2011 Softball
Markie Pozzuto
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Cortland, Ohio
- High School:
- Maplewood
2011
• Appeared in 16 games, making nine starts
• Earned three wins and struck out 15
• Earned Academic Honorable Mention
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.
• Named NFCA Scholar Athlete
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 batters 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.
