Courtney Salmon

Courtney Salmon

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Auburn, Wash.

High School:
Auburn

Height:
5-11

Position:
P

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2006: Two-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21 and May 1) ... finished her career ranked second on the Miami all-time charts in strikeouts (584) and appearances (127), third in winning percentage (.536; 44-38), wins (44), innings pitched (587) and games started (90), and fourth in shutouts (16) and earned-run average (2.13) ... despite missing part of the season because of an injury, still led the RedHawks in wins (9), earned-run average (2.87), shutouts (3), strikeouts (125), opponent batting average (.231) and tied for the team lead in saves (2) ... tossed three complete game shutouts, including in a 1-0 win over Atlantic Coast Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion North Carolina State (Feb. 11) ... also tossed a pair of shutouts against New Mexico State (Feb. 19) and Eastern Michigan (April 28) ... compiled three double-digit strikeout games ... tied a career-high with 12 punchouts against Virginia (Feb. 24) ... also struck out 11 batters against UAB (Feb. 26) and Central Michigan (April 30) ... notched a three-inning save against Centenary (Feb 10) and a one-inning save against Utah Valley State (Feb. 19) ... went the distance in five games ... allowed three earned runs or less in 11 of her 16 starts in the circle ... finished with a .500 record or better for the fourth consecutive season ... also reached the 100-inning and 100-strikeout plateau for the fourth time in her career.

2005: Three-Time MAC East Pitcher of the Week (2/21, 2/28, 3/21) ... fanned 208 batters, second-most in MAC history ... moved up to second on the Miami career list with 459 Ks ... earned a career-high 13 wins and had double-digit strikeouts five times ... started the RedHawks on their MAC Tournament run with a two-hit, complete-game shutout against Bowling Green (5/11) ... it was one of a career-high six shutouts ... earned two saves in one tournament in Hawai'i, securing Miami wins against Winthrop and Eastern Illinois ... her third save came in the second Miami-Bowling Green game at the MAC Tournament, putting the RedHawks in the conference final.

2004: MAC Pitcher of the Week (3/29) ... led RedHawk hurlers with 32 appearances ... season-high nine strikeouts came in five innings of a 1-0 win over Buffalo (3/28) ... three complete-game shutouts came in wins over Samford (2/20), Butler (3/25) and Western Michigan (5/14) ... won three in a row at the end of the regular season and into the MAC Tournament to even her record at 10-10 ... low ERA on the year was 0.40 after the first four games (17.2 innings) in which she allowed one run ... had one save in the second game of a doubleheader against Buffalo in a 6-4 win.

2003: All-MAC Second Team ... MAC East Pitcher of the Week (3/17) ... made 28 appearances on the mound, including 24 starts ... threw 19 complete games, including four shutouts ... picked up a pair of saves with an inning of scoreless relief at both Ball State (4/2) and Akron (4/13) ... led Miami with a 1.57 ERA as opponents batted just .210 against her ... did not allow an earned run through the first five starts of her career, posting shutouts in her first two ... struck out a season-high 12, picking up the complete-game win against Dayton (4/16) ... in her next start, struck out 10 in a three-hit shutout against Toledo (4/18) ... pitched a two-hit, eight-inning shutout in Miami's crucial MAC series with Kent State (5/3).

Prior to Miami: Led the league with a 0.22 earned run average and 195 strikeouts in 125 innings ... a three-time all-league and all-area selection at Auburn High School ... named all-South Puget Sound League co-MVP and Pitcher of the Year during her senior year ... twice voted team captain and Defensive Player of the Year ... 18-and-under American Softball Association (ASA) gold medal team, the Washington Ladyhawks, won the regional qualifier last year and finished 33rd in the nation ... threw three no-hitters and one perfect game.

Personal: Born October 25, 1983 ... daughter of David and Nancy Salmon ... majoring in health studies.

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