Shelby Jean Babcock (born February 26, 1992) is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball pitcher originally from Broomfield, Colorado. She attended Legacy High School.[2][3] She attended the University of Arizona, where she was a starting pitcher for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 2011 to 2014.[4][5][6] Babcock currently teaches pitching in Colorado.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 26, 1992[1] Broomfield, Colorado |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Softball |
| College team | Arizona Wildcats |
Arizona Wildcats
editBabcock debuted on February 11, 2011, against the Utah Utes, tossing 5 innings with three strikeouts for a victory.[7] As a sophomore, she set career season bests in nearly every category: wins, strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched, ERA and WHIP. Babcock opened the 2012 season by beating the McNeese State Cowgirls on February 9 with a career high 9 strikeouts in regulation.[8] On March 3, Babcock no-hit the Charleston Cougars with 6 strikeouts in a run-rule victory.[9] Finally on April 14, Babcock defeated the No. 1 California Golden Bears with a 6 strikeout, three-hitter.[10] In 2013, the junior went 10 innings to best the UCLA Bruins and set a career best with 10 strikeouts on April 18.[11] For her final year in 2014, Babcock pitched in limited appearances but set a career best in strikeout ratio (6.3). She suffered her only loss that year in her final appearance in the NCAA Super Regional for the Wildcats. She tossed 6 innings and struck out 5 against the ULL Ragin' Cajuns on May 24.[12]
Statistics
editUniversity of Arizona Wildcats
edit| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2011 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 170.2 | 179 | 108 | 97 | 129 | 117 | 3.99 | 1.81 |
| 2012 | 20 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 197.0 | 179 | 89 | 85 | 100 | 164 | 3.02 | 1.41 |
| 2013 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 171.1 | 189 | 121 | 95 | 100 | 132 | 3.88 | 1.69 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 62.0 | 74 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 56 | 5.42 | 1.92 |
| TOTALS | 56 | 31 | 136 | 92 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 601.0 | 621 | 367 | 325 | 374 | 469 | 3.78 | 1.65 |
References
edit- ^ "Arizona Softball: Babcock's birthday present: a shutout". Arizona Daily Star. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Parish, Christopher (September 9, 2009). "Babcock and Torrez leaving behind a legacy". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Legacy's Babcock named top softball player in Colorado". The Denver Post. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Gold, Jon (May 21, 2014). "Don't worry: New attitude becomes UA pitcher Babcock's best change-up". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Finley, Patrick (May 25, 2012). "Cats hope 'that brightness' continues for Babcock". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Yunt, Jon E. (March 31, 2014). "Babcock adjusting to new role with Arizona". Broomfield Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona vs Utah (Feb 11, 2011)". Utahutes.com. February 11, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "McNeese vs. #8 Arizona" (PDF). Mcneesesports.com. February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Coll. of Charleston at #15 Arizona". Cofcsports.com. March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "#13 Arizona at #1 California". Calbears.com. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "#18 UCLA at #22 Arizona". Uclabruins.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "# 11 Louisiana (49-8-1) -vs- # 10 Arizona (44-16)". Rajincajuns.com. May 24, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2020.