Accomplishments
Angela's Accomplishments
Akron Racers - NPF
Leopalace 21 - Japan Professional League
• 3rd overall pick in the first round of the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft
• Named to the 2008 All-NPF Team
• Made her professional debut on June 10, 2008
• No-hit the Washington Glory in her second start
• Had a rookie season high of 10 strikeouts and led the league with 157
• 12-11 record in 129.1 innings pitched on 84 hits, 46 runs and 87 walks
• Signed a contract for 2009 with LeoPalace 21 of the Japan Professional League
• Led Leopalace 21 to the Japan League Division I Playoffs
Collegiate Awards and Recognition
• 2008 USA Softball National Player of the Year
• Three-Time Louisville Slugger/NFCA NCAA All-American
• Three-Time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
• Four-Time NFCA All-Northeast Region Selection
• Three-Time ACC and VaSID State Pitcher of the Year
• Two-Time ACC Tournament MVP
• Named to the 2008 and 2009 All-NPF Teams
Collegiate Career Statistics
• 123-35 over four-year college career
• 0.78 ERA
• 2,149 strikeouts (3rd most in NCAA history)
• 14 solo no-hitters, including 2 perfect games
• 120 double-digit strikeout games, including 42 of 16 or more
2008 Statistics Virginia Tech
National Player of the Year, as awarded by USA Softball and Honda
• ACC Pitcher of the Year for the third straight season
• A first-team All-American by Louisville Slugger/NFCA
• MVP of the ACC Tournament after leading the Hokies to their second-straight title
• One of the finalists for an ESPY as College Female Athlete of the Year
• One of five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded to the top female athlete in the NCAA
• First-team All-ACC
• Won the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes athletic achievement, academic success and character
• Earned a Top VIII Award from the NCAA
• Won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year
• Named to the Virginia Sports Information Director’s (VaSID) All-State first team
• Named the Academic All-American of the Year for softball
• VA state pitcher of the year, as voted on by the state’s SIDs
• Led the nation in ERA for the second straight year and also led the nation in strikeouts and strikeouts per game
• Went 38-10 with 2 saves and 4 no-hitters on the season
• 0.63 ERA
• 679 strikeouts
• Her 38 wins and 679 strikeouts are both school and ACC records
• Pitched a school-record 344.0 innings, starting 44 contests
• Recorded 39 double-digit strikeout performances
2006 Statistics International
• One of four pitchers on USA Softball's World University Softball Championship squad
• Helped the team to a gold medal at the Championships in Tainan City, Taiwan
• Went 1-0 with a 1.02 ERA and 16 strikeouts
• Made four appearances, pitching 13.2 innings, allowing two earned runs
• Picked up the win in relief against Japan in pool play
