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88 LeighAnn Novotny

  • Position P
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Neb.
  • Prev School Louisville HS

Biography

2017: Became teams No. 1 pitcher during her junior season … went 10-7 with a 3.80 ERA and two saves … pitched 106.2 innings throwing nine complete games … struck out 69 and only walked 17 … ranked 6th in the IIAC in strikeouts and 8th in pitching victories … threw a complete game 3-hit shutout to defeat IIAC foe Dubuque on April 8 … also shutout Peru State on March 16 … posted a season-high 10 strikeouts in win over Penn St-Behrend on March 7 … allowed only one run with eight strikeouts in complete game win over Simpson on April 4.

2016: Appeared in 20 games at pitcher, getting the start in eight games on the mound … went 6-4 with a 3.42 ERA on the season … also recorded a save … had three complete games including one shutout … best performance came in the GPAC Tournament elimination game allowing six hits and no runs with no walks to defeat Doane and keep the Prairie Wolves season alive … had a complete game victory at Peru State April 7 giving up one earned run … recorded her first career save with 1.2 innings of scoreless work at Midland on April 5 … a Pflieger-Olson Scholar Athlete … selected to AD3I All-Academic Team.

2015: Pitched in 12 games, getting the start on the mound in four different games … threw a no-hitter with three strikeouts at Ecclesia on Mar. 24 on the Spring trip … earned her first career victory with the no-hit performance … other victory came on Apr. 11 in relief against Mount Marty … pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing no hits or runs to get the win … led the team with a 2.73 ERA.

Academic: A Mathematics major.  

In High School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Louisville HS … named 2nd-Team Class C All-State as a senior in 2013 … a three-time ECNC First-Team All-Conference selection in softball … had a career batting average of .572 … led her team to the 2010 Class C State Tournament … was Academic All-State in 2012.  

Personal: Born 3/21/96, daughter of Frank and Heidi Novotny.

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2015Freshman

    P
    5'9"
    88
  • 88

    2016Sophomore

    P
    5'9"
    88
  • 88

    2017Junior

    P
    5'9"
    88
  • 88

    2018Senior

    P
    5'9"
    88