2003 Softball Roster
Roster
Tara DiMaggio
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- John Jay
- Hometown:
- Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
Junior Year: Third consecutive season with 100 or more strikeouts (126) … Threw three straight BIG EAST shutouts to start the conference season … Pitched a stretch of 24 innings without allowing a run … Ended Notre Dame’s 14-game overall winning streak, 25-game home winning streak and 36-game BIG EAST regular-season winning streak with a four-hit shutout (4/14/02) … Struck out nine in the game … Third consecutive season with eight or more wins (9) … Threw four shutouts and had 11 complete games … Served as team co-captain … Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall.
Sophomore Year: Led the pitching staff with 1.51 ERA … Threw four complete-game shutouts … Season-high 12 strikeouts in victory vs. Canisius … Ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with 1.51 ERA … Her 1.64 ERA in conference games also ranked 10th … Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST, holding opponents to a .202 batting average … Ranked ninth in the league with three shutouts in conference play … Allowed only 36 walks in 139.1 innings, while striking out 130 … Struck out 10 while walking none in the season finale against St. John's … Helped set team strikeout (314) and ERA record (1.73).
Freshman Year: Pitched in 34 games and appeared in five others as a hitter … Had a 14-11 record with a 1.46 earned run average … Struck out 208 batters in 191.3 innings pitched … Held opposing batters to a .191 average … Earned SU’s first win, pitching a complete game and striking out eight against Louisiana Tech … Recorded the school’s first save against Boston College … Threw the first perfect game in school history, a five-inning complete game at Buffalo … Earned the ECAC Pitcher of the Week award for her efforts … Struck out a career-high 14 batters in win against Binghamton … Recorded her first complete-game shutout against Fordham … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall and spring.
High School: NFCA All-East Region in 1999 … Posted a 17-2 pitching record with 259 strikeouts as a senior … Finished high school career with 934 strikeouts, 16 no-hitters, including four in a row, and two perfect games … Poughkeepsie Journal Athlete of the Year in 1999… Four-time all-league selection and three-time all-state selection..
Personal: Born March 19, 1981 … Daughter of Frank and Deborah DiMaggio … One sister … Majoring in communications design.
