March 17, 2008

Freshman softball pitcher Kimber Bossom went 3-1 last week with one save and had a 1.30 ERA in 32.1 innings. The right-hander threw two shutout victories, including a six-inning no-hitter against Alabama A&M. Her other shutout came in a two hitter against Furman who was 3-0 in the tournament leading into the game with Memphis

Bossom earned her first collegiate save against Vermont after pitching the final three inning without allowing a hit and striking out five. She also threw a two-hitter in a 2-1 victory against Gardner-Webb.

The Dayton, Texas, native allowed just five hits and one run in her last 25.1 innings with 22 strikeouts and went 3-0 with a save during the stretch. She is 7-4 on the season.

Bossom's no-hitter is the fifth in Memphis history and the first since Jenna Kubesch no-hit Alcorn State last season. Kubesch threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game, in her two years at Memphis.

Opponent      GS  CG  W  L  SV  IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO  ERA
Marshall      1   1   0  1  0   7.0   13  8  5   5   5
Alabama A&M   1   1   1  0  0   6.0   0   0  0   6   8
Gardner-Webb  1   1   1  0  0   7.0   2   1  1   4   2
Providence    0   0   0  0  0   2.1   1   0  0   2   1
Vermont       0   0   0  0  1   3.0   0   0  0   0   5
Furman        1   1   1  0  0   7.0   2   0  0   0   6
TOTALS        4   4   3  1  1   32.1  18  9  6   17  27  1.30