Amy Letourneau

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic
Hometown:
Laguna Niguel, Calif.

2016: Started 53 games, 21 in the circle and 32 as the DP ... All-Big Ten first team ... NFCA All-Region second team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District V first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-America third team ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Won the N Club Achievement Award at Northwestern's inaugural NESPYs ... At the time of her graduation, ranked in the top-10 of 13 different Northwestern career statistical categories ... Won the Big Ten RBI title with 29 in league play ... Finished the regular season ranked in the top-50 in the nation in RBIs per game (40th; 1.04), home runs (48th; 14) and saves (32nd; 4) ... Offensively was fifth in home runs (44) and slugging (.651), sixth in on-base percentage (.443), RBIs (165) and total bases (349), ninth in batting (.332) and 10th in walks (84) ... In the circle, was fifth in strikeouts (648), sixth in wins (63), games (143), innings (649.2) and starts (92), and seventh in complete games (54) ... In 2016, her 15 home runs ranked fifth and her 55 RBIs ranked seventh in school single-season history ... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and a home run in a 22-4 (5) run-rule of Virgina (2/12) ... Homered in back-to-back games Feb. 20 at the B1G/ACC Challenge against Boston College and North Carolina ... Tied the NU single-game record with eight RBIs against New Mexico State (2/26), clubbing two three-run home runs and a two-run single ... Finished 3-for-4 with a solo homer against No. 8 Georgia (2/27) ... Tossed a complete-game five-hitter while going 2-for-4 with a double in a win against No. 11 UCLA (2/28) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against No. 19 Arizona State (3/6) ... Tossed a complete-game shutout against Lehigh (3/19) that included a five hour rain delay ... Was 1-for-2 with two runs and a two-run homer in a 13-12 win at No. 2 Michigan (3/25) ... Earned a complete-game win while driving in two in a 10-2 (5) run-rule over No. 21 Minnesota (4/3) ... Finished two RBIs shy of a double-double in a win over Iowa (4/9), fanning 11 for the win while homering twice and driving in eight during a three-hit performance at the plate ... Later that day, crushed a three-run homer ... Walked thrice and scored twice while earning a complete-game win in the first game of a DH sweep at Illinois (4/13) ... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in game two and pitched a perfect seventh for a save ... During an 11-inning marathon against Nebraska (4/17), went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and two home runs while throwing 5.2 innings of relief ... Was 2-for-3 with a Roof Club homer, four RBIs and two runs in a win over MSU (4/22) ... Had three singles and fanned 11 in a win at Wisconsin (4/29) ... Hit a game-tying homer in the finale against the Badgers (5/1) ... Had another three-hit day at DePaul (5/4) ... Threw 8.1 scoreless, two-hit innings of relief in a series sweep of Purdue, picking up two wins and a save (5/6-5/8) ... Threw 2.0 hitless innings during Saturday’s game for a combined no-hitter ... Threw 3.0 innings of scoreless relief for a win in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Ohio State (5/13) ... Tossed 3.0 one-hit innings of relief for an NCAA Tourney win against Oklahoma State (5/20) ... Hit a two-run home run in an NCAA game against No. 15 Georgia (5/21).

2015: Appeared in 42 games this season with 17 starts in the circle, 22 starts as the designated player and three pinch-hitting appearances ... Named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top 50 watch list ... NFCA All-Region third team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Had an 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 28-March 28 ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored at UNLV (2/14) ... Had a pinch-hit, RBI single and two runs scored in a win over South Carolina while remaining in the game to throw three innings and pick up the victory in relief (2/22) ... Shook off early season doldrums by slugging 1.250 and going 3-0 in the circle in four games at the Louisville Slugger Invitational (2/27-3/1) ... Started the tourney with four shutout innings in a start versus Southern Utah in which she also was 2-for-2 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored ... Tossed 4.0 nearly perfect innings of relief in an extra-inning win at Cal State Fullerton, allowing only an ITB-related intentional walk to reach base in the eighth inning ... Finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, two runs and a homer while picking up the win in relief against Stanford (2/28) ... Was 2-for-3 against No. 14 UCLA with a home run (3/1) ... Tossed a three-hit shutout and was 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, two RBIs and two runs in a win at Louisville (3/8) ... Clubbed a two-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader at Penn State before going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the nightcap (3/21) ... Hit a massive, soaring home run while striking out a season-best 11 in a win against Fordham (3/24) ... Fanned 10 in a 5.0-inning run-rule win against Wisconsin (3/28) ... Picked up wins in the first two games of a series sweep of Purdue (4/3-4/5), including one with a scoreless eighth inning in a 4-3 extra-inning win ... Finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs in game three versus the Boilers ... Was 2-for-2 with a solo home run at No. 15 Minnesota (4/11) ... Drove in a run with a seventh-inning pinch hit against Illinois (4/22) ... Was 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk, a double and two RBIs in a win at Iowa (5/2) ... Drove in a run with a double in a Big Ten Tourney quarterfinal win over Purdue (5/8) ... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI double in an NCAA tournament game at No. 21 Notre Dame (5/16).

