Lisa Birocci

High School: Lincoln High School Position: Pitcher Birthdate: 09/28/1982

2005 as a Senior-- Named first team all-regional...second team all-Big Ten selection...started 45 games, including 35 inside the circle...led the team with 1.21 ERA and 288 strikeouts...compiled a 29-9 record in 265.1 innings pitched...became Iowa's all-time career strikeout leader with 94 strikeouts...led the Big Ten in saves and batters struck out looking...threw second career no-hitter and struck out a career-high 17 batters against Georgia Southern (March 4)...struck out 17 batters against Creighton in NCAA Tournament (May21)...threw a complete game shutout while striking out 12 and hit the game-winning home run vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament...named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team...named Big Ten Pitched of the Week twice (March 8 and March 29).

2004 as a Junior-- Named first team all-regional...second team all-Big Ten selection...started 31 games with a 22-14 record...shattered the single-season strikeout record she set last year against Wisconsin (May 2)...ended the season with 313 strikeouts...struck out double digits in 11 games, including a career-high 16 against Boston (March 4)...pitched three one-hitters...threw three-hit shutout and recorded 10 strikeouts against Maine at NCAA Regionals...11-3 record with a 0.87 ERA and 113 strikeouts in Big Ten play...Academic all-Big Ten selection.

2003 as a Sophomore-- Named third team NFCA All-American...2003 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and first team all-Big Ten...first team NFCA all-Mideast Region...broke Iowa's single-season strikeout record with 267...named to the NCAA Region V all-tournament team...Big Ten Tournament MVP...led the Big Ten with a 0.75 ERA in conference play...started 31 games, with 15 shutouts...recorded her first-career no-hitter against Indiana (Apr. 20)...threw eight one-hitters...averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game...named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week twice this season (Feb. 25 and Apr. 21)...hit .367 in Big Ten Conference play with a team-leading .733 slugging percentage.

2002 as a Freshman-- Started 14 games in the circle for the Hawkeyes, earning a 10-5 record...led all Iowa pitchers with a 1.63 ERA and held hitters to a team-low .194 average...had a perfect 4.0 record in the Big Ten...took a perfect game into the seventh inning in her home debut, finishing with a one-hitter against Illinois State (March 27)...also went 2-for-3 and hit her first career home run against Illinois State.

High School-- 2001 Iowa Softball and Gatorade Player of the Year...four-time first team all-state selection (1998-2001)...led her Des Moines Lincoln team to state championships in 1999 and 2001...five-time all-conference selection (second team 1997, first team 1998-2001)...five-year letterwinner in softball and basketball...and four-time all-conference selection in basketball (second team 98-99, first team 2000-2001)...National Honor Society member.

Personal-- Bats/Throws-Rights/Rights...Major-Secondary English Education...Parents- Paul and Linda Birocci...Born-September 28, 1982...High School- Lincoln...High School coach- Roger Roland.

Birocci's Stats

Pitching
Year	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	SO	BB	WP	W	L	ERA
2002	14	7	98.2	69	39	23	78	23	7	10	5	1.63
2003	31	28	238.1	113	62	43	267	101	20	29	9	1.26
2004	31	20	241.2	128	50	33	313	67	14	22	14	0.96
2005	35	28	265.1	178	60	46	288	52	10	29	9	1.21
Totals	111	81	842.6	488	211	145	946	243	51	90	37	1.20

Batting/Fielding
Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB	SB	RBI	AVG	PO	A	E	F%
2002	26	47	6	10	1	0	2	13	3	1	10	.213	3	17	1	.952
2003	48	88	7	20	7	1	3	31	13	0	15	.227	12	34	1	.979
2004	53	120	14	31	5	1	5	34	15	0	10	.258	32	36	4	.944
2005	45	104	19	20	2	2	7	30	10	1	17	.192	9	69	3	.963
Totals	172	359	46	81	15	4	17	108	41	2	52	.226	56	156	9	.960