2011 Softball Roster
Courtney Cronin
- Position:
- P/IF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Delta, B.C.
- High School:
- North Delta Senior Secondary
CAREER: Ends her career as one of the top pitchers in Summit League history ... Ends her career with the fourth-most wins (63), fourth-most saves (8), fourth-most shutouts (28), sixth-most starts (96), seventh-most appearances (122), seventh-most strikeouts (528), eighth-most innings pitched (610.0), ninth-most complete games (67), 11th best winning percentage (.677 / 63-30), 13th best ERA (1.82) in Summit League history, all individual school pitching records.
2012: Earned Capital One Academic All-District First Team ... Named Second Team All-Summit League by the league coaches ... Named the College Sports Madness Summit League Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-League by the website ... Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week on March 4, and Summit League Player of the Week a week later on March 12, becoming just the fourth player in Summit League history to earn both Pitcher and Player of the Week during the same season, and just the third to do it in back-to-back weeks ... Ended the year ranked 15th in the country in ERA, 16th in saves, 91st in wins, 104th in RBI's per game, 127th in doubles per game, 199th in strikeouts per seven innings, and 279th in home runs per game ... Led the Summit League in ERA and saves, and also ranked second in shutouts, third in wins, third in home runs, third in RBI's, third in doubles, sixth in strikeouts, sixth in opponent batting average, and ninth in total bases ... Had a 31-inning scoreless streak during the season, stretching from March 3 until March 17 ... Finished the season with a 18-3 overall record and a 1.37 ERA with 117 strikeouts in 153.2 innings of work ... Batted .239 at the plate with nine home runs, 47 RBI's, and 22 runs scored ... Struck out 10 or more batters three times during the year, including a then-school-record 13 against South Dakota State on March 10 ... Added 11 strikeouts against Oakland on March 17, and 10 more at Detroit on April 5 ... As a hitter had 11 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 effort against Kent State where all three hits were doubles on March 3 ... Had 14 multi-RBI games, highlighted by a four RBI effort on senior day at home, all four coming on a grand slam ... Had a stretch of four times in a five-game span in which she picked up multiple RBI's, including three of those with three en route to her Player of the Week honor
2011: Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Was named Second Team All-Summit League ... Was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week three times ... Had an 18-9 record with a 2.09 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 154.1 innings of work ... Picked up seven shutouts and 19 complete games ... Tied for the team lead with two saves ... Also batted .304 on the season with five home runs, 29 RBI, and 19 runs scored with a slugging percentage of .481 ... Had a five-RBI game against South Dakota State on April 3, going 3-for-4 with a home run while also striking out a season-high 10 in picking up the win in the circle ... Had seven total games with two or more RBI ... Struck out seven or more batters seven times during the year ... Was named the MVP of the North Carolina A&T Invitational ...
2010: Was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Year, and Second Team All-Region by the American Fastpitch Coaches Association...Named to the girls got game/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete Team...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Threw the school's second no-hitter in program history on April 20 against Detroit, walking just one and striking out six in five innings of work...Finished the year with an 18-11 record and a 1.97 ERA...Struck out 168 batters in 177.1 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .217 batting average...Set single-season school records in wins, appearances (35), games started (30), complete games (21), shutouts (11), innings pitched (177.1), and strikeouts...Struck out 12 batters twice during the season, the first on April 2 at North Dakota State, and the second time on April 10 at home against South Dakota State...Struck out 11 at Dayton on March 16, 10 against Valparaiso on March 24, and 11 at North Dakota State on April 3...Batted .295 on the season with seven home runs and 20 runs batted in...hit two home runs at home against Oakland on May 9 with three RBI's...Her seven home runs are tied for the third most in a single season in school history, while the 20 RBI's are tied for 18th most in program history.
2009:Was named to the Summit League Second Team...Named to the Summit League Academic All-League team...Named the Summit League's Pitcher of the Week on March 9...Finished the year with a 1.85 ERA, the lowest ERA in school history out of pitchers that pitched at least 100 innings during the season...Her five shutouts were nearly double the next highest previous single-season best in school history, and is tied for the most over the span of a career...Her 108 strikeouts led the team, and her 6.06 strikeouts per seven inning total, and her overall strikeout totals are the second highest in school history...Went 9-7, with a save, as the nine wins are tied for the fourth highest single-season total in the history of the program...Batted .206 in 34 at-bats with seven hits and two runs scored and two driven in...Started her career with four straight games and 24.2 innings without allowing a run, with shutouts over Fairfield and Youngstown State...Struck out a career-high-tying nine batters in the game she allowed her first earned run, and then struck out nine more a game later against Youngstown State...Had a season ERA of 0.19 through the first seven games and 38 innings on the mound...Struck out nine batters in back-to-back games against Eastern Michigan and UMKC..Had her first career hit on March 7 against Holy Cross, and drove in her first career run at Oakland on April 14...Went 3-for-3 against North Dakota State, while driving in a run...After her collegiate season, Cronin helped her Midget team, the Surrey Storm, to the Provincal and National Championships, and earned a Gold Medal in the Canada Summer Games as a member of Team British Columbia.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team in 2006 for the World Qualifiers in Puerto Rico...Has been a member of three National Champion teams while at North Delta Secondary, while also helping the team to three Provincial Championships, and a first-place finish in the Canada Cup Future Division against Chinese Taipai in 2008...Currently plays on the Surrey Storm 1990 squad...Won MVP and Top Player in the Championship Round at the 2008 Canadian Nationals in Nova Scotia.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Ian and Jan Cronin...Has one brother, Matthew, and sister, Jillian...Majoring in elementary education.
