2011 - Junior Season

Battled injuries to play in 15 games and made eight starts...hit .308 which ranked her third on the team...made six appearances in the circle...finished 1-2 with a 6.77 ERA...had five chances defensively and was credited with five assists to finish with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... hit a two-run pinch-hit single with the bases loaded to widen the gap in a 7-2 win over Detroit on May 4...singled in a 9-0 loss to UIC in the opening game of the Horizon League Championships...received the President's Award which is given to the graduating senior (redshirted for one season) with the highest GPA and received an additional distinction by being one of four seniors who made the Dean's List in every semester at CSU...named to the Academic All-League team.

2010 - Redshirt Season

Injured her shoulder in the preseason and chose to redshirt the year in order to recover.

2009 - Sophomore Season

Emerged as the No. 2 pitcher on the squad, going 5-3 with a 3.83 ERA, getting stronger as the season progressed. . . made 15 appearances, starting six. . . threw 56.2 innings, allowing 33 runs (31 earned) on 62 hits, striking out 23 and walking just 12. . . allowed one earned run in 5.1 innings to defeat Niagara (4/2). . . threw a four-hit shutout at Kent State (4/29), striking out a career-high eight batters. . . picked up back-to-back wins at Valparaiso (5/2-3), the first a complete game win in a 10-5 contest and the second by pitching two scoreless innings of relief. . . earned second letter.

2008 - Freshman Season

Recorded six starts in 10 appearances on the mound with a 3-3 record. . . threw 44.2 innings for a 2.04 ERA with 48 hits and 18 runs allowed. . . struck out 22 batters. . . season-high six strikeouts vs. Robert Morris (4/3) during a 7-6 win that included eight innings of work. . . struck out five in a 5-1 win over Eastern Michigan (4/8).

High School

Garnered first team all-state accolades as a junior and senior. . . Detroit News Top 20 Player as a senior. . . went 30-4 with 0.31 ERA as a senior. . . hurled 343 strikeouts in 209 innings. . . hit .495 with 52 hits and 20 RBI during senior season, setting the school record for hits in a season. . . holds school records for wins (30), ERA (0.20), and strikeouts (343). . . four-time all-conference academic selection. . . received honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore.

Personal

Born August 8, 1989 in St. Clair Shotes, Michigan. . . daughter of Mark Bate and Shelia Bate-Zito. . . National Honor Society. . . psychology, sociology and criminology major.