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2008 Softball

12 Kathy Gordon

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Brookstone
  • Hometown Midland, GA

Biography

Career:
Solid performer who gave Emory a solid presence on themound ... Compiled a won-lost mark of 54-13 with her victory totalranking third all-time at Emory ... Finished her four years atEmory's as the school's all-time leader in strikeouts with 430 ...Started 64 contests and turned in 43 complete games to her credit... No. 3 on the school's career charts with 19 shuouts and 413innings pitched ... No. 2 on the Eagles' all-time chart with an ERAof 1.27 ... Hurled a total of 19 shutouts, third on the school'scareer ladder ... Concluded her tenure at Emory averaging 7.29strikeouts per game, tops on the school's all-time listing ...Fanned 10 or more batters in 11 games.

Senior (2008):
Earned Second Team All-UAA honors ... Finished the year with a 4-1record ... Started seven games and recorded four complete games ...Struck out 43 batters in 36 1/3 innings of action ... Whiffed eightbatters and allowed just two hits over five innings in a 9-0triumph over Case Western (Mar. 13) ... Strong out vs. ColoradoCollege (Mar. 19) as a starter with five shutout innings and eightstrikeouts in a 4-0 triumph. .

Junior (2007):
Produced another fine campaign that saw her earn secondteam All-Atlantic Region acclaim ... Manufactured a won-lost recordof 16-5 with her victory total tying for seventh on Emory'sseasonal listing and tying for the second-highest total by a UAA in2007 ... Averaged 8.65 strikeouts per game (7 innings), an Emoryseasonal record and good for the No. 25 position nationally ... Her143 strikeouts represented the second-highest total in schoolhistory ... Fanned 10 or more batters in six contests and had apair of a career-high tying 14 strikeouts in outings vs. Rochester(Mar. 17) and Wesleyan (Apr. 3) ... Credited with a no-hitter afterthrowing five innings and striking out 11 in a 9-0 decision overDallas (Apr. 6) ... Complete-game win against Maryville (Feb. 24)saw her fan 10 while allowing just three hits in a 5-1 victory ...Solid seven innings at Piedmont College (Apr. 17) that saw her giveup six hits while striking out 12 in a 5-2 win ... Named UAA Playerof the Week (Feb. 20)  after helping Emory towins in three of four contests, tossing a total of 14 2/3 inningsand allowed just two earned runs while striking out 16 andwalking two ... In season-opening 7-2 win over Greensboro College(Feb. 16), she threw
5 1/3 innings and struck out two while not surrendering any earnedruns.

Sophomore (2006):
Garnered All-Atlantic Region second team honors andAll-University Athletic Association second team recognition for herperformance on the mound ...  Set two single-season schoolrecords, recording nine shutouts during the season, and strikingout 161 batters ... Led the Eagles with a 1.09 ERA, the fifthlowest single season total in school history and her team-leading19 wins were the second highest amount for an Eagles pitcher duringa single season ... Started 22 games for Emory, appearing in 29games during the season.

Freshman (2005):
Gordon, a freshman pitcher, ranked 19th in the nation inNCAA Division III for lowest earned run average ... Her 0.76 ERAbroke the school record as did the .164 batting average recorded bythe opposing batters she faced ... Compiled a 15-4 record,including 15 complete games, seven shutouts and 83 strikeouts ...Hurled three no-hitters, including one perfect game (John CarrollMarch 30) ... Was the only Emory player to be honored as theconference Athlete of the Week three times.

Career Statistics:

YearG-GSWLSSOERA
200521-181540830.97
200629-2219311611.41
200724-1716501432.00
200811-7410431.35
TOTAL85-64541314301.27


Gordon's High Strikeout Games

DateOpponentIPStrikeouts
4/3/07Wesleyan7.014
3/17/07Rochester7.014
4/17/07Piedmont7.012
4/18/06LaGrange8.012
4/16/07Dallas5.011
4/13/06Agnes Scott5.011
4/6/06Wesleyan5.011
3/16/06Case Western7.011
2/24/07Maryville7.010
4/15/06Maryville7.010
3/2/06Averett6.010


Prior to Emory:
Went to Brookstone High School where her team was Regionand State champion in 2004 and Region runner-up and third in theState Championship in 2003...Was named to the All Bi-City firstteam in 2003 and 2004 and was Bi-City Player of the Year in2004...Named to All Bi-City second team in 2001...Earned AllBi-City honorable mention in 2001...Named to All-State first teamin 2003 and 2004...Was Georgia Pitcher of the Year and West GeorgiaPitcher of the Year in 2004...Was team MVP in 2003 and 2004.

Her travel team earned third place in the FAST Nationals in2001...Was FAST Nationals MVP in 2001.

Was Brookstone High School Athlete of the Year in 2003 and2004...Was team MVP in basketball and track in 2003 and2004...Named to Who's Who in High School Athletics.

Quote:
"I love playing softball at Emory because it gives me theopportunity to attend a top university and also play on anationally ranked team. In Emory Softball, I have not only found ateam, but a family and a group of lifelong friends. I am sograteful and honored to be a member of our team and I will treasuremy Emory experience for the rest of my life."

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Historical Player Information

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    2006Sophomore

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    2007Junior

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    2008Junior

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