2011: Made 32 appearances and 26 starts for the Phoenix…Ends her junior year ranked fifth all-time in Elon history with 324 career strikeouts...Finished with a 12-12 record and a 3.12 ERA…Recorded 14 complete games and four complete-game shutouts…Tossed 154.2 innings on the year, giving up 121 hits, 81 runs (69 earned) and 78 walks, while striking out 141 batters...Held opponents to a .216 average at the plate…Tossed a no-hitter on April 7 against NC Central, going seven innings and giving up one walk and striking out a career-high 15…Earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week accolades on Feb. 28 after throwing a complete game in an 8-1 victory at South Carolina…At the plate, batted .188 (12-for-64) with a double and two home runs…Led the SoCon in batters struck out looking…Ranked eighth in the league in ERA, second in opposing batting average, seventh in innings pitched, fourth in strikeouts, tied for ninth in wins, tied for eighth in saves and tied for seventh in starts…Earned preseason all-league honors as a pitcher and utility player.
2010: Had a stellar season in the circle and at the plate…Helped Elon to a school record 38 wins en route to the SoCon Tournament title and an NCAA Regional appearance…Picked up Southern Conference All-Tournament honors to go along with all-state and all-region accolades…Played in a total of 49 games…In the circle, finished with a 17-10 record in 35 appearances…Finished the season with a 2.78 ERA in 166.0 innings pitched…Recorded 13 complete games, including four complete game shutouts…Recorded a team-best 112 strikeouts… At the plate, hit at a .252 clip that included two home runs and nine doubles this season…Accounted for 44 runs, driving in 24 and crossing the plate 20 times.
2009: Appeared in the circle 26 times with 18 starts…Finished the season with a 7-11 record…Hurled three complete games…Pitched a shutout against UNC Greensboro…Picked up a save against Furman…Threw five games without allowing an earned run…Saw a season-high 9.1 innings of work against College of Charleston…Struck out a career-best five batters in three consectutive games…Went 2-for-2 at the plate with a home run, a double and two RBI against Furman…Saw action in the outfield in three games…Finished the season with 21 assists and nine putouts.
High School: Led Kennesaw Mountain to a 5AAAA Region championship in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2006…Named the Georgia State 5AAAA Pitcher of the Year…Garnered first-team all-region honors twice…Was a member of the all-county second team …Named to the North Cobb Invitational All-Tournament team…Served as the team captain and received the team’s Clutch Player of the Year and Coach’s Awards…Fashioned a 13-3 record in 2007 with an ERA of 1.30 and one save…With her travel team, she posted a 22-6 record for an ERA of 1.24 and four saves…Earned 2006 Queen of Diamonds College Showcase Best Pitcher accolades…Guided her travel team to an undefeated run through the 2007 Hall of Fame Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla. for a national tournament berth.
Personal: Full name is Erin Marie O’Shea…Daughter of Sean and Jennifer O'Shea...Born on March 2, 1990…Nickname is Fun Size…Brother, Corey, played offensive line for the Phoenix football team...Younger sister, Caitlin, is a freshman on the Elon softball team...Majoring in sport and event management.
Best reason to come to an Elon softball game: We give 110% every game and are eager to win. We play to win, but have fun while we do it.
If I were to win a million dollars, I would buy…: A REALLY nice house
My teammates describe me as…: A team player, funny and determined
Surprising fact: I have talked to JC from ‘NSYNC on the phone.
Favorite movie: Stepbrothers
Words to live by: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
