| Blaire Luna |
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• Career statistics
CAREER ACCOLADES
• Two-time NFCA All-America Second Team (2010-11)
• Two-time USA Softball National POY Top 10 Finalist (2010-11)
• Two-time All-Big 12 First Team (2010-11)
• Two-time NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2010-11)
• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2011 Purple & Gold Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2010 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
• 2010 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• Named to 2010 USA National Futures Team
• NFCA National Player of the Week (April 6, 2010 & March 22, 2011)
• USA Softball National Player of the Week (March 22, 2011)
• Eight-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
(Feb.16, 2010, March 22, 2010, April 6, 2010, April 27, 2010, Feb. 22, 2011, March 22, 2011, April 12, 2011 and April 26, 2011)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
•ranked third in the NCAA with 16 complete-game shutouts
•led the Big 12 in shutouts and ranked second in opponent batting average (.165), while ranking fifth in strikeouts (316) and third in ERA (1.27)
•fired 30 complete game to rank third on the UT single-season charts and ranks sixth on the UT charts with her 28 victories
•fired a complete game, allowing two runs on four hits, while fanning 13 in her season debut victory against Louisville (Feb. 10)
•recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts in her 8.2-inning losing effort as UT fell to No. 4 Florida, 6-5 (Feb. 24)
•tossed four-straight complete-game shutouts, fanning at least 10 in each outing as UT downed, Cal Poly, Loyola Marymount, UMass and Hofstra
•pitched a four-hit shutout and struck out 11 in a 1-0 win at Long Beach State (March 16)
•threw a perfect game and fanned nine in Texas' 12-0 rout of No. 4 Washington (March 17)
•fanned 20 and allowed just four hits in her back-to-back complete-game shutouts of Cal State Fullerton and Texas A&M Corpus Christi
•fired 12.2 scoreless innings, including one complete-game shutout as Texas swept it two-game series with No. 11 Nebraska (April 9-10)
•logged 11.0 innings, one complete game and struck out 13 in the Horns' two-game sweep at Texas Tech (April 22-23)
•pitched a three-hit, complete-game shutout and fanned 10 in a 3-0 win at No. 17 Baylor (April 27)
•allowed just two hits and struck out six as she shutout No. 8 Missouri, 2-0 (May 7)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
• led the Big 12 strikeouts (404) and opponent batting average (.136), while ranking second in ERA (1.39), victories (30), shutouts (11), appearances (46) and complete games (28)
• ranked fourth in the NCAA with 11.7 strikeouts per-seven innings and ranked fifth in total strikeouts
• fired an 8.0-inning no-hitter in her collegiate debut against No. 19 North Carolina, walking one and fanning six (Feb. 12)
• pitched 46.2 consecutive innings without surrendering an earned run from March 28 vs. Nebraska until April 10 vs. Missouri ... she also posted a streak of 42.1 consecutive scoreless innings from March 28 vs. Nebraska until April 7 at Texas A&M.
• earned a win after throwing 3.0 innings of no-hit relief as UT beat No. 13 LSU, 2-1 (Feb. 13)
• posted a season-best 17 strikeouts, allowed one run and scattered four hits in 4-1 win over No. 20 DePaul (Feb. 13)
• tossed a complete game four-hitter and struck out six in a 7-1 win over No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 20)
• fired 6.1 innings and equaled a season-best with 17 strikeouts as UT fell to No. 20 Tennessee, 3-2 (March 6)
• pitched a 6.0-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 losing effort at North Texas (March 16)
• tossed a complete game one-hitter with seven punchouts to lead UT to a 1-0 win over No. 7 Arizona State (March 18)
• fired a complete game two-hitter and fanned seven in a 5-2 win over No. 4 Michigan (March 20)
• fired consecutive complete games, allowing two runs in each contest and totaled 20 strikeouts as the Horns' took a two-game series from No. 7 Missouri (April 10-11)
• tossed a complete game, allowed one run and four hits and fanned 14 in UT's 4-1 win against No. 21 Texas A&M (April 21)
• earned the win after throwing a one-hitter and striking out eight against No. 7 Oklahoma State (April 24)
• recorded her third career no-hitter as she fanned 12 in Texas' 8-0 win at Iowa State (May 1)
• pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout and fanned 12 as UT clinched the Big 12 title outright with a 6-0 win at Baylor (May 6)
NATIONALLY
Played club softball for the Round Rock Blaze out of Round Rock, Texas for head coach J.B. Slimp ... helped the Blaze to a 25th-place finish at the 2008 ASA Gold Nationals and a 49th-place finish in 2009.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Bowie High School ... two-time Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State selection (2008, 2009) ... tabbed 2009 District 25-5A MVP and three-time first-team all-district choice (2007-09) ... two-time Austin American-Statesman CenTex Player of the Year (2008, 2009) ... 2007 Austin American-Statesman CenTex Newcomer of the Year ... three-time All-CenTex First Team selection (2007-09) ... named to the 2008 Texas Sports Writers All-State Team ... led Bowie to the regional finals in 2009 with 27 wins, 316 strikeouts and a 0.55 ERA ... paced the Bulldogs to back-to-back state runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2008, posting 23 victories, 344 strikeouts and a 0.22 ERA in 2008 and 19 wins, 219 strikeouts and a 0.84 ERA in 2007 ... three-time Academic All-Disrict 25-5A selection (2007-09).
PERSONAL
Full name is Blaire Elizabeth Luna ... born Dec. 16, 1990 in Austin, Texas ... is the daughter of Michael Luna and Debbie Matheny ... has two brothers, Bret (30) and Chris (26) ...is a physical culture and sports major... four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
