CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: A transfer from the University of Georgia who set nearly every Mississippi State pitching record despite just two years with the program ... Filled the staff ace role and excelled during time on campus ... Carried Mississippi State to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances during two years on the active roster ... A three-time Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week selection, the most picks for a Bulldog hurler in program history ... Finished career as the program’s all-time leader in strikeouts (473), strikeouts looking (102), lowest opponent batting average (.193), fewest walks allowed per seven innings (1.05), and most strikeouts per seven innings (8.83) ... Tied for eighth on the MSU career chart in wins with 35 and tied for sixth in saves with six ... Threw the fourth most complete games in Bulldog history (34) and tied for the sixth most solo shutouts (eight) ... Owns the Mississippi State single-season record for lowest opponent batting average (.176/2013), fewest walks allowed per seven innings (0.78/2013), most strikeouts per seven innings (8.85/2014), strikeouts (250/2013) and strikeouts looking (55/2013).
2014: Capped career with another strong campaign as the anchor of the pitching staff ... Ended with an 18-12 record to go along with a 2.98 earned-run average ... Set the Mississippi State single-season record with 8.85 strikeouts per seven innings and tied for seventh on the single-season wins list with 18 ... Tossed 176.1 innings with 84 runs allowed, 75 earned, on 139 hits and 34 walks ... Fanned 223 batters, the third most in a year in program history ... Held opponents to just a .212 average, the fifth-best mark by any MSU pitcher during a campaign ... Registered 47 strikeouts looking ... Finished the year ranked 18th among all NCAA Division I pitchers in strikeouts per seven innings ... Allowed just 1.35 walks per seven innings, good for the eighth-best mark in a year in program history ... Within the Southeastern Conference, ended the campaign standing third in strikeouts, fourth in strikeouts looking (47), eighth in fewest walks allowed, tied for ninth in wins, ninth in innings pitched and 11th in opponent batting average ... Limited right-handed batters to a .194 average (84-for-432) ... With the bases empty, foes hit just .190 (80-for-420) ... Also recorded three at-bats and had one hit, a double ... Scored a run and drove in another ... Appeared in 17 SEC games, starting 12, and going 5-8 with a 5.04 ERA ... Struck out 79 in 76.1 league innings, yielding 62 runs, 55 earned, on 84 hits and 16 free passes ... Allowed league foes to hit .271 ... Versus SEC competition, held right-handed hitters to a .268 average (56-for-209) ... During conference games, teams hit .233 with the bases empty (44-for-189) ... Against top-25 opponents, went 4-9 with a 4.72 ERA and 81 whiffs in 78.2 innings ... A key part of MSU’s 39 victories, going 18-0 with a 1.23 earned-run average ... Fanned 153 batters in 111.2 innings pitched while limiting opponents to a .158 batting average during victories ... Earned 13 of the Bulldogs’ 29 non-conference victories, going 13-4 with a 1.40 ERA ... Fanned 114 batters in 100.0 non-league innings ... Held opponents outside of SEC games to a .159 batting average ... Started the year on a hot streak, going 7-1 with a 0.41 ERA during February ... Struck out 73 batters in 50.2 innings during initial month of the campaign ... After giving up leadoff home run in 2014 debut, against Jacksonville State (Feb. 8), retired 33 of final 37 Gamecock batters faced ... Had a perfect game through four-and-two-thirds innings against Jacksonville State (Feb. 9) before allowing lone base runner of the contest with a one-out double in the fifth inning ... Went 3-0 during the FAU Strike Out Cancer Tournament (Feb. 13-15), striking out 27 in 19.2 innings pitched. Held opponents to a .123 batting average with a .033 mark (one-for-30) with runners on base ... Entered for the final inning against Memphis (March 1) and earned sixth career save, tied for the sixth most in MSU history ... Came within one pitch of a perfect game versus Ohio (March 2), yielding only one home run. No other Bobcat reached base in the 93-pitch complete-game performance ... Entered in the seventh inning with the game tied 1-1 against No. 8 Kentucky (March 8) with the potential winning run on first base and recorded three-straight outs and picked up the win as MSU scored in the bottom of the frame ... Nine of 15 outs recorded in relief appearance at Georgia State (March 12) came via the strikeout. Also recorded first career at-bat, hit, double, run scored and run batted in versus the Panthers. Run scored was the game-winning tally ... Did not allow a hit at No. 21 Auburn (March 22) through the first five-and-a-third innings ... Struck out 14 Marshall batters in the series opener (March 29) ... Total is the third most in a game in program history ... Earned the win against No. 3 Alabama (April 12) by throwing a complete game, allowing just two hits and striking out 12 ... In the series finale with the Crimson Tide (April 13), threw nine-and-two thirds innings and threw a shutout through nine frames ... Named the April 14 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week following performances versus Alabama.
