Biography
As a Senior (2018): Did not play in 2018 due to a season-ending injury before the season started…Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Leaves GVSU ranking seventh in career walks allowed per seven innings (1.51), ninth in opponent batting average (.251), and 14th in strikeouts per seven innings (1.94).
2017: Named to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Made 18 appearances and started in 11 games, totaling 56.0 innings in the circle…Owned a record of 6-5 with a 2.50 ERA and was a part of two shutouts, while throwing a complete game…Allowed 67 hits, 34 runs (20 earned), 13 walks, and recorded 19 strikeouts…Finished ninth in the GLIAC in earned run average (2.50) and 19th in wins (six)…Ranks in a tie for third in GVSU single season history (min. 50 innings) with 13 walks, matching the same number of free passes she allowed in 2016…Allowed one or zero walks in 13 of 18 appearances, including 11 games without a walk…Did not give up more than two earned runs in her final 13 appearances…Earned her first win of the season by tossing 4.1 scoreless innings and giving up just two hits in 7-3 win over Rockhurst (Mar. 9)…Notched a complete-game victory over Lewis (Mar. 10), allowing two unearned runs on seven hits and throwing season-high 115 pitches in 3-2 win…Threw 4.1 effective innings of relief, giving up one unearned run on four hits in 6-4 home win over Findlay (Apr. 8)…Allowed two unearned runs on four hits in three innings of 11-3 home win over Tiffin (Apr. 9)…Gave up just five hits in four innings of 2-0 win at Saint Joseph’s (Apr. 11)…Struck out a season-high four batters and did not allow a run in five innings of 3-0 win against Walsh (Apr. 23), scattering three hits in the victory…Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in 4-1 home win over Ferris State (Apr. 28), allowing three hits in the win...Allowed one run on three hits in five innings of GLIAC Tournament game against Ashland (May 6).
2016: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Finished the year with a 10-5 record and a 2.81 earned run average, notching seven complete games and three shutouts in 92.1 innings pitched…Allowed just 13 walks, tied for the third-lowest by a Laker pitcher in single season history (minimum of 50 innings) and the fewest in 15 years…Ranked second in the GLIAC in fewest walks - for pitchers throwing a minimum of 90 innings…Also finished sixth in the conference in shutouts (three), 13th in victories (10), 17th in games started (16), 19th in complete games (seven), ERA (2.81), and opponents batting average (.258), and 21st in innings pitched (92.1) and total appearances (21)…Allowed one or zero walks in 18 of 21 appearances, including 11 appearances without a walk…Tossed back-to-back complete game five-hitters with one earned run in each contest during an 8-1 win over Sioux Falls (Mar. 6) and 9-1 victory over Saint Rose (Mar. 8)…Followed with consecutive two-hit shutouts in 3-0 victory over #21 West Chester (Mar. 11) and 4-0 win at Lewis (Mar. 22)…Allowed just two runs on 14 hits and only one walk in 28.0 innings during that early four-game win streak…Gave up only two hits in 3.1 innings of relief, striking out four in 3-2 home win over Ferris State (Apr. 5)…Earned a complete game shutout victory by allowing two hits, one walk, and six strikeouts in 12-0 home win over Lake Superior State (Apr. 19)…Threw complete game three-hitter in 6-1 home win against Malone (Apr. 22)…Notched a complete game six-hitter in 7-1 victory over Hillsdale (Apr. 24)…Earned victory in winner-take-all Midwest Region Tournament championship game against Trevecca Nazarene (May 7), pitching five innings and allowing one run on three hits during 2-1 win…Picked up the win in Lakers come-from-behind 5-4 victory at #10 Wayne State (May 11), allowing one run on two hits in three innings of relief…Gave up two runs on three hits in 3.1 innings against #16 Armstrong State (May 18) at College World Series.
2015: Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection…Owned a 13-8 overall record with a 1.97 ERA during true freshman season…Tossed 16 complete games (including four shutouts) and made 21 appearances, 20 of which were starts…Notched team-high 135.1 innings pitched and allowed just 35 walks on the year…Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in complete games and shutouts, fifth in earned run average, eighth in victories and innings pitched…Also finished 10th in the league in starts, 12th in opponents batting average (.230), and 17th in strikeouts (59)…Her 35 walks were sixth-fewest of pitchers who threw at least 100 innings and were third-lowest among pitchers who equaled or surpassed her 135 innings in the circle…Named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 9…Tossed three complete games and allowed one earned run total in first three collegiate outings, all of which were victories…Gave up one unearned run on seven hits in compete game 8-1 win over Upper Iowa (Feb. 21)…Earned 2-1 victory over Mary (Mar. 1), scattering eight hits and not issuing a walk…Tossed first shutout in 6-0 win over Post (Mar. 3), giving up one walk and five hits, while striking out season-high six batters…Allowed just three runs on four hits in nine-inning complete game 5-3 win over regional opponent Truman State (Mar. 7)…Threw a complete game shutout in 1-0 road victory at Walsh (Mar. 29), scattering five hits and fanning five batters…Gave up just two earned runs and 10 total hits in back-to-back complete game wins over Lake Superior State (Apr. 7) and Ohio Dominican (Apr. 11)…Notched five-inning shutout in 9-0 win over Tiffin (Apr. 12)…Tossed complete game six-hitter in 2-0 win at Hillsdale (Apr. 25) in regular season finale…Started in three of GVSU’s five postseason games, including two of three outings at the GLIAC Tournament.
High School: Prepped at Swan Valley High School under head coach Tom Kennelly…Earned all-state first team honors as a pitcher in 2012 and 2013, while being named the 2013 area ‘player of the year’…Received all-conference, all-district, and all-region honors during Swan Valley career…Led Vikings to consecutive state runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2013 after a state Final Four appearance in 2011…Won a district championship and regional title while competing on the Viking volleyball team…Played four years of volleyball and two years of basketball at Swan Valley…Participated in Student Government, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving), National Honor Society, and volunteered at youth sports camps.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Shelley Kubczak…Enjoys volunteer work and reading.
