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  Becky Anderson

Becky Anderson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Oakton, Va.

High School:
Oakton

Height:
5-7

Position:
P

B/T:
R/R

2008: Led the CAA with a school-record 36 appearances as well as 201.1 innings pitched, amassing a 1.95 ERA and 14-17 record ... started 32 games and completed 24 of those ... recorded five shutouts and one save ... struck out 110 batters compared to just 47 walks ... appeared in 15 games without allowing an earned run and 10 games with five or more strikeouts ... in conference weekend play, started all three games of a series on four separate occasions ... also batted .171 on the year with 11 RBIs, three doubles and two home runs ... pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout against Drake (Feb. 23) ... Earned the win in a complete game against Mount St. Mary's, allowing one unearned run on four hits while fanning six (Mar. 4) ... hit a grand slam as well as pitching a complete game shutout to defeat Indiana (Mar. 12) ... pitched eight innings in the loss to Towson (Mar. 23) ... tossed a one-hitter, complete game shutout at Mount St. Mary's, striking out four (Apr. 9) ... In very next game, pitched complete game shutout on three hits to defeat UNCW (Apr. 12) ... Was named CAA Pitcher of the Week for her performance (Apr. 14) ... Earned back-to-back wins on complete game performances against Delaware, giving the team a series win after allowing one run in both games (Apr. 19-20) ... Started and pitched all three games of the JMU series, allowing just five earned runs on the weekend (Apr. 26-27).

2007: All-CAA first team and All-Rookie selection ... played in 50 games and ended the year with a .239 batting average ... tallied team-highs in RBI (25) and home runs (4) ... finished the year with a 9-15 record, including a 4-8 mark in CAA play ... garnered an overall ERA of 3.60 ... Anderson appeared in 33 games in the circle, with 16 starts and team-high 10 complete games ... named CAA Rookie of the Week (Apr. 30) and Co-Player of the Week (May 8) ... recorded five multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests ... pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits against Central Conn. State (Mar. 3) ... slammed a three-RBI home run against FIU (Mar. 17) ... was 1-for-1 with a two-RBI double against Mount St. Mary's, a game in which she also pitched three innings of one-run ball ... hurled a complete game shutout in final game of the season against Drexel (May 6).

Prep: Four year varsity letterwinner in softball at Oakton... Earned First Team All-Concord honors 2003-05... Named to the district all-tournament team both freshman and senior years... Selected as all-tournament MVP in 2003... Tabbed as a regional honorable mention sophomore season... Received Coach's Award and was named to the second team all-region in 2005... Served as team co-captain for the Cougars and garnered team MVP honors senior year... Selected on the All-North Region tournament team in 2006... Ended career as the all-time homerun leader at Oakton... Played with the Fairfax Firebirds for five years (1999-04) and has been a member of the New Jersey Breakers Gold squad since 2004... Participated in the ASA Gold Nationals in 2006... Tabbed as a scholar athlete both junior and senior years.

Personal: Full name is Rebecca Claire Anderson... Born on April 27, 1988... Daughter of Chris and Craig Anderson... Has one older sister, Liz, who plays softball at Brown University... Majoring in marketing.

 

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