2010 Softball Roster
Roster
Lindsey Dunlap
- Position:
- P
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Hueytown, AL
- High School:
- Hueytown HS
CAREER: Pitched in the 2009 and 2012 NCAA Tournaments . . . Finished 24-29 in four seasons with the Bulldogs, owning a 4.02 ERA with 296 strikeouts in 346.1 innings of work . . . At the conclusion of her eligibility, owned the fifth-lowest opponent batting average in school history (.238), while ranking second in strikeouts per seven innings (5.98), second in strikeouts looking (75), third in strikeouts (296), third in saves (8), eighth in complete games (24), 10th in innings pitched (346.1) and 11th in wins (24) . . . One of six pitchers in school history to throw 10.0 innings in a game . . . Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2011 . . . Her 6.47 strikeout ratio in 2010 as a sophomore was the fourth highest in a single season in the history of MSU softball . . . Threw 20 complete games and recorded 161 strikeouts as a freshman in 2009, both placing third in a single season in school history . . . Led the team in ERA, wins and saves in 2009, as well as strikeouts and strikeout ratio in 2009 and 2010 . . . Named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 30 and April 20, 2009 . . . Voted by her teammates as MSU’s Most Valuable Player as only a freshman in 2009 . . . Named to the Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team in 2009 and 2010, as well as the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team in 2009.
2012 Highlights: Led the team in opponent batting average (.167), finishing with a 2-3 record and a 3.32 ERA in 23 appearances (four starts) . . . From Feb. 26 vs. Michigan to April 1 vs. No. 3 Alabama, gave up a hit in one game out of 10 appearances . . . Received the win in the 9-6 win over Memphis in the final game of the 2012 Mardi Gras Invitational, picking up her first win inside the circle since April 21, 2010 at Auburn . . . The victory moved her into sole possession of 10th-place all-time in school history in wins by a pitcher . . . Allowed only one hit while fanning two in two innings of relief work in the home opener vs. SIU-Edwardsville . . . Pitched a season-high 3.1 innings and fanned a season-best four batters at the NFCA Leadoff Classic vs. DePaul . . . Pitched one inning of relief against No. 12 Michigan, striking out one Wolverine . . . Threw 2.1 scoreless innings as the starter in the second Bulldog Classic win vs. Columbia . . . Was instrumental in the win at home vs. Samford, picking up the save after 3.0 innings of hitless ball, including seven strikeouts . . . Six of her seven strikeouts were consecutive, making her the first MSU pitcher since Kelsey Nurnberg in March 2008 to strike out six in a row in a single game . . . Made her second start of the season in game two of the doubleheader vs. Florida . . . Threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against No. 7 Georgia at home on March 11 . . . Threw a combined 2.1 hitless innings against No. 12 Tennessee in two appearances . . . Hurled another 4.0 hitless innings at home the following weekend against No. 2 Alabama . . . Struck out four batters in the series-sweeping finale at Ole Miss . . . Struck out four in 1.2 hitless innings in the nationally-televised win at home vs. Kentucky in the second game of the series . . . Concluded the series sweep of UK with another four strikeouts in 3.0 innings of relief . . . Started game two of the Senior Day doubleheader sweep vs. Tennessee Tech, picking up the win after eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings . . . Earned her second save of the season in the series opener at Auburn after entering with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the seventh and securing the MSU win . . . Threw 2.2 innings of relief the next day against the Tigers . . . Finished the regular season by recording an out in the series finale at Auburn . . . Put in 4.0 innings of work in the SEC Tournament opener against No. 3 Alabama, fanning six batters . . . Started the first game of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, allowing three runs on five hits in 3.0 innings of work vs. BYU . . . Made an appearance vs. Portland State in MSU’s second game of the NCAA Eugene Regional.
2011 Highlights: Named to the 2011 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll . . . Finished the year ranked eighth in career complete games (24), ninth in innings pitched (302.0), tied for 10th in wins (22), fifth in saves (6) and eighth in strikeouts (235) . . . Recorded two outs against Purdue on Feb. 27 . . . Pitched an inning of no-hit ball against Mississippi Valley State on March 6 . . . Tossed three innings against Kentucky, allowing two unearned runs and two hits while striking out four.
