32 Bridget Holloway
32 - Bridget Holloway
Birth Date: Apr. 6, 1990
Height: 6-1
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Sparta, IL
High School: Sparta
Position: P
Major: Women's Studies/History
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Don & Lana Holloway

Career:
Outstanding four-year career at Emory that saw her rank prominently in a number of the school's all-time categories ... Her 61 wins in the circle placed her in the No. 2 spot on the Eagles' all-time chart ... No. 2 all-time at Emory in appearances (98), games started (72), complete games (45) and innings pitched (476) ... Tossed 13 shutouts during her tenure, fourth all-time at Emory, and her ERA of 1.72 ranked sixth ... Capped off her career in the No. 1 spot on the Eagles' all-time chart for fewest walks allowed per seven innings (0.62) ... Fanned a total of 323 batters, the fifth-highest mark in school annals. 

Senior (2012):
Brought home a number of honors during her final season of action ... Was the lone Eagle to earn First Team All-Atlantic Region honors ... Named the University Athletic Association's Most Valuable Player ... First Team All-UAA ... Garnered a spot on the UAA All-Tournament Team after chalking up a 3-0 record, hurling 20 innings and striking out 11 batters while issuing just two walks... One of her efforts at the UAA Tourney was a complete-game performance in the squad's 7-3 decision over regionally ranked Case Western where she fanned six ... Compiled a won-lost ledger of 18-2 with her win total second among UAA players, 35th nationally and tied for sixth on the school's seasonal chart ... Her ERA of 1.64 stood 46th among D-III hurlers ... Made 20 starts and turned in 13 complete games, tying for 11th place on the school's seasonal list ... Finished fourth nationally in fewest walks allowed per 7 innings (0.55) ... Paced the Emory staff in innings pitched (128) and strikeouts (88) ... Notched the Eagles' lone win in the NCAA Tournament with a complete-game, three-hit gem, where she fanned seven while not issuing any walks, in a 4-1 triumph vs. McDaniel (May 10) ... Won 16 straight decisions before coming out on the short end of a 2-0 verdict to Salisbury (May 12) in the NCAA Regionals ... Complete-game performance that saw her surrender just two hits and whiff five in a 5-0 win vs. LaGrange (Mar. 25) ... Earned the victory after tossed six innings in a starting assignment vs. No. 21-ranked Ithaca College (Mar. 11) , striking out a season-high eight batters while surrendering just one earned run in a 6-3 outcome ... Matched that strikeout total and allowed just two safeties in a 3-0 triumph over Agnes Scott (Apr. 16).

Junior (2011):
Honor-ladened junior season that culminated with a Third Team All-American selection by the NFCA ... Despite missing close to a month of the season with an injury, she finished the campaign with a won-lost mark of 18-1 with her victory total pacing all UAA players and tying for sixth on the school's seasonal chart ... Established an Emory record and ranked third nationally for the fewest walks allowed per seven innings (0.42) ... Tossed six shutouts on the year, good for 32nd nationally and tying for the No. 7 position on the Eagles' seasonal list ... Threw a total of 115 1/3 innings and compiled an ERA of 1.46, good for the No. 3 spot among UAA players and 25th nationally ... Tabbed as a First Team honoree to the All-Atlantic Region Team ... Threw a complete game in helping the team to a 6-1 victory over Kean in the NCAA Regionals, allowing just four hits, fanning five and not issuing any walks ... Second Team All-UAA ... Named Co-MVP of the UAA Tournament after chalking up a 4-0 record along with an ERA of 0.70 over 20 innings of action where she fanned 19 opposing batters ... Tossed complete-game shutouts over Washington University at the UAA Tournament, allowing three hits and striking out three in a five-inning 8-0 win (Mar. 10) before fanning six over six frames in an 8-0 decision on Mar. 13 ... Picked up two wins in the circle in a doubleheader sweep over Piedmont College (Mar. 23), the first coming in a 1 2/3 innings stint of scoreless relief and the second in a complete-game, three-hit whitewash in a 5-0 decision ... Crafted a four-hit shutout over a potent Birmingham Southern squad in a 1-0 triumph (Feb. 27) ... Came through with a game-game win over No. 11-ranked Moravian (Mar. 8), fanning six and not allowing a walk in a 5-3 verdict ... Tossed all eight innings vs. LaGrange (Arp. 26), surrendering just one earned run in a 4-3 victory ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Mar. 7) after recording a complete-game shutout against Elizabethtown (Mar. 6), allowed just four hits and fanned seven as the Eagles recorded a 5-0 win.Second Team member to the Captial One Academic All-District Softball Team.

