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  Anna Thompson

Anna Thompson

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.

High School:
Grissom

Height:
5-10

Position:
P

Birthdate:
08/16/1987

Experience:
1L

Bats-Throws:
R-R

2007 ... SEC All-Freshman Team ... SEC Freshman of the Week April 30 after going 3-0 against South Carolina ... SEC Freshman of the Week Feb. 19 after going 2-0 at the Tiger Invitational ... Went 15-15 with a 1.72 ERA in 187 innings ... Finished the SEC regular season second with 291 strikeouts ... Scattered four hits and two runs in the second game of a doubleheader, but took the loss ... Struck out 12 and allowed just one hit in her third complete-game shutout effort of the season in a a win over South Alabama ... Worked 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief after coming on in the first against Florida Atlantic ... Tied a season-high with 14 strikeouts but allowed four runs on five hits in a 4-1 loss to LSU in the second game of a doubleheader ... Threw seven innings for a complete-game shutout, striking out seven in the first game of a doubleheader at Arkansas for her 10th win of the season ... Followed that up with one out in the second for her second save of the season ... Worked 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to improve to 9-9 against Mississippi State ... Posted both wins in a doubleheader sweep over Kentucky (3/10) ... Started the first game and threw five innings, striking out 13 while walking one and scattering two hits ... Relieved the second game and struck out seven in four innings in an extra-inning affair ... Went 2-1 in three games at the USF Louisville Slugger Tournament in Tampa ... Struck out 33 in 16 innings at the tournament, including a season-high 14 against South Florida in a win ... Saved her first career game after working 1 2/3 and striking out four against Jacksonville State ... Went 2-2 with 23 strikeouts in four appearances and 20 1/3 innings at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. ... Struck out 27 in 18 1/3 innings en route to a 2-0 record and 1.52 ERA at the Tiger Invitational ... Was named to the All-Tournament Team ... Appeared in five games, starting two in Hawaii ... Went 0-3 with a 1.52 ERA in Hawaii ... Struck out 38 in 23 innings in Honolulu ... Struck out 11, 11 and 10 in three straight appearances ... Opponents batted just .165 against her in Hawaii.

High School ... High school coach was Alicia DeRosier ... Named Miss Softball Alabama in 2006 ... Holds the state of Alabama and national record with 2,322 strikeouts ... Set state record for strikeouts in a season with 657 in 2006, breaking a record she had previously held ... Named Miss Softball Alabama in 2004, her sophomore season ... Named to the All-Huntsville City team from 2003-2004 and All-City Pitcher from 2003-05 ... Named All-Metro Pitcher from 2003-06 and 6A All-State Team from 2003-06 ... Super All-State Team from 2003-06 ... Gatorade Player of the Year for Alabama in 2005 and 2006.

Personal ... Born Aug. 16, 1987 to Gary and Anne Thompson ... Has one sister, Caroline, 16 ... Majoring in business-human resources.

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