Markie Pozzuto

Class:
Junior
Position:
P
Hometown:
Cortland, OH
Prev School:
Maplewood
High School:
Maplewood

2010: Appeared in 19 games, making 12 starts...went 3-2 overall and 2-1 in MAC play...struck out 20 batters in 45 innings pitched...allowed one run over 5.1 innings in MAC win over Eastern Michigan...earned MAC win over Toledo (5/7), allowing one run in four innings...allowed one run on one hit in 3.1 innings against Central Michigan (5/1)...permitted two earned runs over 4.2 frames in win against Siena (3/26)...tossed 3.0 innings of relief against Bakersfield (2/13) without allowing an earned run.

2009: Appeared in 20 games with 19 starts...named MAC East Pitcher of the Week on April 28 after fanning 15 batters in 11 innings...went 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA in seven conference starts, including 34 strikeouts in 27.2 innings...tossed three complete games...fanned 10 and allowed one run in six innings in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6)...struck out 10 against Idaho State (Feb. 14)...allowed just one run in six frames at Penn State.

2008: Appeared in five games and started two...was named MAC East Pitcher of the Week after throwing a five-inning no-hitter in her first collegiate appearance against North Carolina Central (2/8)...struck out 10 of the 17 batetrs she faced against North Carolina Central and did not allow a walk...did not allow a hit or a run 1.2 innings of relief at North Carolina (2/9)...did not allow a run or a hit in relief appearance against Stony Brook (2/24)...finished the year with 18 strikeouts and four walks in 14.1 innings pitched.

High School: Garnered All-Northeast Athletic Conference honors four times...named to All-Ohio honorable mention team as a junior...made the All-Northeast Ohio team as a junior and senior...set a state record with 15 strikeouts in the state tournament as a sophomore...finished with a team-high .532 batting average as a senior...led Maplewood to a district and NEC title as a senior...went 10-3 on the mound as a junior, finishing with 149 strikeouts and a 0.28 ERA...helped the Rockets to the Division IV State Final Four in 2005...earned Maplewood's Team MVP in all four seasons...coached by Dave Flickenger...played for Valley Sting during the summer.

Personal: Born on Feb. 17, 1989...daughter of Mark and Wendy Pozzuto... has one sister, Jordan (16)...a member of the National Honor Society in high school...majoring in chemistry.