2014: Started four games in the circle and one at designated player before suffering a season-ending injury ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Fanned seven in a brief 3.0-inning winning start against New Mexico (2/7), allowing just two hits in a 10-0 (5) run-rule victory ... Launched a two-run home run and a two-run triple in the same inning of that game against the Lobos, finishing 2-for-2 at the plate with four RBIs and a run ... Defeated No. 18 South Alabama with a complete-game effort (2/15), allowing just three hits and one run over 7.0 innings with five Ks ... In a head-to-head battled with multiple-time All-American and USA National Team pitcher Sara Nevins of South Florida, struck out eight in 6.0 innings of work in a 7-2 victory over the Bulls (3/7).

2013: Started every game: 32 in the circle, 20 at first and once as the DP ... Won both the Big Ten batting title (.475) and strikeout crown (113) in league games, becoming the first B1G player to ever perform that feat ... Finished in the top-20 nationally in total strikeouts (13th), strikeouts per seven innings (14th) and hits allowed per seven innings (19th) ... NFCA All-Region second team ... All-Big Ten first-team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Struck out 288 to tie Lisa Ishikawa (1985) for the seventh-most in a single season by an NU hurler ... Batted .500 and slugging 1.053 with 10 doubles, 10 homers and 34 RBIs over NU's last 27 games ... Had double-digit Ks in 12 starts ... Fanned a then-career-high 11 and did not give up an earned run in a 4-3 loss to No. 13 Arizona (2/8) ... Struck out 10 in a complete-game effort versus No. 2 Oklahoma (2/10) ... Fanned 12 in a win over MTSU (2/15) before whiffing a career-best 15 in against Campbell (2/16) ... Held No. 4 Tennessee, a team batting .397 entering the game, to four hits while striking out six in a complete-game 3-2 victory (2/22) ... Fanned 10 while going 2-for-3 at the plate in a victory over BYU (2/23) ... In a 2-0 loss to No. 8 California, allowed just two hits and no earned runs (3/1) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a home run against Cal Poly (3/2) ... Struck out 10 in a three-hit shutout against Cal State Bakersfield (3/3) ... Batted .462 with a 1.000 slugging percentage at the Under Armour Showcase (3/8-3/10) ... Fanned 11 in a complete-game shutout of Boston (3/8) ... Earned a complete-game, 9.0-inning win with just one run allowed and 14 strikeouts while going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a home run against South Carolina (3/9) ... Clubbed a two-run homer later that day against Massachusetts ... Named B1G, Louisville Slugger/NFCA National and USA Softball College Player of the Week after batting .750 and going 2-0 in the circle in a series against Minnesota ... Tossed the first no-hitter of her career and the 45th in school history in a 6-2 win in game one (3/29) ... Fanned 11 and allowed 11 base runners (nine walks, two HBPs) in the no-no while going 2-for-4 at the plate ... In game two, was a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBIs including a three-run homer (3/30) ... Finished the series with a complete-game win while hitting a two-run homer (3/31) ... Struck out 12 in a complete-game against Loyola (Chicago) (4/2) ... Threw another no-no in an 8-0 (5) run-rule win over Illinois (4/5), fanning eight ... Homered and got a complete-game win in series finale versus Illinois (4/7) ... Had a career-best four hits in a 4-for-4 day with a double, a homer and four RBIs against Iowa (4/12) ... Doubled, homered, drove in two and scoring twice while earning a save with five outs all via the K against Northern Illinois (4/16) ... Earned all three wins in the circle and batted .688 with four doubles and five RBIs in a sweep of Penn State (4/19-4/21) ... Struck out 10 in while going 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and a double in game one ... Picked up the game two win in relief during a career-best 4-for-5 day with two doubles and three RBIs ... Finished the finale 3-for-4 with a double and a complete-game victory ... Named B1G Player of the Week after the PSU series ... Batted .500 (4-for-8) with three RBIs and two doubles in a sweep of Purdue (4/26-4/28) ... Fanned 11 and was 2-for-3 with a solo homer in a 4-2 complete-game win over DePaul (4/30) ... Ripped a three-run homer and first-career triple during a four RBI day at UIC (5/1) ... Smashed a three-run go-ahead homer at No. 10 Michigan (5/5) ... Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament team choice after clubbing a double and home run while getting a complete-game win in the circle against Indiana (5/9).

