2009 Softball Roster
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Flesher, Misty
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Jersey Number 17
Misty Flesher
- Position:
- P
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lone Grove, OK
- High School:
- Lone Grove HS
Bio
CAREER: Pitched in the 2008 and 2012 NCAA Tournaments, while also appearing on the MSU roster for the 2009 NCAA Tournament . . . The school record holder with 85 strikeouts looking . . . Also owns the school record for lowest stolen base against percentage with a minimum of 35 attempts (.704) . . . Rewrote the Bulldog record book, appearing in the second-most games all-time (123), becoming the fourth-winningest pitcher in school history (44) . . . Finished her career with the Maroon and White ranked fifth in innings pitched (424.2), sixth in strikeouts (257), sixth in saves (6), sixth in complete games (26), seventh in games started (64), ninth in strikeouts per seven innings (4.24) and tied for ninth in shutouts (9) . . . Member of the 2012 SEC Softball Community Service Team and was named MSU’s female nominee for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship . . . Led the team in ERA in 2008, 2010 and 2012 . . . Paced the squad in winning percentage in 2008 and 2012 . . . Was named a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete in 2010 and 2011 . . . Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2009-2011, as well as the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll in 2008 . . . Set the school record for wins by a freshman with 20 in 2008 . . . Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18 and April 14, 2008 . . . Voted by her teammates as MSU’s Most Valuable Pitcher in 2008 and 2010 . . . Named to the Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team in 2008 and 2010 . . . Earned Bulldog Classic All-Tournament honors in 2008, 2010 and 2011 . . . Named MVP of the 2008 MSU Bully Bash Tournament.
2012 Highlights: Led the team with a .800 winning percentage (4-1) and a team-low 2.30 ERA, making 10 appearances and recording 12 strikeouts . . . Made her senior debut with an inning pitched Feb. 17 against SIU-Edwardsville in the 2012 home opener . . . Recorded her first complete-game victory since May 1, 2010, with a five-inning run-rule victory over Columbia on the first day of the Bulldog Classic . . . Struck out a season-high five batters against the Lions . . . Had her best outing of the season in relief in the series opener at LSU, giving up just one run in 3.0 innings of work . . . Gave up zero earned runs and struck out one in 0.2 innings of relief in the series finale at home vs. No. 12 Tennessee . . . Notched her third win of the season at Mississippi Valley State, pitching the final two innings of scoreless relief . . . Pitched a combined inning of scoreless relief in the home series against No. 2 Alabama . . . Earned the start in the nationally-televised win vs. Kentucky . . . Picked up her fourth win of the season on Senior Day against Tennessee Tech, striking out three and yielding a run in 5.0 innings of game one of the doubleheader sweep.
2011 Highlights: Named a 2011 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete as well as a 2011 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection . . . Pitched 5.2 innings against UNLV, allowing two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts . . . Came back in the next game and struck out four while surrendering four earned runs (five total) over 4.1 frames . . . Tossed the final four innings against Illinois-Chicago in the opening-weekend finale, holding the Flames to one hit to earn her first victory of the season . . . Allowed a hit and struck out two over the final two innings to notch the save against Louisiana Tech in the 2011 home opener . . . Tossed 4.1 innings of three-hit ball to earn a save and a win and a place on the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team . . . Earned her second save of the year in State’s upset of No. 22 Texas A&M, recording the final out of the game with the Aggies having the tying run at the plate . . . Threw 4.1 innings of three-hit relief against Mississippi Valley State, striking out four to notch her second win of the year . . . Earned the series-clinching win against South Carolina, allowing three earned runs with four strikeouts over 4.1 innings . . . Matched a career-best eight innings and struck-out a personal-best 11 to earn the win in State’s 9-8, 10-inning victory against Florida State . . . Tossed 4.2 innings and struck out five in relief as she earned the win in a one-hit shutout of Arkansas . . . Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings to earn the win as the Dawgs completed the three-game sweep of Arkansas . . . Collected her third save of the season as she tossed two innings of one-hit softball with four strikeouts against Alcorn State . . . Earned her fourth save of the season as she recorded the final out in MSU’s 4-3 win against No. 22 Auburn . . . Tossed three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, to notch the win against Mississippi Valley State on April 19 . . . Pitched 2.1 innings in relief and earned the victory in State’s 8-6 upset of seventh-ranked Georgia.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and earned a third SEC Academic Honor Roll selection . . . Paced the team with 12 victories and 124.2 innings pitched in 34 appearances . . . Struck out 64, second-most on the squad . . . Earned a pair of wins over UAB at the season-opening Bulldog Round-Robin, claiming all-tournament honors . . . Went a career-high 8.0 innings and K’d a season-high six in an Aggie Classic-closing victory against Oregon State . . . Named all-tournament at the Bulldog Classic . . . Earned the win against 19th-ranked Tennessee . . . Collected her seventh win of the season against Southern Mississippi on March 17 . . . Earned both victories at South Carolina (April 17-18). Allowed a run and four hits in the opener before closing the series with a complete-game effort . . . Went the distance in MSU’s series-opening win at Auburn (April 21), allowing two runs and seven hits to earn her third-straight victory.
