DePaul voted preseason favorite by league coaches.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Steady anchor in the circle from start to finish for the Irish pitching corps ... went 7-3 with a 3.71 ERA ... struck out 71 batters in 71.2 innings ... made 25 appearances and combined for three shutouts ... tossed a pair of complete games ... held opposing batters to a .231 average ... tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in her first career appearance against Oregon (Feb. 12) ... blanked No. 1 Washington (Feb. 14) with a strikeout in 1.0 frame of work ... first win came at Southern Miss (Feb. 20), going 3.0 innings while giving up one earned run ... extended her winning streak to three games with a pair of victories over George Washington at the Cavalier Invite (Feb. 26-27) ... struck out 15 Colonials over the two-game stretch, needing just 7.0 innings of work to post the pair of shutouts ... did not allow a run while walking two batters and received 20 runs of offensive support from the Irish bats ... earned a spot on the league's honor roll (March 1) ... went 7.0 innings for the win against East Tennessee State (March 6) ... fanned eight in her home debut against Eastern Michigan (March 23) ... notched a save with a 2.0 inning, one-hit performance against Toledo (March 24) ... brilliant in a one-hitter versus USF (April 10) in her home BIG EAST debut ... limited the Bulls to one unearned run and six strikeouts in 5.0 innings, and received 10 runs of support from the Irish offense ... tossed 3.0 innings of one-hit ball against Cleveland State (April 15), teaming with Jody Valdivia for a shutout victory ... threw 2.0 innings of hitless ball at St. John's (May 8) with three strikeouts ... had three punchouts in 2.0 innings of one-hit relief against Providence (May 13) during the BIG EAST Tournament ... five strikeouts in 3.2 innings during a pair of relief efforts at the NCAA Tournament (May 22-23).
PREP AND PERSONAL: New Jersey's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 ... ESPN/Under Armour All-American (2008, 2009) ... first team EA Sports All-American ... NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-Eastern Region first team choice ... Star-Ledger New Jersey Pitcher of the Year and first-team honoree (2008, 2009) ... Asbury Park Press Shore Conference Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 ... Digital Sports 2008 Player of the Year ... led Red Bank Catholic (N.J.) to the non-public state championship, the Monmouth County title and swept the competition at the sectional tournament in 2008 (also won in 2009) while garnering a national ranking ... posted a career record of 79-13-1 with 1,247 strikeouts, 26 no-hitters and a 0.22 ERA in 658.0 innings ... went 22-2-1 from the rubber as a senior with a conference-best 0.24 ERA ... gave up just six earned runs in 176.0 innings with 322 strikeouts, 20 shutouts and seven no-hitters ... also batted .526 with seven doubles, five home runs and 19 RBI ... .610 on-base percentage and .797 slugging percentage ... had 11 no-hitters and 23 shutouts as a junior with a 0.12 ERA and 353 strikeouts ... finished the season 25-2 from the circle while surrendering just three earned runs in 179.0 innings ... also hit .469 that season with 17 RBI with a .631 slugging percentage and a .538 on-base clip ... four-time all-conference, all-city and all-state selection ... once pitched 98.0 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run during her junior campaign ... tossed two no-hitters via 32 strikeouts in one day ... played summer ball for Jersey Intensity Gold and Team New Jersey, leading the team to a seventh-place finish at the 2009 ASA Gold National tournament ... daughter of Suzanne and Kevin O'Donnell ... father played baseball for Canisius ... has one younger sister, Kaitlyn ... first member of her family to attend Notre Dame ... member of National Honor Society, Life Club, Irish Club, Latin Club and Spirit Club ... born Nov. 4, 1990.
