2018 Softball Roster
Carolyn Wilmes
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
Wilmes' Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG
CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2018 SEASON
• Two-Time Academic All-MAC (2016, 2017)
• Two-Time MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week (March 3, 2015; April 18, 2017)
• MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (April 26, 2017)
• Made 80 career appearances in the circle over 171 possible games, earning 51 career starts
• Threw her first career no-hitter versus Toledo (April 21, 2017)
• Has thrown four career complete game shutouts
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: Seventh in strikeouts per seven innings (6.58 in 2017), tied for 14th in appearances (34 in 2017), tied for 17th in shutouts (4th in 2017), 18th in strikeouts (129 in 2017)
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 10th in strikeouts per seven innings (4.82), 11th in appearances (82), 12th in strikeouts (209), 14th in starts (51), 15th in wins (24), tied for 16th in shutouts (4), tied for 16th in innings pitched (303.1)
2017 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … made 34 appearances in the circle, earning a 3.72 ERA … led Ball State’s pitching staff and tied for sixth in the league with 13 wins … ranked sixth in the MAC with 129 strikeouts, which is the 18th-best single season total in program history and ranked 109th nationally … averaged 6.6 strikeouts per seven innings to rank fifth in the MAC and 90th nationally … posted four complete game shutout victories and tallied her first career no-hitter … held opposing batters to a .247 batting average, which ranked her 10th in the MAC … earned her first win of the season versus Penn (March 3), limiting the Quakers to five hits and one run while striking out five batters … earned her first complete game win of the season versus St. Bonaventure (March 5), limiting the Bonnies to four hits and an unearned run while striking out six batters over 7.0 innings of work … earned her first career complete game shutout victory versus Brown (March 10), striking out eight Bears while allowing just two hits in an 8-0 (5) victory … followed with complete game shutouts in her next two starts versus Northern Kentucky (March 19) and at Buffalo (March 24) … add in a pair of scoreless relief appearance versus Rutgers (March 11) and at SIUE (March 18), plus the first inning in the series finale at Buffalo (March 26), Wilmes put together a 22.2 inning shutout streak which was the longest shutout streak for a Ball State pitcher since 2010 ... held Indiana State (March 29) hitless over 1.2 innings of relief work to earn the win in Ball State’s 2-1 (8) victory … earned the pitching win in two of the three games versus Miami, opening the series with a seven-hit complete game victory April 1 and earning the win after throwing 3.1 innings of one-hit relief April 2 … followed with back-to-back complete game league wins versus Northern Illinois (April 4) and at Ohio (April 8) … held the Huskies to five hits and a pair of runs while striking out three … limited the Bobcats to four hits and a pair of runs while striking out nine … picked up her fourth complete game shutout win of the season versus Eastern Michigan (April 14), holding the Eagles to just five hits while striking out nine in an 8-0 (6) victory … struck out a career-high 10 batters the following day in the second game of a doubleheader versus Eastern Michigan (April 15) … limited the Eagles to three hits over 6.0 innings of work … her final win of the season came versus Toledo (April 21), when she threw her first career no-hitter, helping Ball State earn a 2-1 victory by also striking out four batters … struck out at least one batter in 31 of her appearances, with at least four strikeouts in 15 of her 24 starts … limited opponents to two-or-fewer hits in 12 of her 34 appearances … held opponents to two-or-fewer earned runs in 24 trips to the circle.
2016 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … made 26 appearances in the circle, earning 12 starts … finished the season with a 4-7 record and a 5.63 ERA … ranked second on the team with 44 strikeouts … struck out a season-high four batters in six games, with her first coming versus Southern Miss. (Feb. 13) … threw 3.0 innings of relief to earn her first win of the season versus Stony Brook (March 5), allowing just two hits and a walk … her second win of the season came after 4.1 innings of relief in the second game of a doubleheader versus Ohio (April 2), helping the Cardinals complete the three-game series sweep while striking out four batters … earned her first of back-to-back complete game victories in the first game of a doubleheader versus Central Michigan (April 23), allowing just five hits and one run over 7.0 innings of work … held Western Michigan (April 29) to eight hits and two runs over 7.0 innings, while striking out four, for her second complete game victory … also struck out four and allowed just one earned run over 5.0 innings in her final appearance of the season in game two of a doubleheader at Toledo (May 6) … earned at least one strikeout in 18 appearances, while surrendering no earned runs on six occasions.
2015 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … helped guide the Cardinals to the MAC West Division Championship, the MAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA South Bend Regional … made 22 appearances in the circle, with 15 starts … finished the season with a 7-5 record and a 5.49 ERA … struck out 36 batters … named MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week (March 3, 2015) … threw 4.0 innings and tallied a pair of strikeouts in her first career start versus Indiana State (Feb. 7) … earned her first career victory versus Stephen F. Austin (Feb 28), allowing just two hits and one unearned run over 5.2 innings of work … picked up her first of four complete game victories by holding Detroit (March 3) to one run and two hits over 6.0 innings … opened her MAC career with back-to-back complete game victories in nightcaps versus at Central Michigan (March 28) and vs. Buffalo (April 4) … threw 4.2 innings of a 5.0 inning 9-0 shutout of Bowling Green (April 12), limiting the Falcons to three hits and a walk … struck out a season-high six batters over 5.2 innings of work versus Butler (April 14) … earned a complete game victory versus Indiana (April 12), striking out two over 5.0 innings of work … recorded at least one strikeout in 19 of her 22 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Evansville Mater Dei High School … logged a 12-2 record and a 1.90 ERA in the circle her senior year to help guide the Wildcats to a 24-4 overall record … earned second team all-state and all-conference accolades as a senior … stuck out 131 batters, while issuing just 15 walks her senior season … hit .342 with five home runs and 15 RBI as a senior … posted a 26-2 record in the circle as a junior to help guide the Wildcats to a 29-3 overall record, as well as regional and sectional titles …named All-Metro Player of the Year after posting a 0.48 earned run average and 365 strikeouts her junior season … was also named the Metro Player of the Year as a sophomore after posting an 18-6 record in the circle, to go along with a 1.17 ERA and 240 strikeouts … ESPN Radio 106.7 FM Player of the Week selection as a sophomore … led Mater Dei to a 20-7 record her sophomore campaign … hit .312 with 19 RBI as a junior and .356 with 30 RBI as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Laurie Wilmes … has three brothers, Adam, Craig and Daniel … born April 16, 1996 in Evansville, Ind. … full name is Carolyn Elisabeth Wilmes … majoring in legal studies … maintains a 3.547 grade-point average.
