2008 (Senior): Became the fourth pitcher in program history to record 30 career victories after posting six in her final campaign...Teamed with Kandace Causey to become the first pitching duo to each record 100 or more strikeouts in the same season in ULM history...Finished the year with a 6-16 record, 3.43 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 140.2 innings pitched...Appeared in a team-high 33 games for the Warhawks, picking up the start in 21...Pitched the final 1.1 innings in a ULM victory at Florida International (4/27) to ensure the Warhawks of a spot in the league tournament for the first time since the 2002 season. Extended her hold on the program record for saves with the ninth of her career...Earned the win in an opening-round upset of defending champion Florida Atlantic (5/7) at the Sun Belt Conference Championship...Moved into fourth place in program history for wins (30), third in strikeouts (517) and fourth in innings pitched (584.1)...Finished the year with two games of 10 or more strikeouts, including a career-high 13 against Northwestern St. (2/12)...Pitched a career-high 11.0 innings in an extra-frame victory at Middle Tennessee (3/30).
2007 (Junior):
Emerged as ULM’s top starting pitcher, moving into the top five on the career wins, innings pitched and strikeout lists ... Appeared in a team-high 48 games inside the circle, picking up the start in a team-high 33 ... Finished the year with 22 complete games, including a pair of shutouts ... Picked up the decision in 15 of the Warhawks 24 wins ... Allowed only 90 earned runs for a 2.70 ERA on the season while limiting opponents to a .256 batting average against ... Limited opponents to one or fewer earned runs in 14 of her starts ... Fanned 229 batters, the fifth-highest single season total in ULM history ... Had three games of 10 or more strikeouts, including a career-high 13 against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener ... Tallied two saves to become the program’s all-time leader in the category ... Registered at least one strikeout in all but one appearance ... Finished with multiple punch outs in all but one game she started ... Allowed double-digit hits four times and five or more runs four times ... Did not commit an error in 56 opportunities for a team-best 1.000 fielding percentage.
International: Represented the United States with teammates Courtney Cleveland, Cary Roussel and Heather Williams in Germany over the summer of 2006 ... The team played in the 2006 German Friendship Softball Series in Augsburg, Germany from June 11 - 19.
2006 (Sophomore): Top reliever for ULM ... Made 37 appearances with 28 in relief ... Recorded a 6-8 record with six saves ... Second on the squad with 95 strikeouts ... Had a season-high eight strikeouts against Alcorn State ... Mardi Gras Classic All-Tournament Team.
2005 (Freshman): Started in 19 of her 29 appearances ... Won the first game of her career against Tennessee-Martin when she pitched for two innings and only allowed one run and one hit ... Won the next game against McNeese State in the first game of the doubleheader when she pitched for 10 innings ... Had season-high nine strikeouts in the McNeese State game ... Also won against Grambling State in the first game of the doubleheader when she pitched for seven innings and only allowed four hits ... Finished the year in third place with a 5.06 ERA and a 3-14 record.
High School: Two-time All-Region first team at Mesquite High School ... Also played volleyball ... ASA 10 & under team, the Hotshots, were national champions.
Personal: Born September 24, 1986 in Mesa, Ariz. ... Daughter of Robert Rittenhouse and Kim Schafer ... Has two sisters, Lacey and Caedran ... Started taking pitching lessons from Softball Hall of Fame member Jay-Bob Bickford at age nine ... Aunt, Loni Holland, played softball at Arizona State.