Sophomore (2010):
Fine second campaign that saw her  earn  NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team honors ... Ended the year with a 15-10 won-lost record with her vcitory total ranking third among UAA hurlers while tying for 12th on the school's seasonal ladder ... Tossed a team-leading 170 1/3 innings, third highest in the UAA and the third most in a campaign by an Emory pitcher ... Started 24 times and her 19 complete games tied Nicole Kovski (2002) for the No. 1 seasonal mark in school history ... Named to the All-UAA Tournament Team after appearing in six games while completing all four of her starts ... Tossed 31 innings during the UAA Tournament and fanned 25 while not issuing any walks ... Came through with a four-hit shutout vs. No. 6 Washington University (Mar. 10) in a 5-0 win ... Outstanding back-to-back complete game outings vs. Piedmont (Apr. 14), allowing just one hit in a 4-0 opening game win, and then giving up just five hits and striking out four in a 6-1 triumph in the nightcap ... Her 0.7 walks allowed (per 7 innings) ranked 11th nationally ... Tossed one inning and earned a save in a 4-1 win over Covenant (Apr. 2) before going the distance, surrendering an unearned run and six hits in a 3-1 verdict in the nightcap ... Preserved a 4-3 victory over LaGrange (Apr. 22) in the second game of a twinbill, earning her third save of the season after tossing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief ... Gave up just two hits and whiffed four in a season-opening 2-1 win over Division I member Alcorn State ... Came out of the bullpen and pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and striking out six, en route to picking up the win in a 4-3 decision over LaGrange (Apr. 16).

Freshman (2009):
Made an impact on the team's pitching staff, finishing with a fine 10-1 won-lost mark ... Tossed a total of 62 1/3 innings, compiling an ERA of 1.46 and striking out 54 batters while allowing just eight walks ... First career win came after pitching two innings of relief in a 1-0 win over Greensboro College (Feb. 14) ... The next day, she started and blanked Greensboro over five frames as the Eagles posted an 8-0, six-inning victory ... Drew the starting nod and picked up a win after blanking Case Western (Mar. 11) for five innings in an 8-0 win at the UAA Tournament ... Fanned a season-high 12 batters in earning a complete-game, 5-2 win over Bridgewater (Apr. 10).

Prior to Emory:
Attended Sparta High School where she earned four letters in softball ... High school coach was Roger Gerlach ... Was a team co-captain her senior season ... Four-time all-conference honoree ... Class A Third Team All-State pick in 2006 ... Three-time team MVP ... Captured all-area acclaim on three occasions ... Four-year member of the golf team and played basketball for two seasons ... Member of the student council ... Played summer ball for the Sparks.

Personal: Born April 6, 1990 ... Daughter of Don and Lana Holloway.


Stats

Year ERA W-L GS GC IP H R ER WP HBP SO BB
2009 1.46 10-1 11 2 62.1 53 21 13 3 1 54 8
2010 2.05 15-10 24 19 170.1 146 58 50 4 9 119 17
2011 1.46 18-1 17 11 115.1 110 30 24 1 1 62
2012 1.64 18-2 20 13 128.0 127 44 30 3 4 88 10
TOTAL 1.72 61-14 72  45 476 436  153  117 11 15 323  42