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#3 Ali Arnold

Position P
Height -
Class Sr.
Hometown Bloomington, Illinois
High School Normal Community

2006 as a Senior– Threw in 27 games, including 24 starts…finished regular season with 12-6 record with 2.70 ERA…struck out 99 batters in 111 and 2/3 innings pitched…tossed eight complete games and five shutouts…threw five-inning perfect game against St. Francis (March 11).

2005 as a Junior– Third team all-Big Ten selection…named to NCAA Region V all-tournament team…threw first career no-hitter against Rhode Island (March 16)…struck out a career-high 14 batters against Middle Tennessee State (March 5)…compiled a 21-5 record with a 1.60 ERA during the regular season.

2004 as a Sophomore– Started 32 games and compiled a 17-0 record…recorded a 1.50 ERA with 200 2/3 innings pitched…fourth on the team with a .282 batting average…hit .346 in Big Ten play.

2003 as a Freshman– Started 25 games with six shutouts…compiled a 14-6…had a 4-2 record with a 1.24 ERA in Big Ten play.

High School— 2002 Chicago Tribune First Team All-State…three-time Big 12 first team all-conference selection…gave up only two earned runs between her junior and senior seasons…member of the New Zealand National team…played with New Zealand in the Canada Cup and the ISF World Championships.

Personal– Bats/Throws- Right/Right…Major- Communications…Parents- Graham and Debra Arnold…Born-April 4, 1984…High School- Normal Community…High School coach- Tom Finch.

Arnold’s Stats

Pitching

Year GS CG IP H R ER SO BB WP W-L ERA
2003 25 10 152.1 125 38 32 93 34 9 14-6 1.47
2004 32 14 200.2 149 56 43 167 52 14 17-10 1.50
2005 28 14 153.1 106 50 35 209 44 7 21-5 1.60
2006 24 8 111.2 95 61 43 99 40 6 12-6 2.70
Career 109 46 618.0 475 205 153 568 170 36 64-27 1.73

Batting/Fielding

Year G AB R H 2B HR SO BB SB RBI AVG PO A E F%
2003 32 16 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 .375 3 51 1 .982
2004 41 85 7 24 6 2 22 5 0 12 ,282 5 58 6 .910
2005 23 38 10 3 1 1 13 10 1 2 .079 9 34 3 .935
2006 39 12 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 2 37 2 .951
Career 155 151 20 36 9 3 38 0 1 21 .238 19 180 12 .943