2012: Started 43 games, making 21 starts in the circle and 22 as the designated player ... Appeared in 50 games total ... Batted .348 in Big Ten play ... All-Big Ten second-team selection ... Earned a complete game win, fanning 10 batters, while doubling and driving in three in her collegiate debut versus Texas Tech (2/10) ... Earned a win against No. 17 Texas A&M with an 8.0-inning complete game effort, striking out nine (2/12) ... Also broke that game open with a three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning ... Finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs versus Louisiana Tech (2/17) ... Fanned six in a 5.0 complete game win over Fairfield (3/16), also driving in two runs at the plate in that game ... Tripled in two runs versus LIU Brooklyn (3/18) ... Tossed her first-career shutout in an 8-0 (5) win against Hartford (3/20), allowing two hits and four walks while also smacking a ground rule double ... Crushed a pinch-hit, three-run home run in a win at Wisconsin (4/1) ... During a doubleheader against Iowa (4/7), entered the circle in relief in game one and threw 5.1 innings of scoreless, hitless relief ... Stretched that streak out to 8.0 hitless innings after starting game two, eventually earning a nine-strikeout win and also clubbing a two-run home run and scoring twice at the plate ... Drove in three runs against Minnesota (4/15) with a first-inning two-run single and a game-tying solo home run in the sixth inning ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs, a home run and a steal at Indiana (4/22) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over Ohio State (4/29) ... Had a career day at Michigan State (5/5), going 3-for-4 with seven RBIs on two doubles and a grand slam ... In the next game at MSU (5/5), threw a complete-game victory allowing just one run ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for her efforts at MSU ... Tossed a complete-game three-hitter for a series-opening win against Illinois (5/11) ... Shut out one of the nation's top offenses to begin the NCAA Austin Regional, scattering five hits and nine walks to blank No. 8 Texas, 2-0 (5/18) ... Won the NCAA Regional winner's bracket game against Houston with 5.2 innings of relief and no earned runs allowed, also clubbing a two-run home run in the contest (5/19).

High School: As a junior, named Trinity League Most Valuable Pitcher, Team MVP, first-team all-county, first-team All-CIF and ESPN Rise first-team all-state ... Batted .475 with five home runs at the plate while compiling a 15-4 record and a 0.67 ERA in the circle as a junior ... In the first-round game of the CIF playoffs as a junior, she struck out 22 batters in 11 innings of work ... Threw a three-hitter to defeat then-No. 1 ranked Valencia, snapping her opponent's 22-game winning streak ... Team won the 2010 CIF-SS Division I championship ... As a sophomore, named Team MVP, Trinity League MVP and second-team all-county, batting .530 with three home runs and a 1.13 ERA that season ... Named a scholar athlete in all of her high school seasons ... Played two years of club with the Explosion Gold along with current Wildcat Marisa Bast.

Personal: Born Amy Catherine Letourneau ... Daughter of Mike and Debbie Letourneau ... Attended the same high school as three-time Northwestern All-American Garland Cooper ... Chose Northwestern over Stanford ... Graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in economics and a minor in business institutions ... Currently enrolled in a post-baccalaureate certificate program in finance.