2013: Led the pitching staff in nearly every category, including earned-run average (1.97), victories (17), complete games (18), shutouts (five), saves (five) and strikeouts (250) ... Established Mississippi State single-season records in strikeouts and strikeouts per seven innings (8.83) while ranking sixth in shutouts, saves and innings pitched (198.2) and tied for 10th in victories ... Set the program single-game marks for strikeouts with 16 against SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 24) and now owns the top three single-game totals in MSU history ... Posted an 11.4 strikeout to walk ratio during the season, allowing just 22 walks to the 250 whiffs ... Registered a 0.79 ERA and 13-4 record in non-conference contests, striking out 143 in 98.0 innings pitched ... Held non-league foes to a .120 batting average and tossed five shutouts and 10 complete games ... Against SEC competition, went 4-9 with a trio of saves and a 3.13 ERA and 107 whiffs in 100.2 innings ... Limited opponents to a .226 average ... Twirled eight complete games in 12 starts ... Dominant in neutral-site games, going 7-1 with a 0.44 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 48.0 innings ... Recorded three shutouts, seven complete games and held foes to a .111 batting average during neutral-site contests ... In Starkville, went 6-5 with a 1.98 ERA, .176 batting average against and 103 strikeouts in 84.2 frames ... Held NCAA Tournament participants to a .196 batting average and posted a 2.48 ERA with 134 strikeouts compared with just 14 walks allowed ... Limited right-handed batters to a .143 batting average and held foes to a .212 mark with runners on base ... Made Bulldog debut versus South Alabama (Feb. 7), setting the school record for strikeouts in a season opener with nine ... Earned seventh career save with 1.1 hitless innings to close out Troy victory at the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (Feb. 8) ... Picked up first win at MSU versus Georgia State (Feb. 9), giving up one hit and striking out five in four shutout innings ... Named MVP of the Bulldog Battle (Feb. 7-9) after going 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA, 17 strikeouts, no walks and a .065 opponent batting average in three appearances ... Pitched MSU’s first complete-game one-hit shutout in more than three seasons against Western Kentucky (Feb. 16), retiring the final 19 batters after giving up a single with two outs in the first ... Against Lipscomb (Feb. 17), tied the then-school record with 14 strikeouts and combined with Stephanie Becker (seven strikeouts) to finish one strikeout shy of the then-SEC single-game record of 22 whiffs ... Picked up first-career SEC weekly honor Feb. 25, being named the league’s Co-Pitcher of the Week ... Named to the Blues City Classic All-Tournament First Team (Feb. 23-24) after going 2-0 with two complete-game shutouts, 31 whiffs, one walk and a .067 opponent batting average ... Set the then-school record with 15 strikeouts in a complete-game, two-hit blanking of Wichita State (Feb. 23) ... Came back a day later versus SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 24) to break own school record with a 16-strikeout performance ... Started the game by breaking the school record for consecutive whiffs, fanning the entire starting Cougars’ lineup ... Named SEC Pitcher of the Week for the second-straight week on March 4 after going 3-0 with a 0.38 ERA at the D9 Citrus Classic (March 1-3) ... Also named College Sports Madness’ National Pitcher of the Week on March 5, becoming the third player in school history to earn a national weekly honor ... Tossed the 14th no-hitter in school history, and the first of her career, against Fordham (March 2) ... Threw third consecutive complete-game victory in as many days against Syracuse (March 3), striking out 10 ... Started one of the SEC’s classic pitching duels, striking out 10 and walking none in a career-high 14 innings in a complete game loss versus No. 12 LSU (March 8) in the league opener ... Came back the next day (March 9) and retired the Tigers in order in the top of the seventh, earning the save and snapping LSU’s 21-game winning streak against the Bulldogs ... Threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout in the five-inning run-rule victory in game one of the College of Charleston sweep (March 14) ... In the series against Auburn, struck out 26 batters and, in the finale, picked up the complete-game victory ... Struck out seven of eight batters faced in relief to pick up the win against UAB (April 3) ... Became the fourth pitcher in 2013 to defeat No. 3 Florida (April 7), doing so on the road with 5.0 innings of one-run ball ... Tossed a complete-game two-hitter in the nationally televised win against Ole Miss (April 12) ... Picked up fourth save of the year with 2.0 innings in game two of the three-game sweep against the Rebels (April 13) ... Earned SEC-leading fifth save of the year with 2.0 shutout innings of relief in the series-opening win at No. 4 Alabama (April 19), helping snap the Crimson Tide’s 27-game winning streak against the Bulldogs ... Defeated No. 14 Texas A&M on the road in the second game of the series (May 4), striking out six in the complete-game effort.
