Taryne Mowatt

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Taryne Mowatt
New York Comets
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2014California Baptist (pitching)
2015–2017Ole Miss (pitching)
2018–2023Arizona (pitching)
2023–presentMississippi State (pitching)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

As assistant coach:

Awards

Taryne Lee Mowatt (born September 12, 1986) is an American, former collegiate

wins
.

College career

Mowatt graduated from Santiago High School in Corona, California in 2004.[1]

As a freshman at the University of Arizona in 2005, Mowatt began her career a perfect 7-0 in limited appearances for the Arizona Wildcats softball team. She debuted on February 4 vs. the Kansas Jayhawks, nabbing a victory by pitching 5 innings and striking out four batters.[2] The Michigan Wolverines handed her the only loss for that year on March 21, 2005.[3]

As a sophomore, Mowatt had career bests in

NCAA
.

Mowatt threw her first

LSU Tigers, Mowatt was a perfect 4/4 at the plate for another career best in hits, the run-rule victory sent the Wildcats into the WCWS on May 27.[9]

Mowatt hit her third home run in Game One and in the finale of the 2006 Women's College World Series National Championship series against the Northwestern Wildcats, she had two hits; Mowatt would bat close to .400 at the series and .290 for the season.[10][11] Mowatt was selected to the WCWS All-Tournament Team after Arizona won its seventh title.[12]

Mowatt's collegiate career was marked by her junior season where she pitched 3

Pac-10 and Second Team All-American.[13][14][15]

For her 60-innings, 76 strikeouts, 4

.

In her senior season, Mowatt tied Hollowell's single game strikeout record at Arizona by fanning a career best 20 batters on March 1, 2008 against the

Angela Tincher set a new NCAA Division I record for combined strikeouts at 41 and is now top-5 all-time.[18] In a shutout win over the DePaul Blue Demons on March 20, she earned her 1000th career strikeout.[19] Beginning on May 3, Mowatt started two career streaks, with a shutout win over the Washington Huskies for 27.0 consecutive scoreless innings and 9 consecutive wins.[20] The scoreless innings were snapped by the Stanford Cardinal when they led off with a run on May 10.[21] For that streak, Mowatt won all four complete games and struck out 49, while allowing 6 hits and 8 walks for a 0.52 WHIP. The winning streak was broken by the Oklahoma Sooners at the Super Regionals on May 23.[22] For this streak, Mowatt tossed 56.0 innings, allowing 22 hits, 10 walks and 2 earned runs for a 0.25 ERA and 0.57 WHIP, while fanning 91 batters. The next day the Wildcat became the eighth pitcher at the school to win 100 games.[23]

After an appearance at 2008 WCWS, Mowatt ended her career with 1,267 strikeouts, still second best for the Wildcats, 6th in the now-named Pac-12 and within the top 30 for NCAA Division I all-time rankings; her strikeout ratio of 10.1 is still second, fifth and 21st all-time respectively.[24][25][26]

Professional career

Mowatt was drafted in the first round of the National Pro Fastpitch and picked 6th overall by the defunct Washington Glory.[27]

Mowatt made her professional debut with the club on June 11, 2008, against the Akron Racers. She pitched 2 innings in relief in a 7-2 win by the Glory.[28] She recorded her 1st career win on July 27 against the Philadelphia Force, pitching a complete game and allowing 3 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, and striking out 7 batters.[29]

The Washington Glory made it to the Cowles Cup Championship but lost to the Chicago Bandits on August 24, 2008. Mowatt did not pitch.[30]

Career statistics

Arizona Wildcats
YEAR
W
L
GP GS CG Sh
SV
IP H R ER BB SO ERA
WHIP
2005 8 1 13 10 4 3 0 58.1 42 19 15 15 82 1.80 0.98
2006 21 5 27 23 20 9 0 163.2 89 35 30 26 250 1.28 0.70
2007 42 12 60 53 50 19 3 370.0 205 90 77 168 522 1.45 1.01
2008 29 15 47 40 35 9 1 285.2 182 82 71 120 413 1.74 1.06
TOTALS 100 33 147 126 109 40 4 877.2 518 226 193 329 1267 1.54 0.96
NPF
YEAR
W
L
GP GS CG Sh
SV
IP H R ER BB SO ERA
WHIP
2008 5 4 16 9 5 1 0 67.2 33 17 14 38 62 1.49 1.05
2010 2 3 15 7 1 0 1 42.0 46 44 41 53 26 6.24 2.35
2011 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 14.0 13 13 8 16 7 4.00 2.07
TOTAL 7 9 39 20 6 1 1 123.2 92 74 63 107 95 3.58 1.61

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References

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  2. ^ "Kansas vs #2 Arizona" (PDF). Kuathletics. 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  21. ^ "Cardinal Falls in Season Finale At Arizona, 6-1". Gostanford.com. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  22. ^ "OU Stays Alive, Forces Game Three". Soonersports.com. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
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