2013 (Senior): (36 GP/29 GS)... Doubled against Butler (5/5)... Appeared as a pinch hitter against Massachusetts (4/30)... Pitched a complete game in a 1-0, 10-inning loss at St. Joseph's in which the only run scored was unearned (4/28)... Pitched two innings of relief, allowing one run on one hit and striking out one batter against George Washington (4/19)... Allowed just two runs on seven hits in a 2-1 loss at Providence (4/16)... Pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts in a 4-3 loss at Charlotte (4/12)... In her 100th career game, pitched a complete-game three-hit shutout at Brown (4/9), striking out a career-best 8 batters... Pitched a complete game for the victory against La Salle (4/6), allowing just one earned run on two hits... Pitched a complete game, allowing no earned runs and striking out five batters at Harvard (3/26)... Had a pinch-hit singled and scored a run at Yale (3/22)... Pitched a complete game and took the loss at Yale (3/22). Allowed just three earned runs and struck out three batters... Earned her 10th career win with a complete-game 4-3 victory over Dartmouth (3/16)... Pitched a complete-game victory for her first win of the season in a 5-4 win over Colgate (3/15)... Appeared as a pinch hitter against UMBC (3/11)... Pitched 2.2 innings of relief against Marist (3/11), allowing two runs on five hits while striking out four batters... Started and took the loss after allowing four runs on four hits in two innings against Marist (3/10)... Was the designated player against Hartford (3/2) and singled twice, walked once and scored one run... Pitched one inning of relief, retiring all three batters she faced against Virginia (3/1)... Reached via a walk as the designated player against Furman (3/1)... Started against Coastal Carolina (2/22) and allowed six earned runs on five hits and four walks in three innings... Started in the circle at Coastal Carolina (2/21), allowing three runs on six hits in three innings. Struck out two batters.
2012 (Junior): Pitched 6.2 innings and allowed just two earned runs to get the win against Providence (4/18)... Singled and drove in one run against George Washington (4/14)... Singled against George Washington (4/13)... Pitched 2.1 innings of shutout relief to earn the victory against Brown (4/11)... Pitched 3.0 innings of scoreless ball against Harvard (4/10)... Hurled a one-hit shutout against Yale (4/4). Did not allow a hit until there were two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning... Pitched two innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit and striking out two to earn the save in a 5-4 win at Fairfield (4/3)... Started in the circle and earned first win of the season against Dayton (4/1). Pitched six-plus innings, allowing just two runs while striking out four... Singled against Holy Cross (3/27)... Pitched 4.2 innings for her longest outing of the season, allowing just two earned runs against Saint Louis (3/24)... Singled and walked against Saint Louis (3/23)... Singled and scored one run against UMBC (3/17)... Had a pinch-hit single against Siena (3/16)... Started in the circle against Kent State (3/10) and allowed just one earned run in two innings of work... Started in the circle against Hartford (3/7), pitching 1.2 innings and allowing no earned runs... Started in the circle against Elon (3/4) and allowed three hits and two runs while striking out one batter... Singled against Georgia State (3/3)... Appeared as a pinch hitter against Western Carolina (3/2)... Made season debut with a start in the circle against Furman (3/2). Pitched 1.1 innings and got the loss, allowing three runs on five hits.
2011 (Sophomore): Had her season cut short because of injury... Made six appearances in the circle and made 43 plates appearances as a sophomore... Posted her longest outing of the year at Temple (3/27) where she pitched 6.0 innings and allowed two earned runs... Made her first appearance in the circle at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/11)... At the plate she batted .233 and drove in nine runs... Drove in a pair of runs against Virginia Tech (2/26)... Smashed her first home run of the year against Western Kentucky (3/4)... Picked up a pair of RBI at Saint Joseph's (3/26).
2010 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact during her freshman season as she batted .281, belted five home runs and drove in 28 runs which ranked second on the team... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team... Also picked up three wins for the Rams in the circle, compiling an earned run average of 5.63... Made her debut in the circle against then No. 8-ranked Alabama (2/19)... Helped Rhody to its first win of the year against Howard (3/5) as she drove in four runs with a double and a home run... Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double a two RBI against Central Connecticut (3/16)... Hit a walkoff homerun to centerfield to give URI a 7-5 win over Harvard (4/20)... Went the distance to pick up her third win of the year against Boston University (4/22), scattering six hits and striking out one.
High School: Served as captain during her junior and senior seasons... Helped guide her team to a third-place finish during the 2009 Delaware State Championships... As a junior, the lefty went 12-6, posted an earned run average of 1.69 and struck out 119 batters... Helped lead her team to the state tournament during her freshman campaign... Named First Team All-Catholic Conference during her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Personal: Born May 25, 1991... Daughter of Marilou and Ed Szymanski... Father Ed was a pitcher at Villanova University from 1977-1980 and was later drafted by the Chicago Cubs... Mother Marilou played basketball and tennis at St. Mary's University from 1973-1977... Grandfather Louis Ghecas played football and basketball Georgetown University 1937-1941... Expects to major in Political Science.
