Darby Shaw

Bio

2019 at Taylor: Appeared in a career-high 28 games for Taylor in her junior year … Posted a 6-0 record, with five wins coming in relief and the other in her lone start against Spring Arbor on March 27 … Tallied career-highs of a 2.61 earned run average and four saves … Ranked first in the Crossroads League in saves, second in hits allowed, fourth in earned runs allowed, and fifth in ERA … In eight appearances at Gudakunst Field, she posted a 3-0 record and a team-best 1.19 ERA, allowing just 18 hits and three earned runs, striking out nine batters in the process … Allowed just 38 hits in league play, finishing with a 3-0 record in 16 appearances and striking out 19 batters … Went 1-0 in Taylor’s five postseason games, posting a team-best 1.89 ERA to go along with 17 strikeouts and a .213 opposing batting average … Did not give up an earned run in a 10-game streak from February 22 to March 27, pitching 19 innings and giving just 12 hits and one unearned run … In her 28 appearances, she pitched seven games where she did not give a hit and 17 games where she did not give up an earned run … Named a Daktronics NAIA Softball Scholar-Athlete … Named an Academic All-Crossroads League award winner.

2018 at Taylor: Started 14 games inside the circle and made 25 appearances as a sophomore for TU … Had an 8-5 record and earned three saves … Ranked second on the team in appearances, innings pitched with 82 and in wins … Tied for first in the Crossroads League in saves … Ranked 16th in the NAIA in saves … Placed eighth during CL play with 4.39 batters struck out per game … Finished 10th during CL play with 7.41 hits allowed per game … Was fifth during league play with 21 runs allowed and sixth with 18 earned runs allowed … Received first-career win and complete game against Union on Feb. 23 … Struck out 46 hitters and held batters to a .285 average … Had four-or-more strikeouts in five games … Totaled five strikeouts in back-to-back games against Goshen and Saint Francis … Had a streak of striking out a batter in seven-straight games on two occasions … Finished the season with 18 strikeouts in the team’s last nine games … Tallied two plate appearances.

2017 at IPFW: Made 16 appearances inside the circle, including seven starts as a freshman for NCAA Division I IPFW … Posted a 4-4 record … Pitched 51.1 innings on the year … Recorded a 5.32 earned-run average, good for second-best on the squad … Notched 19 strikeouts … Threw eight innings in IPFW’s 4-3 win over Western Illinois on April 8 to earn first collegiate victory.

Prep: Attended Eastern Hancock High.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science at Taylor.