Paris Imholz

Position:
Pitcher/Outfield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Antioch
Hometown:
Antioch, Calif.

2013: Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Second Team…appeared in 42 games, making 24 starts in the circle for the Orange and Brown…led the Falcons with 16 wins, compiling a record of 16-8 on the season…pitched eight complete games, including five shutout victories…allowed just 47 earned runs over 172.1 innings pitched, giving her a team-best 1.91 ERA…struck out a career-best 97 batters, holding opponents to just a .244 batting average…picked up four saves on he season…pitched a complete game shutout against Youngstown State, striking out four in the contest…set a season high with seven strikeouts against East Tennessee State in a complete game shutout victory…earned a complete game win against Southeast Missouri State, allowing just four hits and one earned run…struck out five in a complete game victory against Dayton…allowed just one earned run and struck out four in a complete game win over Detroit…Shut out Akron in a complete game victory, striking out five in the process…allowed just one earned run and struck out five in 5.2 innings of work against Eastern Michigan…didn’t allow an earned run in a complete game win over IPFW…picked up a save against Western Michigan…earned a save against Ohio in the MAC Tournament, striking out six batters in the final 3.0 innings.

2012: Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshmen Team…appeared in 47 games for the Orange and Brown,

starting in 28 contests…her 47 appearances are tied (Jamie Kertes) for third most in single-season history…finished the year with a record of 17-9, marking the first time in the history of the program that two pitchers (Jamie Kertes and Imholz) recorded more than 15 wins in the same season…collected seven saves, accounting for the second highest single-season total in program history…led the team with a 1.81 ERA…recorded 81 strikeouts in 186.0 innings pitched, while holding hitters to a .236 batting average….pitched 10 complete games, four of which being complete-game shutouts… earned her first-career win against Wright State, collecting three strikeouts and allowing just three hits in 5.0 innings of work…allowed just one hit in a complete-game shutout against Alabama State…struck out five in a complete-game shutout against St. Francis…earned her first save against Bethune Cookman, allowing just one hit in the final two innings of play of a 3-1 win…held St. Francis scoreless in 5.0 innings, striking out two in the 4-2 win…pitched an 8.0 inning one hit shutout against George Mason, striking out five in the 1-0 win…pitched a complete game against Eastern Kentucky, allowing just one run and four hits in the 6-1 win…struck out a career high eight batters in a 5.0 inning effort against Detroit, allowing zero earned runs in the 6-4 win…pitched a complete game win against Toledo, allowing one run and three hits with four strike outs…allowed just one run in a complete game win against Miami.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pitched four years of varsity softball for coach John Luis at Antioch High School…listed in the Contra Costa Times Top 125 Athletes of the Year…named Contra Costa Times Athlete of the Week each of the past three seasons…Named the team’s Defensive player of the year 2008, 2009, and 2010…collected 217 strikeouts last season…hit .364 at the plate.

PERSONAL: Full name—Paris Taylor Imholz…daughter of Alex and Debbie Imholz…born 3/9/1993…majoring in journalism…has two sisters, Chantz and Nicole…also lettered in volleyball and soccer…favorite athlete is Ryan Sweeney...plays summer ball for Bears 18 Gold.