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Jersey Number 15
Hannah James
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Nicholasville, Ky.
- High School:
- East Jessamine HS
2022
2021
2020
2019
Before MSU
Personal
- Named 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year
- Appeared in 39Â games while making 36Â starts, tossing a team-high 194.1 innings on the season
- Set a new Murray State career record in strikeouts with 562
- Broke her own Murray State single-season strikeout record with 234
- Led team in ERA with 1.15
- Set Murray State single-season record in opponent batting average (.167)
2021
- Appeared in 35 games while making 28 starts, tossing a team-high 152.1 innings on the season
- Set a new Murray State single-season strikeout record with 158
- Led team in wins (9) and ERA (2.21)
- Set Murray State single-season record in opponent batting average (.200)
- Tossed 10.1 innings (MSU single-game record) of scoreless softball with seven strikeouts on 3/26/21 vs. Tennessee State
- Recorded 13 strikeouts over 5.2 innings while surrendering just one earned run on 3/14/21 vs. Eastern Kentucky
- Pitched seven frames of scoreless, one-hit softball to pair with 13 strikeouts on 5/8/21 vs. Morehead State
2020
- Recorded team-high 57 innings, starting 10 games in 15 total appearances
- Led team with five wins and four complete-game performances
- Collected 50 strikeouts while holding hitters to a .235 average (both team highs)
- Posted 2.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Tossed complete-game shutout while striking out nine on 2/7/20 vs. South Dakota State
- Struck out 11 batters in a complete-game outing against Creighton on 2/29/20
2019
- Tossed team-high 157.2 innings in 34 appearances, including 29 starts
- Notched team-best 12 wins with 13 complete game outings
- Posted 2.58 ERA while holding opponents to a .256 average at the plate
- 120 strikeouts with just 29 walks was good for a 4.14 K/BB ratio
- Named OVC Freshman of the Year
- Garnered All-OVC 2nd Team Honors
- Earned place on OVC All-Newcomer Team
- Pitched Murray State's first seven-inning perfect game against Belmont
Before MSU
- A two-sport athlete at East Jessamine High School in Nicholasville, Kentucky with letters in softball and basketball for the Jaguars.Â
- At EJHS, she graduated with a 3.9 GPA and was a member of the KHSAA First Team All-Academic in 2018.Â
- During her freshman campaign in 2015, she earned 46th District All-District team, 12th Region All-Region team, and Class 2A Second Team All-State honors.Â
- After her sophomore season, she was honored with 46th District All-District team and 12th Region All-Region team for the second time, while also earning Class 2A First Team All-State accolades in 2016.
- Led the Jaguars to two consecutive 12th Region championships and seventh place finished in the state tournament.Â
- She missed the 2017 season with an injury
- In her senior season with EJHS, she recorded 1,000 strikeouts for the season, earning her 2018 Region 12 Player of the Year and 2018 Class 2A Player of the Year.
- Named to the 2018 46th District All-District team, 2018 12th Region All-Region team, and 2018 Class 2A First Team All-State.Â
- Gatorade Player of the Year nominee
Personal
- Born Hannah James on February 14, 2000 in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Daughter of John and Jennifer James
- Has one older sister, Abigail, played softball at Georgetown College.
- Majoring in Learning & Behavior Disorders/Moderate to Severe.
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