2009 Highlights: Tossed 7.1 innings over four appearances, striking out three and compiling a 2.86 earned-run average before being sidelined by injury.
2008 Highlights: Started 28 games and appeared in 10 more during her rookie season, registering the second-most wins by an MSU freshman (20) . . . Topped the team with a 2.11 ERA and 119 strikeouts . . . Held opponents to a .228 average, allowing 54 earned runs over a team-high 179.1 innings . . . Twice named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week, earning the honor after the Bulldog Round-Robin and following a pair of complete-game wins against South Carolina . . . Struck out nine, the most by an MSU freshman in her first start, to defeat Cal State Northridge at the Cathedral City Kickoff . . . Earned the save in State’s victory over California . . . Named Bulldog Round-Robin all-tournament after picking up wins over Wright State and Fordham . . . Allowed three runs and struck out seven to claim two wins in a series sweep of Ole Miss . . . Named Bully Bash MVP after coming three outs away from a perfect game against Mississippi Valley State . . . Limited Georgia to one hit with two strikeouts and two walks in a series-opening win and retired 14 of the last 17 batters she faced as MSU rallied to win the rubber game . . . Held No. 10 Tennessee to a run on five hits to cap a run of six-straight wins . . . Started all three games of the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament run.
High School/CLUB Highlights: A four-time Oklahoma All-Star at Lone Grove High School . . . Named an NFCA All-American in 2007 after leading her team to a 35-9 mark with 554 strikeouts, a 0.12 ERA and a team-best .342 batting average . . . Four-time Southern Oklahoma Pitcher of the Year, Daily Ardmorite Pitcher of the Year and Lisa Fernandez Pitching Award winner . . . Awarded the Fergie Jenkins Award for the top athlete in the state, and the state Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior . . . Set the national record for single-season shutouts (35) as a sophomore, and finished her high-school career with a national-record 108 . . . Set Oklahoma’s strike-out record (1,658) while helping Lone Grove to a state championship, four state tournament appearances and four district and region championships . . . Played club ball for the Tulsa Eagles, pacing the squad to third place at the 2007 18U Gold Independence Day Tournament in Boulder, Colo. . . . Helped the Eagles to the 2004 American Fastpitch Association national championship . . . Set a discus school record in track and advanced to the 2007 state meet.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Born Misty Michelle Flesher on May 21, 1988, in Ardmore, Okla. . . . Daughter of Mike and Sharon Flesher . . . Has one brother, Josh . . . Majoring in elementary education . . . Biggest fear is stormy weather.
CAREER HIGHS
IP 8.0, 2x, last vs. Florida State, 3/11/11
Strikeouts 11 vs. Florida State, 3/11/11
Hits 9, 3x, last vs. Kentucky, 4/2/10
Runs 8, 3x, last vs. Southern Illinois, 2/19/11
Earned Runs 8 vs. Cal-State Northridge, 3/14/10
Walks 7 at LSU, 4/10/10
2012 Highlights: Led the team with a .800 winning percentage (4-1) and a team-low 2.30 ERA, making 10 appearances and recording 12 strikeouts . . . Made her senior debut with an inning pitched Feb. 17 against SIU-Edwardsville in the 2012 home opener . . . Recorded her first complete-game victory since May 1, 2010, with a five-inning run-rule victory over Columbia on the first day of the Bulldog Classic . . . Struck out a season-high five batters against the Lions . . . Had her best outing of the season in relief in the series opener at LSU, giving up just one run in 3.0 innings of work . . . Gave up zero earned runs and struck out one in 0.2 innings of relief in the series finale at home vs. No. 12 Tennessee . . . Notched her third win of the season at Mississippi Valley State, pitching the final two innings of scoreless relief . . . Pitched a combined inning of scoreless relief in the home series against No. 2 Alabama . . . Earned the start in the nationally-televised win vs. Kentucky . . . Picked up her fourth win of the season on Senior Day against Tennessee Tech, striking out three and yielding a run in 5.0 innings of game one of the doubleheader sweep.
