Greenville graduate Jordyn Fisherback is currently a junior at Middle Tenneessee State. She will be the ace pitcher this season for the Blue Raiders. Photo courtsey of goblueraiders.com 

Fisherback ready for upcoming season

By George Starks 

GREENVILLE- Greenville graduate Jordyn Fisherback will start her junior season as the ace pitcher of Middle Tennessee Lady Blue Raiders softball team. As a sophomore, Fisherback made only 12 appearances on the rubber for the team, suffering with some arm issues. 

Currently, she is ready for the 2013 season and in the coming few days, will be talking with this writer on her upcoming season at MTSU. 

The following is a bio of Fisherback, courtesy of go blue raiders.com. 

2012 (SOPHOMORE) 

Made 12 appearances including eight starts in 2012 ... Notched her only win of the season in complete-game 2-1 victory against Drake on March 10 in which she allowed just one unearned run ... Led Blue Raider pitchers with .271 opposing batting average ... Did not allow a hit in 1.1 innings of relief on March 25 against UL-Monroe ... Hurled 2.2 innings of shutout ball out of the pen on March 4 against Murray State ... Surrendered no runs in 3.2 frames against Eastern Illinois on March 14 ... Allowed four earned runs on six hits in complete game against Charlotte on Feb. 18 ... Placed third on the squad with 38.2 innings tossed. 

2011 (FRESHMAN) 

Appeared in 24 games including 16 starts from the circle ... Threw 107.1 innings of work for a 7-8 record, amassing a 4.63 ERA and 74 strikeouts ... Made first career start on February 13 against Murray State ... Threw 6.0 innings on Feb. 19 in a no decision versus Georgia Southern, allowing just one earned run off six hits ... Earned first career win against Georgia Southern on Feb. 20, allowing no run off six hits ... Threw first complete-game win on Feb. 25 against Marshall, giving up one earned run off seven hits while striking out a career-high nine batters ... Defeated Bowling Green on March 8 ... Earned back-to-back wins on March 18 and 23, beating Jacksonville State and North Texas ... Pitched a complete-game shutout on March 29 against FAU, allowing four hits and striking out five ... Struck out six on April 2 in a victory over South Alabama in which she allowed just one run off four hits. 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Four-year letter winner at Greenville High School under head coach Jerrod Newland ... Amassed an incredible six perfect games, 16 no-hitters and a total of 900 strikeouts in her high school career ... Two-time First Team All-State Ohio and Honorable Mention Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American Team ... Daily Advocate/Romers Catering Softball Player of the Year... Greenville High School Rae Burick Sports Award Winner.

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