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Senior
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| Hometown:
Englewood, Colo.
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| High School:
Cherry Creek
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| Last College:
Nebraska
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| Height:
5-10
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| Position:
RHP
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| Birthdate:
03/07/1982
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| Experience:
2L
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Career Honors
2003 Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2002 Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2001 Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Career Bests
Innings: 7.0, four times; last vs. Nebraska (4/5/03)
Strkeouts: 9 vs. Oklahoma State (2/21/02)
Winning Streak: 5 (2/1/02 - 3/10/02)
Scoreless Inning Streek: 19.1 (3/20/02 - 4/2/02)
Career at Baylor
Fifth with 62 appearances ... Sixth with 31 games started ... Fourth with 31 relief appearances ... Fifth with 20 wins ... Sixth with 29 decisions ... Second with a .670 winning percentage ... Second with a 1.68 ERA ... Sixth with 10 complete games ... Sixth with two shutouts ... Tied for fourth with two saves ... Fifth with 225.1 innings pitched ... Second with 5.03 hits allowed per seven innings pitched ... Ninth with 2.67 walks per seven innings pitched ... Fifth with 147 strikeouts ... Fourth with 4.57 strikeouts per seven innings pitched ... Seventh with a 1.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Second with a .199 opponents' batting average.
2003
Posted a 9-7 record with a 2.13 ERA to rank 10th all-time at Baylor and 13th in conference ... Appeared in 34 games to rank ninth in conference and 17 in relief to rank third all-time at Baylor ... Winning percentage of .563 ranked 10th all-time at Baylor ... Notched one save ... Allowed just 5.35 hits per seven innings, fourth-best average ever at Baylor ... Averaged 3.60 strikeouts per seven innings ... Opponents' batting average of .211 ranked fourth all-time at Baylor and 10th in the conference ... Tossed six complete games and recorded two complete shutouts ... Combined on three shutouts ... Was 2-4 with a 1.85 ERA in Big 12 Conference games ... Made 15 appearances in conference play with seven starts and two complete games ... Held opponents to .181 batting average with runners on base ...Tossed 3.2 shutout innings in hitless relief issuing one walk for her only base runner to earn the victory April 2 against then-no. 19 Texas A&M ... Allowed just two hits in 4.1 inning shutout to earn the victory April 27 at Kansas ... Did not make an error on the field in 128 innings of play.
2002
Posted an 11-2 record for the highest winning percentage in school history (.846) ... Earned run average of 1.08 ranked third in school history and sixth in the Big 12 ... Appeared in 28 games, 14 in relief to rank fourth all-time at Baylor ... Win total ranked 10th in school history, as did her strikeout total of 81 ... Notched two saves, tied for fifth-best season total in school history and tied for 10th in the Big 12 ... Allowed just 4.62 hits per seven innings, second-best average ever at Baylor ... Averaged 5.85 strikeouts per seven innings, also second in school history ... Strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.00 ranked 10th in school history, while opponents' batting average of .183 ranked second all-time at Baylor and eighth in the conference ... Tossed four complete games and combined on six shutouts ... Did not allow a triple in 97.0 innings of work and 349 opponents' at bats ... Was 2-1 with a 0.63 ERA in Big 12 Conference games ... Led conference in ERA during league play ... Made seven appearances in conference play with two starts and one save ... Held opponents to a .162 batting average with runners on base ... Ground ball-to-fly ball ratio of 0.6 was best on staff ... Was 6-0 with a 0.51 ERA in 13 appearances and eight starts at Getterman Stadium ... Tossed two complete games and combined on four shutouts at Getterman, striking out 42 batters in 41.1 innings of work ... Was equally impressive on opponents' home fields, going 2-1 with a 0.34 ERA in six appearances and one start with one save ... Won each of her first six decisions ... Tossed Baylor's first no-hitter in three years Feb. 15 against Stephen F. Austin, allowing the Lady Jacks a pair of unearned runs with two walks and seven strikeouts ... Pitched the final out one week later as she joined Joni Miller and Cristin Vitek to no-hit the Lady Jacks again ... One day later joined Cristin Vitek to no-hit Stephen F. Austin a third time, tossing 1.1 innings in a 10-0 five-inning victory ... Tossed 4.0 shutout innings in relief, allowing two hits with two strikeouts to earn the victory March 20 at Texas Tech ... Allowed just two unearned runs on eight hits and a walk with six strikeouts in a complete-game victory April 18 against Sam Houston State ... Held Oklahoma State to no runs on four hits with a career-high nine strikeouts April 21, but did not figure in the decision ... Hit .241 (7-for-29) with six runs scored, one double and four RBI in limited action at the plate ... Drew eight walks and was hit once for a .421 on base percentage ... Also had two sacrifice hits ... Successfully advanced the runner 10 times in 17 opportunities (58.8 percent) ... Had two multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game ... Made three starts at first base, one at right field and nine as the designated player ... Was 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI in fifth-inning at bats ... Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored Feb. 1 against Southern ... Enjoyed a 2-for-3 performance two days later against Southern with one run scored and a double ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI Feb. 15 against Stephen F. Austin ... Posted second two-hit game of the year April 2 with an RBI against Oklahoma City.
2001 (Nebraska)
Posted an 8-1 record with a 1.90 ERA while at Nebraska ... Appeared in 18 games with 12 starts ... Tossed five complete games ... Also had two shutouts and combined on another ... Allowed just 58 hits in 81 innings of work, holding opponents to a .193 batting average ... Notched 58 strike outs with only 18 walks for a ratio of 3.2 ... Also collected four hits in 17 at bats (.235) with one run scored, three RBI and a pair of walks ... Allowed just five hits with no walks and five strikeouts over six innings of work in first collegiate game, leading Nebraska to a 2-1 victory over then-No. 20 Oregon ... Tossed three consecutive one-hit shutouts in early-to-mid March ... Run started March 3 against Utah State with three walks and eight strikeouts ... Backed that with a no walks and three strikeouts one week later against Drake ... Concluded stretch with one walk and one strikeout March 15 against Syracuse ... Held Missouri to one run on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts for a complete-game victory March 25 ... Struck out seven, walked one and allowed just one run on six hits in six innings of work to get the victory April 1 against Texas Tech ... Held Drake to one run on two hits with a walk and four strikeouts April 18.
High School
Attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colo. ... Earned four letters under head coach John Gallagher ... Led Bruins to Centennial League title in 1996, 1997 and 1998 ... Earned first-team all-conference honors all four years ... Selected to state all-star team as a senior ... Team co-captain during junior and senior seasons ... Participated in Key Club and C-Club ... Selected to Who's Who Among American High School Athletes.
Personal
Full name is Kathryn Mae Decker ... Born March 7, 1982 in Denver, Colo. ... Daughter of Michael and Dianne Decker.
