LIZ BALLINGER #9 Height: 5-10 Class: Sr. Hometown: St. John's, Mich. High School/Previous School: St. John's HS Position: Pitcher Bat/Throw: L/L 2007: Made 25 appearances in the circle, starting 24 times...posted a a 2.95 earned run averaged in 149.2 innings…gave up 172 hits while striking out 93 hitters while putting up a 15-7 record…struck out a season high seven hitters in her first outing of the season, a complete game win over Trinity International (March 2)…gave up just two hits to Rochester (April 20) in a 7-1 Madonna win…posted a 6-3 mark in league play…threw seven innings, scattering 10 hits in a 7-3 win over top-seeded Aquinas (May 2) in the WHAC tournament…named academic all-conference and was selected to the NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete team following the season… 2006: Appeared in 12 games in the circle, including six as the starter…she hurled six completed games, including one shutout and one combined shutout, while logging 42.1 innings…posted a 5-1 overall record and 1.82 earned run average… allowed 11 earned runs and eight walks, while striking out 38 batters during the year…held opponents to a .235 batting average…earned her first win of the season against Dominican (3/4/06) after pitching a complete game shutout while giving up just three hits and hurling a career best 13 strikeouts…earned her second win of the year after striking out seven over five innings against Carlow (3/9/06). 2005: Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman for the Crusaders, starting eight times as a pitcher...pitched five complete games with two shutouts...earned a 2.00 ERA in 54 innings and 29 strikeouts...made her college debut March 6th, 2005 against Harris-Stowe where she struck out two batters in four innings of work...posted a career high of four strikeouts three times, most recently April 15th, 2005 against conference rival Cornerstone. PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Tod and Tracy Ballinger...she has one brother, Robert...majoring in Mathematics/Education... has a minor in Spanish…was born on July 28, 1986.