Robert Morris University Athletics

2009 All-NEC Second Team

2009: Made 32 appearances in the circle, starting in 26 games ... Pitched a total of 192.2 innings striking out 193 batters and earning an impressive record of 19-7 ... Concluded the season with a 2.47 ERA as she held her opponents to 190 hits and 68 earned runs ... Walked only 30 batters all season ... Honored once as NEC Pitcher of the Week and twice as NEC Rookie of the Week ... Posted first collegiate win vs. Evansville (3/7) with five strike outs in seven innings ... Recorded 10 strikeouts in win over Siena (3/20) in UMBC Tournament ... Struck out a season-high 11 in route to nine inning victory over Binghamton (3/22) ... Held Monmouth (3/28) on the road to a single run while retiring 10 in complete game win ... In six innings of work, struck out 11 and gave up two earned runs in triumph over Fairleigh Dickinson (4/4) ... Held Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/18) to four runs in double header sweep that included 19 strikeouts ... At Quinnipiac (5/2), notched her 19th win making her the fourth pitcher in Colonial softball history to record at least 19 wins in a single season.

Pre-RMU:  Four-year letterwinner at Greater Latrobe High School ... Coached by Bob Kovalcin ... Team captured WPIAL Championships in 2007 and 2008 while winning PIAA runner-up titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Named the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2008 ... WPIAL strikeout leader in 2008 with 317 strikeouts ... Gatorade Player of the Year for Pennsylvania as a senior in 2008 ... Posted a 0.25 ERA her senior year while holding a 0.43 ERA over her high school career ... Pitched 10 no-hitters, including a pair of perfect games ... Posted a career record of 58-15.

Personal:  Born May 30, 1990 ... Daughter of Deborah and Dennis Bryson ... Has one older sibling, Colby ... Major is elementary education.