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Jersey Number 9
Gretchen Mead
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Prev school:
- Kingwood HS
- Hometown:
- Kingwood, Tex.
2023 (Gr.)
- 20 wins for the 26th most in Division 1
- NFCA All-Region Second Team
- All-Conference USA Second Team
- NCAA All-Regional Team (Tuscaloosa)
- Led the team with a 2.00 ERA and fifth best in C-USA
- Led the team with 174 Innings Pitched
- Led the team with 120 strikeouts the fourth most in C-USA
- Led the team with 14 complete games
- Threw nine strikeouts against LA Tech (March 25)
- Allowed zero hits in 6.2 innings of work in the C-USA title game against North Texas (May 13)
- Three wins over top-25 ranked opponents
2022 (Senior)
- 2022 Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team
- Made 17 appearances and 14 starts
- Threw her second career complete-game shutout, dealing a career-high 10 strikeouts and tying a career-high 7.0 innings pitched against Southern Miss (March 18), becoming the first Blue Raider since the 2018 season to throw 10+ strikeouts in a game
- Also, threw complete games against Chattanooga, FIU and UTEP
- Pitched 7.0 innings and threw seven strikeouts against FIU (April 8)
- Pitched 6.0 innings and threw seven strikeouts against UTEP (April 23)
2021 (Junior)
- Had a 3.29 ERA and a 1-2 record in nine appearances and three starts during her junior season
- Pitched 27.2 innings, striking out 17 en route to two complete games and one shutout during the 2021 season
- Made her season debut on February 27, starting in the circle and pitching 3.0 innings vs. Northwestern State
- Pitched 2.0 innings on March 5 vs. Stetson and 2.1 innings on March 20 vs. Mercer, both in relief, and didn’t allow an earned run in either outing
- Notched a new career high for innings pitched in a 7.0-inning 1-0 victory over Western Illinois on March 21, striking out a career-high seven batters and allowing only three hits in her first career complete game shutout
- Made her final start of the season on April 2 at Charlotte, going 6.0 innings
- Appeared out of the bullpen on April 3 at Charlotte (1.2 innings pitched) and April 6 at Jacksonville State (2.2 innings pitched) and did not allow an earned run on either occasion
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
*2020 (Sophomore)
- Made two starts and seven total appearances in the circle and notched two more games played as a pinch runner in the shortened season
- Posted a record of 1-3 in the circle with a 4.63 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched
- Had the second-best strikeouts per innings number on the Blue Raider staff, as she fanned 13 opponents in the 2020 season
- Made her 2020 debut against (RV) San Jose State (Feb. 8), when she pitched six innings and allowed just three baserunners in the 2-1 loss
- Picked up her first career save with three innings in the circle against Nicholls State (Feb. 15), where she only allowed one walk
- Notched a career-best five strikeouts in 3.2 innings pitched against McNeese State (Feb. 21)
- Earned the win over Tennessee State (March 11, game one) with two innings pitched and no runs allowed
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman)
- Appeared in eight games and started one for the Raiders
- Ended her first season with a 0-1 record and pitched 10.2 innings
- Recorded a 7.88 ERA and collected four strikeouts
- Made her first colligate appearance against Stephen F. Austin in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/9)
- Made her first colligate start against North Texas (5/5)
- Pitched a season high 3.2 innings against Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NISC (5/17)
- Did not allow a run or a hit in four innings of work during the postseason (5/9-17)
High School
- A 2018 graduate of Kingwood Park HS
- Lettered in volleyball and softball
- Played softball under Head Coach Sara Koym with a .476 batting average
- Was a two-time team captain
- 2018 Offensive Player of the Year and 2017 Team MVP
- Member of National Honor Society and was a Class Officer
- Played travel ball for So Cal Athletics under Head Coach Brian Jendro
- Also played for the Texas Strike Force
Personal
- Born May 23, 2000 in Colorado
- Daughter of Karl and Elly Mead
- Has two older brothers, Ross and Paul
- Cousin, Chad Mead, was drafted out of high school into the Atlanta Braves organization
- Majoring in Special Education
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
