Shelby Babcock
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-02-26) February 26, 1992[1]
Broomfield, Colorado
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSoftball
College teamArizona Wildcats

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.

Arizona Wildcats

Babcock 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

University of Arizona Wildcats

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Arizona vs Utah (Feb 11, 2011)". Utahutes.com. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  8. ↑ "McNeese vs. #8 Arizona" (PDF). Mcneesesports.com. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  9. ↑ "Coll. of Charleston at #15 Arizona". Cofcsports.com. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  10. ↑ "#13 Arizona at #1 California". Calbears.com. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  11. ↑ "#18 UCLA at #22 Arizona". Uclabruins.com. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  12. ↑ "# 11 Louisiana (49-8-1) -vs- # 10 Arizona (44-16)". Rajincajuns.com. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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