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2014 Softball Roster

10 Dana Elsasser

10 Dana Elsasser

  • Position:
    Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Hershey
  • Hometown:
    Hershey, Neb.

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team (2014)
All-Summit League First Team (2014)
Summit League Academic All-League Team (2013, 2014)
College Sports Madness All-Summit League First Team (2014)
College Sports Madness National Pitcher of the Week (April 29, 2014)
Summit League Pitcher of the Week (Three times, 2014)
First Career No-Hitter (April 22, 2014 vs. North Dakota)
All-Summit League Second Team (2013)
College Sports Madness All-Summit League First Team (2013)
Summit League Pitcher of the Week (Four times, 2013)
Tennessee State Classic All-Tournament Team/MVP (2013)
North Texas Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Team (2013)
Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week (Four times, 2012)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2011)
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2011, 2013,2014)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2013)
Summit League Distinguished Scholar (2013)

2014 (Senior)
Capped her standout career with an All-Summit League first-team and NFCA All-Midwest Region second-team selection after leading the league with a 1.12 ERA in conference games...also selected to the Summit League Academic All-League team for the second straight season...finished 27-7 overall on the season with a 1.72 ERA...her 27 wins ranked first in the league and tied for sixth nationally in the regular season...threw her first career no-hitter on April 24 in an 8-0 (5 inn.) win over North Dakota at Westside Field at Westbrook...named College Sports Madness National Pitcher of the Week on April 29 and Summit League Pitcher of the Week following her no-hitter and two other shutouts for a 3-0 week against North Dakota and IUPUI...during that week, allowed just seven hits in 17.0 innings and struck out 14 while holding opponents to a .127 batting average...picked up three Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors on the season for 11 career weekly pitching awards...notched the Mavericks' first win over a ranked DI opponent in the DI era when she shut down No. 19 Nebraska for a 3-2 win in Lincoln on April 8...held the Huskers to just six hits and took a shutout into the bottom of the seventh inning...finished her season and career by tossing 40 straight shutout innings that included six straight shutouts...allowed just 13 total runs in 12 league appearances, fewest among No. 1 pitchers, and posted a 10-2 record in league play with seven shutouts...her 71 career victories ranked 24th among active Division I pitchers and seventh in UNO history, and her 39 career shutouts ranked third in school history and among active DI pitchers at the end of the regular season...posted a career 1.36 ERA to rank fourth among active DI pitchers and ninth overall in school history...for her career, held opponents to a .198 batting average, second-best in school history...tossed 82 career complete games to rank third in UNO history.

2013 (Junior)
Finished her junior season as arguably the most dominant pitcher in The Summit League with a 0.62 ERA in conference play, nearly half that of the next closest pitcher...voted to the All-Summit League Second Team by the coaches and the College Sports Madness All-Summit League First Team...selected Summit League Pitcher of the Week four times...was the only pitcher in the league to allow no home runs in conference play...finished the season with a 21-7 overall record and 1.25 ERA to lead the league in wins and ERA...pitched 32.1 straight scoreless innings from April 13 to April 28 and allowed opponents to hit just .204 on the season...recorded three saves, 13 shutouts and 136 strikeouts...posted an 8-3 record in conference play and held Summit League foes to a .173 batting average with six shutouts, more than any other pitcher in the conference...named the MVP of the Tennessee State Classic and also made the North Texas Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Team...picked to the Summit League Academic All-League Team...was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time on April 15 after tossing two complete-game shutouts against IUPUI in 4-0 and 3-0 wins with 16 strikeouts, two walks and seven hits in 14.0 innings pitched...earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week on March 11 after three complete-game shutouts in three starts at the Tennessee State Classic and tournament MVP honors...fanned a career-high 11 batters in a 1-0, 10-inning victory over South Dakota State on March 30...also picked up the league's weekly pitching honor on Feb. 11 and Feb. 25...went 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA at the UNCW Beach Blast to become the first UNO softball player to receive a weekly Summit League award...posted a 2-0 record with two saves at the Jackson State Tournament to earn her second league honor.

2012 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 27 games and made 24 starts...posted a 13-9 record with two saves and a 1.07 ERA, which ranked among the top five ERAs in Division I...posted eight shutouts and completed 20 of her 24 starts...held opponents to a .196 batting average...recorded 100 strikeouts and allowed just two home runs in 578 at bats against...led the team with 151.0 innings pitched...in 15 starts from March 12 to April 24, allowed only four total earned runs...her ERA dipped as low as 0.80 in late April, which led all Division I pitchers...posted a career-high nine strikeouts in a March 23 win over Utah Valley...in three relief appearances on the season, allowed no runs and one hit through 4.2 innings to earn two saves...named Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week a conference-best four times.

2011 (Freshman)
Had a solid first season on the mound for UNO, recording a 10-1 record and a 1.18 ERA...started 12 games and appeared in 14 total, throwing seven complete games and four shutouts...in 71.0 innings pitched, allowed just 51 hits and 12 earned runs while striking out 50 and walking 11...held opponents to a .193 batting average...named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Before UNO
Four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball at Hershey High School…qualified for the state basketball tournament her sophomore and junior seasons…named all-state honorable mention in basketball her last two years…also selected as academic all-state for basketball as a junior…team qualified for the state volleyball tournament her freshman year…member of National Honor Society…A average honor roll all four years.

Personal
Born Sept. 11, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas...daughter of Richard and Donna Elsasser…has four sisters – Delta, Tia, Deonna and Dawn Linstrom…has two brothers – Travis and Tyler Fitzpatrick...majoring in biology.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2011Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2012Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2013Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2014Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'5"
    10