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2014 Softball Roster

Matt Reynolds (JSU)
Matt Reynolds (JSU)
Matt Reynolds (JSU)
Bart Rettberg (EIU Athletics)

9 Hanna Mennenga

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rantoul
  • Hometown Gifford, Ill.

Biography


2013:  Earned Ohio Valley Conference 'Pitcher of the Year' and First Team All-OVC honors following a standout junior campaign... set a new single-season strikeout tally with 291 total, eclipsing the previous mark that had stood in the Panther record books since 1983... helped EIU own the fourth best team ERA in the nation at 1.59... had four Top 15 NCAA marks herself, including ranking second for strikeouts per seven-innings (11.00), and seventh in hits allowed per seven-innings (3.88)... earned a no-hitter vs. Creighton... struck out a career-high 16 batters on three occasions... also set a new single-season winning % mark going 23-5 overall (.821), while also placing in the Top 10 in numerous other stat categories... upped her career winning percentage to .723 (34-13), which set a new school record... her 13 losses ranks 2nd career-wise... she earned OVC 'Pitcher of the Week' kudos on five different occasions... named to the First Team Mideast Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association... also nabbed OVC Pitcher of the Year honor by the online publication collegesportsmadness.com... OVC Top 5 Rankings:  Overall -- 1st in wins (23), strikeouts (291), opp. batting avg. (.157), shutouts (7), ERA (1.32) and fourth in innings pitched (185.2)... OVC-only contests -- first in wins (13), strikeouts (134), opp. batting avg. (.164), and complete games (12); second in shutouts (3), ERA (1.64), and innings pitched (93.0)... EIU Career Rankings:  First in winning % (.723/34-13), second in fewest losses (13), and sixth for total strikeouts (382).

2012:  Become the Panthers' No. 2 pitcher in just her first season in an EIU uniform... earned a 3.01 ERA off a nice 11-8 mark in the circle behind 30 appearances, including 19 starts... finished with 91 strikeouts, 53 walks with 118.2 innings of work... held opponents to a .251 bat mark... threw a season-high eight Ks at Middle Tennessee in early-season play... was recognized by the College Sports Madness online publication with 'OVC Player of the Week' kudos on 4/10/12... OVC Top 10 Rankings:  Overall -- 5th in opponent batting average (.251) ... OVC-only contests -- also 5th in opponent batting average (.239), while tying for 6th in total wins (8).

JC:  Transferred to EIU after playing a season at Heartland CC ... earned Second Team All-American honors as a freshman... was also named league 'Pitcher and Region Player of the Year' honors.

HS:  Former softball standout at Rantoul HS… also a member of her school's basketball squad... earned third team IHSA all-state honors... also finished ranked 10th in the IHSA with 404 career strikeouts... still maintains high school record for all-time strikeouts with 978... recorded a school-high 21 strikeouts in a game... also tied the school mark for most Ks in a 7-inning game with 17.

PERSONAL:  No information submitted.

OFF THE COURT WITH HANNA:  Hanna chose EIU “because I love the campus, it is close to home, I love the family feeling, the coaches are awesome, and I love the color blue.”



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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2012Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2013Junior

    Pitcher
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2014Senior

    Pitcher
    5'11"
    9
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