Texas Tech University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Missy Zoch
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- La Grange HS
- Hometown:
- Winchester, Texas
2018
- All-BIG EAST First Team
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- All-BIG EAST First Team
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Made eight starts and 10 appearances in her second season with the Red Raiders โฆ finished the year with a 4-3 overall record and one complete game โฆ ranked second on the Red Raider pitching staff with four wins, three losses, 44.1 innings pitched, 56 strikeouts and eight hit batters โฆ ranked third on the pitching staff with a ..203 opponent batting average, .571 win-loss percentage, 10 appearances, 32 hits allowed, 19 runs allowed and one wild pitch โฆ picked up her first win of the season with a five-inning effort against Jackson State (2/7) where she collected five strikeouts and allowed three hits โฆ fanned eight hitters and improved to 2-0 on the season with a five-inning relief win over Louisiana Tech (2/8) โฆ tallied seven strikeouts and limited the Grizzlies to four hits in Techโs 10-inning win over Montana (2/9) โฆ struck out a pair of hitters against No. 20 James Madison (2/14) and USF (2/15) โฆ held Syracuse hitless through four innings and struck out six to improve to 3-2 on Feb. 21 โฆ struck out eight Cougars and limited Houston to just one hit and two runs through four innings on Feb. 22 โฆ collected four strikeouts against BYU (2/28) โฆ struck out a season-high nine hitters in a complete-game win over Grand Canyon (2/29) to move to 4-3 on the season โฆ helped Tech to a 2-1 win in extra innings thanks to five strikeouts against Marist on Mar. 7 โฆ on March 13, the remainder of the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Made waves in her first season with the Red Raiders โฆ Made 28 starts and 41 appearances in the circle as a junior transfer โฆ finished the season with a 18-10 record and team-leading 2.71 ERA โฆ led the Red Raider pitching staff with 163 strikeouts, 28 starts and limited opponents to 132 hits and a .225 average at the plate โฆ made program history with 10 consecutive wins โ this most in program history โฆ her 163 strikeouts marked the most in single-season history since 2001 โฆ her .643 winning percentage ranks fourth all-time in single-season history โฆ tossed 2.2 innings and collected six strikeouts against Nebraska (Feb. 8) in her first start โฆ picked up her first win against the Huskers on Feb. 9 after she collected eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings of work โฆ limited San Diego State (Feb. 23) to three hits and collected five strikeouts in 5.0 innings over work โฆ tossed her first complete-game of the season in a 6-1, seven-strikeout victory over North Texas (Mar. 1) โฆ helped Tech to an 8-0 run-rule over Gardner-Webb (Mar. 8) after she limited the Runninโ Bulldogs to one hit in 5.0 innings โฆ returned the next day and recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Gardner-Webb โฆ earned her ninth win of the season against North Alabama on Mar. 16 ย where she posted eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings โฆ fanned seven Sooners in 5.0 innings against No. 2 Oklahoma (Mar. 23) โฆ picked up her first Big 12 Conference win on Mar. 29 at Iowa State where she racked up eight strikeouts and limited the Cyclones to five hits in 7.0 innings โฆ ย tossed a seven-inning three hitter against Texas (Apr. 5) and collected seven strikeouts โฆ earned a pair of wins at Baylor (Apr. 12 & 14) to help Tech to its first-ever series sweep over the Bears โฆ helped Tech so a series-opening win over Kentucky (May 4) after she tossed 2.0 innings against the Wildcats โฆ tossed a complete-game one-hitter with seven strikeouts against Louisiana Tech (May 18) in Techโs first NCAA Regional appearance since 2012 โฆ closed out Techโs win against No. 10 LSU to force a game seven at the Baton Rouge Regional โฆ ranked third in the league with 63 strikeouts and 64.2 innings pitched, tied for fourth with five wins and sat ninth with a 3.46 ERA during Big 12 Conference play.
2019 TTU Leaderboard: 1st in ERA (2.71), strikeouts (163), games started (28), losses (10), wild pitches (17), walks (87); 2nd in wins (18), innings pitched (157.2), opp. batting average (.225), saves (T-1), hit batters (18), runs allowed (77), earned runs allowed (61); 3rd in W/L percentage (.643)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018 โ DePaul)
Made 18 starts in 27 appearances in her second season with the Blue Demons โฆ selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team and All-Tournament Team after posting an impressive 16-6 record in the circle โฆ led the Blue Demon pitching staff with 139.2 innings pitched and ranked second in the league with 139 strikeouts on the season โฆ helped the team to a second BIG EAST Championship title โฆ allowed just five hits while striking out five over four innings in a 6-2 win over Creighton to win the 2018 crown โฆ limited opponents to a staff-low .200 batting average.
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2017 - DePaul)
Made 24 starts in 30 appearances as a rookieโฆ named to the 2017 All-BIG EAST First Teamโฆ selected to the BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team after throwing two complete gamesโฆ threw a two-hit shutout in the BIG EAST semifinal victory over Villanova May 13โฆ recorded eight strikeouts in the BIG EAST Championship victory over St. Johnโs May 14โฆ made her collegiate debut against Ball State on Feb. 10โฆ struck out a season-high 11 batters against Winthrop Mar. 5โฆ tabbed BIG EAST Pitcher of the week Mar. 6 and April 17โฆ threw 16 total strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched in the Providence series April 14-15โฆ season-high 11 innings pitched in victory over Butler Mar. 25.
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LA GRANGE HIGH SCHOOL
Three year varsity letter winner for La Grange... undefeated district champs and state finalists in 2013... undefeated district champions and 3A state champions in 2014... undefeated district champions and regional finalists in 2015... 2016 undefeated champions and 4A state champions... boasted a 90-4 career pitching record in high school with a 0.69 ERA... recorded 763 career high school strikeouts... was the district Defensive MVP, All-American, TXSWA Player of the Year and made the state All-Tournament team in 2014... overall district MVP and TXSWA First team in 2015... overall district MVP, TXSWA Player of the Year, All-American, TGCA All-State and Academic All-State, All-Central Texas Player of the Year in 2016... four year Academic All-District... played for the Texas Blaze club team... earned second at the IDT in Boulder, Colo., Texas State Champions, TC/USA National Champions and recorded a top 10 finish at the Premier PGF Nationals... played two years of varsity volleyball.
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PERSONAL
Born Nov. 5, 1997 โฆ Daughter of Barry and Sandra Zoch... has three brothers, Boyd, Sean and Shane ... majoring in university studies.
