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#1 Elizabeth Wiegand

Position P
Height 5-9
Class Jr.
Hometown Moscow Mills, Missouri
High School Troy Buchanan
Previous School UT-Martin

2017 as a senior… Appeared in 12 games and started five… had a 4.02 ERA over 38.1 innings pitched… tallied 21 strikeouts… opponents had a .271 batting average… registered two strikeouts against Northwestern on May 7… threw three strikeouts at Purdue and led team to series finale win (clinching series) on April 2… in relief against Illinois on March 24, allowed just one run on one hit in 3.0 innings pitched… recorded three strikeouts against Creighton on March 19… threw three strikeouts against Drake on March 12… racked up a season-high four strikeouts against Fresno State on March 2… tallied three strikeouts in start against Texas State on Feb. 11.

2016 as a junior… Had 31 appearances in the circle with 24 starts… threw 11 complete games and three shutouts… amassed 73 strikeouts in 140.1 pitches… led the team with a 7-14 record in the circle… tied a team-high 30 strikeouts in league play over 62.2 innings pitched… registered a 3-9 record in 14 appearances with five complete games in conference action… threw a complete-game shutout against Louisville in Hawkeye debut on Feb. 12… allowed just three hits, walked one, and struck out five in seven innings of work… pitched two and a third innings in relief against Louisville on Feb. 13… registered second complete game of the season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 14… allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks and struck out five in a 2-1 loss… notched a complete-game win in the circle against IUPUI on Feb. 19… did not give up an earned run on seven hits and a walk… pitched four and 1/3 innings against Lipscomb on Feb. 20, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and a walk… threw a scoreless inning an relief against Loyola-Chicago on Feb. 20… pitched the first three innings against Indiana State on Feb. 21, allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks… got the complete-game shutout win against Georgia Southern on Feb. 26… did not allow a run on just four hits and two walks and struck out two in five complete innings… struck out a season-high six batters against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 27… pitched one and 2/3 innings in relief against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 28, did not  surrender a hit… pitched a complete game against Tulsa on March 5, allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks and striking out four…. threw four and 2/3 innings against Lamar on March 6, surrendered eight earned runs on eight hits and a pair of walks… posted a 0.55 ERA in 12.2 innings at the Rainbow Wahine Classic from March 16-19… threw a shutout against Texas on March 16, giving up 6 hits and no walks and striking out five…. threw five and 2/3 innings against Hawaii on March 18, allowed one earned run on six hits, did not surrender a walk and struck out four… got the win against Purdue on April 3, allowing one earned run on seven hits and striking out one in four and 1/3… allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk against Drake on April 13…  allowed just three hits over final six innings of work and tied season high with six strikeouts to earn the 5-2 win over Wisconsin on April 16… earned the complete-game win over Penn State on April 23, allowing one earned run on five hits… struck out two and walked one.

2015 as a sophomore (at UT Martin)… Appeared in 26 games with 21 starts… posted a 2.94 ERA in a team-high 135.2 innings pitched… posted a 12-9 record… fanned 63 batters on the season… led Skyhawks in ERA (2.94), wins (12), appearances (26), starts (21), complete games (16), shutouts (3), innings pitched (135.2), and strikeouts (63).

2014 as a freshman (at UT Martin)… Appeared in 31 games while earning 24 starts… posted a 3.07 earned run average in a team high 150.2 inning and recorded an 11-8 record… struck out 84 on the season while issuing just 50 walks… tallied nine games with seven innings pitched or more, including a one-hit shutout against Northern Colorado… held her opponent scoreless in seven contest… posted season highs with seven strikeouts against both Bethune Cookman and SIUE.

High School… Played under head coach Lance Richardson at Troy Buchanan High School… posted a 22-3 record with a 0.74 earned run average over 161 innings as a sophomore … was a three-time all-state pitching selection … led her school to a 4A state championship 2011 … named Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year as a freshman.

Personal… Born on Oct. 4, 1994 … daughter of William and Kathy Wiegand … has one sister, Anna … was named to the all-academic team all four years.