Shelby Jean Babcock (born February 26, 1992) is an American, former collegiate right-handed

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originally from

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. She attended Legacy High School. She attended the

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, where she was a starting pitcher for the

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team from 2011 to 2014. Babcock currently teaches pitching in Colorado.

Arizona Wildcats

Babcock debuted on February 11, 2011, against the

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, tossing 5 innings with three strikeouts for a victory. As a sophomore, she set career season bests in nearly every category:

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and

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. Babcock opened the 2012 season by beating the

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on February 9 with a career high 9 strikeouts in regulation. On March 3, Babcock

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the

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with 6 strikeouts in a run-rule victory. Finally on April 14, Babcock defeated the No. 1

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with a 6 strikeout, three-hitter. In 2013, the junior went 10 innings to best the

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and set a career best with 10 strikeouts on April 18. For her final year in 2014, Babcock pitched in limited appearances but set a career best in strikeout ratio (6.3). She suffered her only loss that year in her final appearance in the

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Super Regional for the Wildcats. She tossed 6 innings and struck out 5 against the

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on May 24.

Statistics

University of Arizona Wildcats

References

External links

*https://shelbybabcockpitching.com/ *https://twitter.com/shelbybabcock?lang=en
Arizona bio
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcvoCXJjll8 {{DEFAULTSORT:Babcock, Shelby 1992 births Softball players from Colorado Living people People from Broomfield, Colorado Arizona Wildcats softball players University of Arizona alumni