Biography
2014: Second Team All-NCAC... Ranked in the top five in the NCAC in nearly every major statistical category, including strikeouts (158- second), ERA (1.96 - second), opponent batting average (.234 - second), shutouts (6 - third), complete games (18 - fourth), wins (11 - fourth), and innings pitched (145.1 - fourth)... Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 16 of 22 appearances... Struck out eight or more batters in 11 different games, including five games with at least 10 K's... Picked up complete game victory in her first appearance of the season, allowing one earned run with 10 K's vs. SUNY-Geneseo (3/16)...Struck out season-high 12 batters against Otterbein, and did not allow an earned run, but was dealt a hard-luck (3/18)... Fired three straight complete game shutouts (3/27 vs. Thiel, 4/2 vs. Buffalo State, 4/5 vs. Denison), allowing just eight hits with 20 strikeouts in 20 innings over the span, earning NCAC Pitcher of the Week accolades... Earned complete game victories in both ends of doubleheader vs. Ohio Wesleyan (4/6), striking out 17 and allowing just five hits in the twinbill... Racked up 22 strikeouts and picked up two complete game wins in doubleheader vs. Hiram (4/17)...Enters the 2015 campaign ranked second all-time in program history in career strikeouts (626) and saves (3), third in career shutouts (19), innings pitched (571), and complete games (69), and fourth in wins (55).
2013: Second Team All-NCAC… Second Team NFCA All-Central Region… Set Allegheny single-season records in appearances (41), innings (244), and games started (30), while her 276 strikeouts are good for third most in a single-season, 25 complege games third, and 21 wins fifth most… Led the NCAC in wins, appearances, innings pitched, complege games, and shutouts (6), while ranking second in opponent batting average (.215) and ERA (2.31)… After two years, is third in Allegheny program history with 468 career strikeouts, while she ranks fifth in both career wins (44) and shutouts (13)… Struck out 10 or more batters in 10 different appearances… Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 28 outings… Threw complete-game (8 inn.) one-hitter, with 13 strikeouts, in extra-inning win over nationally ranked Christopher Newport (3/1)… Threw second complete game one-hitter of the season in NCAC opener at Denison (3/30), striking out six… Named NCAC Pitcher of the Week on April 8, after going 2-1 with one save and 27 strikeouts in four appearances on the week, including complete-game one-hitter followed by a two-inning save vs. Wooster (4/4), and an 11-strikeout complete game win over Wittenberg (4/7)… Started and worked seven scoreless with nine strikeouts in doubleheader opener vs. Oberlin (4/17), before coming on in relief in the nightcap to throw 5 2/3 perfect innings and strike out five to earn the win… Named MVP of 2013 NCAC Championship Tournament, after throwing all 26 innings in the four games and going 3-1 with 30 strikeouts and a 1.08 ERA… Allowed just one run with 13 K’s on tourney’s opening day (5/3) in wins over DePauw and Wittenberg… Named to NCAA Angola Regional All-Tournament Team… Went all seven innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts, in NCAA tourney-opening win over John Carroll (3/9)… Allowed one run on three hits, with five strikeouts, to earn NCAA tournament win over Aurora (3/11)… Offensively, batted .288 (38-132) with a homer, nine doubles, and 26 RBIs… Posted nine multi-hit games… Hit 4-for-7 with a double, four RBIs, and two runs scored, in twinbill at Wooster (4/4)… Had five hits and four RBIs in doubleheader sweep over Hiram (4/25).
2012: NCAC Pitcher of the Year…NFCA First Team All-Central Region…First Team All-NCAC…NCAC All-Tournament team…ranked seventh in NCAA Division III in earned run average (0.99)…listed among the national leaders in strikeouts, victories, saves, walks allowed (1.76), hits allowed (5.14) and shutouts…led the NCAC in earned run average, wins (23), appearances (32), opponents batting average (.194), innings pitched (190.2), strikeouts (192)…recorded most wins by an Allegheny pitcher in a single season in 17 years…opened collegiate career by giving up one earned run through her first 39 innings of work…secured victories in her first eight starts with four shutouts…struck out a season-high 11 batters while yielding one earned run in a superb complete-game victory against Williams (3/20)…in collegiate debut against D’Youville (3/2), gave up four hits and zero walks while striking out 10 in a 1-0 complete-game shutout…pitched a one-hit shutout in a complete-game victory in the NCAC tournament against Wooster (5/4)…surrendered three hits or less in 11 complete-game performances…picked up saves in her first two career relief appearances (Peace – 3/2, Manchester – 3/10)…appeared in 35 games at the plate…recorded six multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits at Kenyon (4/15)…in two games at Kenyon, finished 5-for-7 with six RBI and three doubles.
Personal: Born October 17, 1992...daughter of Richard and Patricia Nealer...fired two hitter to lead Valley to 2011 PIAA Class AAA Championship...2011 Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year...two-time MSA All-Star...2011 CBS Pittsburgh Diamond Dozen...three-time All-State...two-time WPIAL Pitcher of the Year...pitched Valley to 2010 WPIAL AA Championship..
