Columbia College Athletics

2017: Appeared in 31 games for the Cougars getting the start in 28 as a senior… Finished the season with a 23-5 record on the season and a 1.44 earned run average… Accumulated 175 innings pitched while allowing 125 hits and 36 earned runs… Struck out 118 batters and threw 19 complete games including 8 shutouts… Named to AMC All-Academic Team… Was recognized as 1st Team All-AMC… Named AMC Pitcher of the Week (2/13/17)… Named to NAIA All-World Series team.

2016: Appeared in 29 games in the circle, including 27 starts, for the Cougars as a junior...won a team-high 15 games and led the squad with 76 strikeouts in 157 innings pitched, including 24 complete games and a team-high six shutouts... Led the conference in ERA (1.70) and had an opponent's batting average of 0.238… Selected to the AMC All-Conference first team and Midwest Region second team... Named AMC Pitcher of the Week four times and earned Academic All-AMC honors.

2015: Appeared in 27 games in the circle, including 24 starts, for the Cougars as a sophomore...won a team-high 15 games and led the squad with 69 strikeouts in 152.2 innings pitched, including 18 complete games and a team-high six shutouts...was also first on the team in ERA (2.34) and opponent's batting average (.233)..Academic All-AMC selection

2014: Led the Cougars with 20 appearances in the pitching circle and was third on the team with 55.2 innings pitched during her freshman campaign... Compiled a 6-3 record with a team-best 3.14 ERA and two shutouts ... Named to the Academic All-AMC squad

Prep: Attended Helias Catholic High School ... Three-year varsity letter winner

Personal: Born 12/15/1994 - Daughter of Keith and Lori Welch ... Plans to study Healthcare Management and Business Management while minoring in Information Systems Management.