant Leadership Program . . . graduated with a 3.6 GPA.Started eight games . . . recorded three wins with an ERA of 4.53 . . . 26 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched.Started six games for the Cardinals . . . recorded two wins with an ERA of 5.60 . . . 30 strikeouts in 30 innings pitched . . . threw a two-hit shutout against IPFW . . . recorded a career-high nine strikeouts against IPFW.