2010 Highlights: Made 20 appearances, drawing 13 starts . . . Tossed 74.2 innings, compiling a 5-8 mark and tying for the team lead with two saves . . . Paced the Bulldogs with 69 strikeouts and collected MSU’s fourth-highest, single-season strikeout ratio (6.47) . . . Threw five innings to win at Mississippi Valley State . . . Struck out the side to earn the save against Southern University (March 31) . . . Tossed a four-hit shutout and K’d a season-high nine to defeat Kentucky in the series finale . . . Earned her second save of the season in a win at South Carolina . . . Allowed a run and four hits while striking out five to earn the win as MSU completed a doubleheader sweep at Auburn (April 21).
2009 Highlights: Set the MSU freshman strikeouts record (161) and had the second-best rookie strikeout ratio (5.18) . . . Tied for third in single-season history with 20 complete games . . . Tossed 217.2 innings, the second-most by a freshman and fifth-most overall in school history . . . Collected a 17-16 record and tied for the SEC lead with four saves while compiling a 3.41 ERA . . . Won a rookie-record five-straight games to open the year, and eight of her final 13 starts . . . Earned Bulldog Round-Robin and Bulldog Classic All-Tournament honors . . . Beat Florida State as MSU won the Sunshine Classic title . . . Earned her first of two SEC Freshman of the Week awards after picking up a win over UAB and two victories over No. 9 Tennessee . . . Received her second league freshman of the week nod following a win over No. 6 Georgia and two victories over South Carolina . . .
High School/CLUB Highlights: Named EA Sports All-America First Team following a stellar career for Lissa Walker at Hueytown (Ala.) High School . . . Won 138 games and struck out 1,646 during her prep career . . . Named Alabama’s Gatorade Player of the Year and Alabama’s Miss Softball by the Alabama Sports Writers Association after guiding HHS to a third state championship in four seasons . . . Went 41-1 her senior season with a 0.57 ERA and 442 strikeouts in leading Hueytown to a 61-5-2 record and No. 12 national ranking . . . Named state tourney MVP and Alabama Sports Writers’ Association All-Classification Pitcher . . . Tabbed the state and metro pitcher of the year two-straight years by the Birmingham News after earning All-State and all-metro honors from the publication each year of her varsity career . . . Also earned ASWA 2008 Super All-State honors . . . Tallied a 0.20 ERA and won 44 games as a junior . . . Fanned 210 as a sophomore in leading the Golden Gophers to the 2006 Class 5A state title . . . Named Super All-Metro, All-State, Birmingham News West Player of the Year, Super 12 All-State and state tournament MVP as a freshman after leading HHS to a 5A state title . . . Played club softball for the Birmingham Vipers and the Florida Gold Coast Hurricanes . . . Led the Vipers to four ASA state championships and two ASA national tournament showings . . . Helped the Gold Coast Hurricanes to third place at the 2007 ASA Gold Nationals.
Personal Information: Born Lindsey Nicole Dunlap on Aug. 15, 1990, in Birmingham, Ala. . . . Daughter of Gary and Kecia Dunlap . . . Has one sister, Shae . . . Majoring in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) . . . Biggest fear is bad weather . . . Favorite professional athlete is Cat Osterman . . . Favorite television show is Law and Order SVU . . . Favorite actress is Katherine Heigl . . . Favorite hobby is spending time with her family at the beach in the summer and in the mountains in the fall.
CAREER HIGHS
IP 10.0, 2x, last vs. Auburn, 4/22/09
Strikeouts 11 vs. Jackson State, 4/9/09
Hits 10 at Tennessee, 3/29/09
Runs 11 vs. Washington, 2/12/11
Earned Runs 11 vs. Washington, 2/12/11
Walks 10 vs. Washington, 2/12/11
