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2016 Softball Roster

21 Karysta Donisthorpe

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Farmington, N.M.
  • High School Piedra Vista HS
  • Position RHP

Biography

2015 (Redshirt Junior)
Pitched in 151.0 innings in 43 games… Amassed a 21-5 record… Had a 3.34 ERA… Allowed just 72 earned runs through 683 batters faced… Opponents had 148 hits on 586 at bats for a .322 opponent batting average… Racked up 143 strikeouts… Allowed only 38 hits on 182 batters for a .209 opponent batting average when there were two outs… Pitched in 37.2 innings over 10 games in conference play… Allowed just 16 runs on 33 hits and had a 2.97 ERA during league games… Racked up 36 strikeouts in league games… Held Montana (2/5) scoreless through six innings… Garnered a season-high 11 strikeouts against Weber State (2/13) and Utah Valley (3/27)… Collected three saves.

2014 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 29 games and started 25… Had a team-best 11-10 pitching record… Threw a team-high 90 strikeouts and gave up 72 earned runs in 110.2 innings… Amassed a 4.55 ERA and an opponent batting average of .280… Recorded a 3.25 ERA and a 3-2 record in league play… Racked up 19 strikeouts and allowed 13 runs in 32 hits during conference games… Had a league-high 40 batters strike out looking as well as 5.68 K’s per game… Recorded first complete game in win against Houston Baptist (2/22)… Garnered a season-high eight strikeouts and allowed three earned runs off five hits from 120 pitches against Houston Baptist… Named WAC Pitcher of the Week after throwing 11 strikeouts and improving to 9-7 with victory over UTEP and series sweep of Seattle U.
 
2013 (Sophomore)
Played in 11 games before being sidelined due to injury… Amassed a career-high 12 strikeouts against San Diego (2/24).
 
2012 (Freshman)
Played in 31 games and started 16… Amassed a .373 ERA over 116.1 innings… Led team in strikeouts with 105 and opponent batting average with .254… Recorded one or more strikeouts in all 16 starts… Racked up a career-high nine strikeouts against San Jose State (5/5).
 
High School
Played four years for Piedra Vista HS in Farmington, N.M… Earned 2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American Second Team honors from National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)… Selected to First Team NFCA All-West Region twice… Set New Mexico high school record for single-season strikeouts with 346 in 2010… Racked up 307 K’s as a senior… Set state record for strikeouts in a game with 19 as a junior… Named Southwest Region Player of the Week by ESPN RISE after leading PVHS to its sixth straight Class 4A state championship as a junior… Racked up 16 strikeouts and allowed four hits to win state championship game as a senior…  Amassed two no-hitters in state playoff games in 2011… Named Gatorade State Softball Player of the Year Award as both a junior and senior… Led team to fifth-straight state of New Mexico Softball Class 4A Championship… Defeated both the 5A and 3A championship teams to win title… Selected as ESPN RISE Third Team All-American pitcher after junior year… Amassed a 58-0 record over in-state competition as sophomore and junior… Garnered a .690 ERA and 346 strikeouts in 161.1 innings to average 2.0 strikeouts per inning as a junior… Recorded 14 shutouts, nine no-hitters and a perfect game to earn 2010 Player of the Year, District Pitcher of the Year and Ace Pitcher Award… Named to the All-Tournament Team at Southern New Mexico High School Softball invitational… As a sophomore, pitched a no-hit shutout and retired 18 at the plate against the 5A state champions… Racked up 168 strikouts and nine shutouts in 82.2 innings as a sophomore…  Garnered a 0.34 ERA as a sophomore… Named to All-District and All-Tournament Team as pitcher and earned the Ace Pitcher award in 2009… Selected to First Team All-State as an outfielder and Second Team as a pitcher in 2008… Earned All-District honors and the Gold Glove Award at Piedra Vista HS… As a freshman, threw six shutouts with 78 K’s in 41 innings for a 1.02 ERA and an 8-0 record… Collected the Strike Zone Female Athlete of the Year Award as a freshman… Helped team win state title as an eighth-grader... Played volleyball for two years… Led pitching field at ESPN Premiere Girl’s Fastpitch National Championships in strikeouts per inning.
 
Personal
Parents are Brian and Theresa… Major is chemistry. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

    Right Hand Pitcher
    5'6"
    21
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    2013Sophomore

    Right Hand Pitcher
    5'6"
    21
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    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    Right Hand Pitcher
    5'6"
    21
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    2015Redshirt Junior

    Right Hand Pitcher
    5'6"
    21
  • 21

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Right Hand Pitcher
    5'6"
    21