2016 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 26 games in the circle with 21 starts, in addition to 15 games as a hitter in the lineup... hurled her way to a 10-11 record with a 3.10 ERA, 16 complete games and three shutouts in 142 1/3 innings pitched... became the first pitcher since Sarah Pauly in 2005 to throw over 150 strikeouts in a season, finishing the year with 154... tossed the first no-hitter in 10 years on the Island against Prairie View A&M (March 5)... set a career-high with 14 strikeouts against Texas A&M-International (Feb. 16)... sits second in wins (37), complete games (62) and strikeouts (365) on the all-time career list... hit .206 at the plate with 12 RBI... belted lone home run of the season against UTSA on (April 26).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Led the Islanders in the circle with a 3.16 ERA and a 14-18 record … appeared in 33 games in the circle, while starting in 29 of them for a total of 199.1 innings pitched and 109 strikeouts … tallied a season-best five shutouts and recorded one save ... named the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week twice during the season … placed in the top 10 of seven statistical categories in the conference throughout the season … tallied a career-best 10 strikeouts in a career-high 12.1 innings pitched against Central Arkansas (5/6/15) … hit .243 with 34 hits, including six doubles and three home runs … chipped in 22 RBIs … went 3-for-4 against Wichita State (2/8/15), Nicholls (3/21/15) and Houston (3/25/15) … delivered a career-best two home runs against Houston (3/25/15) … currently ranked in the Islanders’ top-10 career records for games started, strikeouts, innings pitched, appearances, complete games and wins … earned Southland Conference All-Academic First-Team honors … earned honorable mention All-Southland accolades … garnered the Islanders Grinder award.
2014 (FRESHMAN): Led the Islanders in the circle with a 4.33 ERA and a 13-18 record … set seven Islanders' top-10 records for a single season … appeared in a team-high 37 games (10th) and collected 13 wins (8th) in a total of 203.2 innings (8th) … started in 31 games (7th) and pitched 21 complete games (T-5th) ... tallied 102 strikeouts (9th) while registering four shutouts (T-6th) … her 21 complete games rank sixth and her 102 punch-outs rank 10th in the Islanders' career top-10 list … registered a career-high eight strikeouts in her 21st start in the Islanders’ circle vs. UTSA (4/2/14) … earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week during the week of April 21 after picking up two wins and recording a 0.93 ERA at Lamar (4/18/14-4/19/14) … allowed just eight hits over the weekend and two runs in 15 innings, while recording 10 strikeouts … hit .278 in 90 plate appearances … drilled 25 hits, including two doubles and seven RBIs … went 2-for-3 at New Mexico State (2/14/14) in her first appearance at the plate … earned a spot on the Southland Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner under head coach Haley Gaddis at Westlake High School … earned All-Centex Newcomer of the Year and first team all-district honors as a sophomore while leading the Chaparrals to a second-place finish at districts with a 24-10 record … hit .362 with five home runs and tallied a 2.81 ERA to earn Offensive Player of the Year honors for her team … named First Team All-Centex and 15-5A District Co-MVP honors while helping her team to a school-best 28-7 record as a junior … earned Team MVP, First Team TGCA All-State and Third Team TXSWA All-State after recording a .443 batting average and 1.04 ERA … garnered MVP honors at the Austin Area All-Star Game and District 15-5A MVP accolades while leading her team to the district championships her senior year … named to the 5A First Team All-State softball team by the Texas Sports Writers Association … earned academic all-district honors her sophomore and junior years … also lettered two years in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born Elizabeth Jane Carter on Jan. 27, 1995, in Austin, Texas … parents are Lyndon and Maggie Carter … has a twin brother, Jackson … major is kinesiology.