2012: In first year in Starkville, sat out the season due to SEC transfer rules … Provided top-notch batting practice inside the circle.
2011 (AT GEORGIA): Appeared in 38 games (13 starts) with a 15-5 record, three saves, a 1.93 ERA and 159 strikeouts ... Threw 5.0 scoreless innings at No. 25 Auburn (April 29) for a win in the series opener ... Tossed a scoreless seventh versus East Carolina (Feb. 12) to earn a save ... Pitched a five-inning, complete-game shutout with four hits and six whiffs against Buffalo (Feb. 18) ... Went 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 17 strikeouts in the Cathedral City Classic (Feb. 24-26) ... Went 2-0 in the Bulldog Invitational (March 4-6) with a complete-game three-hitter versus Campbell as well as 4.2 innings of one-hit relief against Chattanooga ... Earned a save with 2.0 innings of work in game one and then pitched a complete-game shutout for a win in the doubleheader sweep at South Carolina (March 16) ... Tallied a win against USC Upstate (March 23) with five strikeouts in four innings, including 43-of-49 pitches for strikes (first 22 pitches of game) ... Recorded season’s third save with 2.0 scoreless innings versus No. 18 Kentucky (April 9) ... Earned the win at No. 22 Georgia Tech (April 13) with 6.1 innings of relief ... Notched a win with 4.0 innings of relief against Georgia Southern (April 20).
2010 (AT GEORGIA): Appeared in 32 games (five starts) with a 13-2 record and three saves to go along with a 2.58 ERA with 88 whiffs ... Made four appearances in the Women’s College World Series, including a save against No. 1 Washington (June 3) ... Made collegiate debut and struck out the first four batters faced in 2.0 innings of work versus Bowling Green (Feb. 19) ... Tossed 2.0 innings in relief with four strikeouts versus Western Carolina (Feb. 20) ... Worked the final frame of a five-inning no-hitter against Belmont (March 5) ... Tossed 5.2 innings of relief with five strikeouts against Elon for her first win (March 6) ... Made two relief appearances at No. 17 Tennessee (March 20-21), going 2-0 in 8.2 innings with five strikeouts in each appearance ... Tossed the final 2.2 innings in series finale at Kentucky (March 28), surrendering just one hit and fanning four for the win ... Made three appearances against Arkansas (April 2-3) without allowing a hit and combined on a one-hitter in game three by earning first save of career with 2.0 innings of relief ... Pitched two relief innings at No. 6 Georgia Tech (April 7) for the win ... Went 2-0 with a 0.62 ERA and seven strikeouts in three appearances at Ole Miss (April 10-11) ... Notched second save in opener against South Carolina (April 24) ... Made first career start in game three at No. 12 LSU (April 30) and pitched a complete game for the win, allowing two unearned runs on six hits with three strikeouts ... Won two starts at No. 12 Texas, including a complete-game shutout in game one (May 9-10) ... Named to fall 2009 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
PRE-COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Ga., helping ECHS to four-consecutive Georgia High School Association Class 5A Elite Eight appearances, three region titles and a runner-up finish in the 2008 state finals ... Led the Indians in 2008 with a 12-6-1 record and 0.65 ERA en route to the team’s Pitcher of the Year Award, while also leading the team in home runs ... Three-time All-County selection including a first-team nod in 2008 ... Played in North/South All-Star Game ... Named ECHS softball Scholar Athlete for 2007 and 2008 ... Played travel softball five years for the Georgia Impact Organization, helping team to ASA “A” National finishes of 25th in 2007 and 33rd in 2008 ... Played on the Bullets in 2009 ... As a member of Extreme Mavericks in 2007, helped squad place fourth at the Fireworks 18U Tournament and to a 6-0 record in the Ronald McDonald Tournament ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL: Born Alison Nicole Owen on Jan. 28, 1991, in Riverdale, Ga. ... Daughter of Al and Donna Owen ... Has one sister, Erin ... Majored in human sciences (human development and family studies).
