2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Amber Grove
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Ridge Point High School
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
2016 – Appeared in 33 games for UMKC including 29 starts in the circle … Recorded a team-high 14 wins, going 14-11 on the season, pitching a team-most 14 complete games … Pitched a team-high 165.0 innings, allowing 199 hits, 127 runs (109 earned) for a 4.62 ERA … Struck out 104 batters and walked just 66 … Allowed 31 doubles, four triples, and 22 home runs … Held opponents to a .293 batting average … Pitched a career-high 10.0 innings twice, once against IUPUI (May 6) and once against Utah Valley (April 15) … Struck out a season-high nine batters against IUPUI (May 6) … Pitched 6.0 innings of one-hit ball in a 9-0 victory over Southeast Missouri State (March 6) … Pitched a complete game at South Dakota State (April 13) allowing just two hits, striking out seven in a 10-1 victory … Earned two complete game victories in the series against Seattle U (April 22 & 23).
2015 -- Made 28 appearances, including 16 starts... tossed five complete games and one shutout over 103.1 innings of work... allowed 77 runs (61 earned runs) while striking out 59 batters against 38 walks... had a 4.13 ERA while opponents batted .318... pitched a complete game and allowed no earned runs while scattering six hits and striking out three vs. Santa Clara on March 24... struck out five batters in a complete game effort while allowing just one earned run against South Dakota State on March 31... struck out a career-high nine batters over six innings of work against South Dakota on April 30.
High School -- Three-time all-district performer... earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior... earned all-state honors as a senior, during which season she was named the team's defensive MVP... posted a 0.98 ERA as a sophomore and combined to win 75 games and strike out 536 batters during her four-year high school career... twice led her team to the regional quarterfinals and once to the regional finals... a member of Texas Kaos Gold for five years... played for James McLanahan and Bert Emanuel... earned the Academic Excellence Award in 2013-'14... a member of Art Club and prom court.
Personal -- Born June 27, 1996... daughter of Brian Grove and former Oregon State pitcher Colleen Peck... sister to Callie, Chloe, Jenna, and Charlotte... majoring in sociology.