2011 Highlights: Named a 2011 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete as well as a 2011 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection . . . Pitched 5.2 innings against UNLV, allowing two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts . . . Came back in the next game and struck out four while surrendering four earned runs (five total) over 4.1 frames . . . Tossed the final four innings against Illinois-Chicago in the opening-weekend finale, holding the Flames to one hit to earn her first victory of the season . . . Allowed a hit and struck out two over the final two innings to notch the save against Louisiana Tech in the 2011 home opener . . . Tossed 4.1 innings of three-hit ball to earn a save and a win and a place on the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team . . . Earned her second save of the year in State’s upset of No. 22 Texas A&M, recording the final out of the game with the Aggies having the tying run at the plate . . . Threw 4.1 innings of three-hit relief against Mississippi Valley State, striking out four to notch her second win of the year . . . Earned the series-clinching win against South Carolina, allowing three earned runs with four strikeouts over 4.1 innings . . . Matched a career-best eight innings and struck-out a personal-best 11 to earn the win in State’s 9-8, 10-inning victory against Florida State . . . Tossed 4.2 innings and struck out five in relief as she earned the win in a one-hit shutout of Arkansas . . . Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings to earn the win as the Dawgs completed the three-game sweep of Arkansas . . . Collected her third save of the season as she tossed two innings of one-hit softball with four strikeouts against Alcorn State . . . Earned her fourth save of the season as she recorded the final out in MSU’s 4-3 win against No. 22 Auburn . . . Tossed three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, to notch the win against Mississippi Valley State on April 19 . . . Pitched 2.1 innings in relief and earned the victory in State’s 8-6 upset of seventh-ranked Georgia.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and earned a third SEC Academic Honor Roll selection . . . Paced the team with 12 victories and 124.2 innings pitched in 34 appearances . . . Struck out 64, second-most on the squad . . . Earned a pair of wins over UAB at the season-opening Bulldog Round-Robin, claiming all-tournament honors . . . Went a career-high 8.0 innings and K’d a season-high six in an Aggie Classic-closing victory against Oregon State . . . Named all-tournament at the Bulldog Classic . . . Earned the win against 19th-ranked Tennessee . . . Collected her seventh win of the season against Southern Mississippi on March 17 . . . Earned both victories at South Carolina (April 17-18). Allowed a run and four hits in the opener before closing the series with a complete-game effort . . . Went the distance in MSU’s series-opening win at Auburn (April 21), allowing two runs and seven hits to earn her third-straight victory.
2009 Highlights: Tossed 7.1 innings over four appearances, striking out three and compiling a 2.86 earned-run average before being sidelined by injury.
2008 Highlights: Started 28 games and appeared in 10 more during her rookie season, registering the second-most wins by an MSU freshman (20) . . . Topped the team with a 2.11 ERA and 119 strikeouts . . . Held opponents to a .228 average, allowing 54 earned runs over a team-high 179.1 innings . . . Twice named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week, earning the honor after the Bulldog Round-Robin and following a pair of complete-game wins against South Carolina . . . Struck out nine, the most by an MSU freshman in her first start, to defeat Cal State Northridge at the Cathedral City Kickoff . . . Earned the save in State’s victory over California . . . Named Bulldog Round-Robin all-tournament after picking up wins over Wright State and Fordham . . . Allowed three runs and struck out seven to claim two wins in a series sweep of Ole Miss . . . Named Bully Bash MVP after coming three outs away from a perfect game against Mississippi Valley State . . . Limited Georgia to one hit with two strikeouts and two walks in a series-opening win and retired 14 of the last 17 batters she faced as MSU rallied to win the rubber game . . . Held No. 10 Tennessee to a run on five hits to cap a run of six-straight wins . . . Started all three games of the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament run.
High School/CLUB Highlights: A four-time Oklahoma All-Star at Lone Grove High School . . . Named an NFCA All-American in 2007 after leading her team to a 35-9 mark with 554 strikeouts, a 0.12 ERA and a team-best .342 batting average . . . Four-time Southern Oklahoma Pitcher of the Year, Daily Ardmorite Pitcher of the Year and Lisa Fernandez Pitching Award winner . . . Awarded the Fergie Jenkins Award for the top athlete in the state, and the state Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior . . . Set the national record for single-season shutouts (35) as a sophomore, and finished her high-school career with a national-record 108 . . . Set Oklahoma’s strike-out record (1,658) while helping Lone Grove to a state championship, four state tournament appearances and four district and region championships . . . Played club ball for the Tulsa Eagles, pacing the squad to third place at the 2007 18U Gold Independence Day Tournament in Boulder, Colo. . . . Helped the Eagles to the 2004 American Fastpitch Association national championship . . . Set a discus school record in track and advanced to the 2007 state meet.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Born Misty Michelle Flesher on May 21, 1988, in Ardmore, Okla. . . . Daughter of Mike and Sharon Flesher . . . Has one brother, Josh . . . Majoring in elementary education . . . Biggest fear is stormy weather.
CAREER HIGHS
IP 8.0, 2x, last vs. Florida State, 3/11/11
Strikeouts 11 vs. Florida State, 3/11/11
Hits 9, 3x, last vs. Kentucky, 4/2/10
Runs 8, 3x, last vs. Southern Illinois, 2/19/11
Earned Runs 8 vs. Cal-State Northridge, 3/14/10
Walks 7 at LSU, 4/10/10
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
