#6 Erin Riding Season 2015-16

2019 as a senior

• Appeared in 18 games with six starts
• Earned first win of the season against Fordham on Feb. 22, pitching three innings, giving up one hit, zero runs, while striking out four
• Tallied a season high five strikeouts against Binghamton on March 1
• Helped Iowa defeat Morgan State on Feb. 23, striking out three in 5.1 IP

2018 as a junior

• Appeared in 15 games with three starts
• Finished with a 2-0 record on the season
• Held a 1.99 ERA
• Pitched a complete game shutout against Butler on Feb. 17
• Pitched 3.1 scoreless innings in relief against Illinois on April 22
• Registered a season high three strikeouts in relief against Northwestern on April 27

2017 as a sophomore 

• Appeared in four games
• Had a 4.85 ERA over 4.1 innings pitched
• In relief at Northern Iowa, notched one strikeout and a save
• Threw three strikeouts at Wisconsin on April 7

2016 as a Freshman

• Appeared in 25 games in the circle with seven starts
• Had 34 strikeouts and allowed just 10 doubles, one triple and seven home runs
• Collected one shutout
• Racked up 18 strikeouts in league play
• Made Hawkeye debut in the circle on Feb. 12, tossing 1.1 innings in relief
• Made first career start against Louisville on Feb. 13
• Threw 4.2 innings allowing seven hits and two earned runs
• Gave up two earned runs on four hits and three walks in a 3-2 loss against UIC on Feb. 19
• Threw two and 2/3 innings in relief in Iowa’s 4-0 loss to Loyola Chicago
• Pitched two and 2/3 innings against Georgia Southern on Feb. 27
• Silenced the Hurricane bats in three and 1/3 innings in relief on March 6
• Did not allow a run on two hits and a walk and struck out a career-high four
• Threw three scoreless innings in Iowa’s 4-0 win over Hawaii on March 19, allowed just one hit and a walk and struck out two
• Threw two and 2/3 innings in relief against Purdue on April 2, allowing one earned run on three hits
• Recorded a career-high five strikeouts against Northwestern on April 10
• Registered first career save in Iowa’s 6-3 win over Northern Iowa on April 12
• Allowed three runs on three hits and a walk and struck out three in Iowa’s win over Drake on April 13
• Threw a scoreless 2 and 2/3 innings against Penn State on April 22
• Threw a scoreless inning in relief against Illinois on April 29

High School

• Three-time all-area honoree at McKinney Boyd High School
• Two-time district pitcher of the year
• Guided the Broncos to outright district championships in 2012 and 2013 and a district co-championships in 2014
• Helped her team to three straight bi-district and area championships
• Region quarterfinal champion and region semifinalist in 2013
• Earned Max Preps Freshman All-America honors
• Named defensive player of the year and high school team MVP
• Notched All-DFW Metroplex recognition in her high school career
• Named to the academic all-district team in 2012 and McKinney ISD Scholar Athlete of the Week in 2012 and 2013

Personal

• Born Sept. 26, 1996
• Daughter of Rob and Karen Riding
• Has two siblings, Drew and Jake
• Named to the academic all-district team in 2012 and the McKinney ISD Scholar Athlete of the Week in 2012 and 2013
• Psychology major and minor in Human Relations