Biography
2018 (Senior): First-Team All-Southland Pitcher … Two-time Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 2 &16) … Two-time Madness Southland Softball Player of the Week (Apr. 2 & 16) … Made 40 appearances with 30 starts and 27 complete games … Ended the season with a 2.02 ERA, going 18-14 on the season with two saves … Holds the school record for career innings pitched (696.1), strikeouts (596) and single season strikeouts (194) … Finished second in the conference with 194 strikeouts and ranked 45th nationally … Ranked second in the conference in ERA (2.10) and first in innings pitched (220.1) … Tossed 15.0 shutout innings in game one against Nicholls, allowing only 10 hits with 11 strikeouts … Tossed a no hitter against Southern Illinois on Feb. 10 … Struck out a season high 15 batters in game one against Southeastern Louisiana … Collected saves game two against Houston Baptist and Stephen F. Austin … Tossed 9.0 innings in game one against Southeastern Louisiana allowing only seven hits and four runs to help the Wildcats to a 5-4 win … Threw back-to-back complete games against Incarnate Word and 1.2 innings in relief to get three wins and a series sweep … Struck out 10 batters against both Incarnate Word (game 2) and Houston Baptist (game 2).
2017 (Junior): Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete … 2017 Preseason All-Southland Conference First team … Made 41 appearances at pitcher with 27 of them being game starts … Finished the season with a 2.94 ERA, 12-15 record, and three saves in 159.1 innings … Ranked 10th in the Southland Conference in ERA, holding opponents to a .220 batting average good for fourth in the SLC … K’d 132 batters to finish sixth in conference with 38 batters looking … Tied for seconds with three saves and eighth recording 12 wins … Tossed five scoreless innings against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, striking out four to record her first win of the season … Came in as relief against Southeastern Louisiana throwing five shutout innings to collect her fifth win … Struck out seven in a complete game effort against Prairie View … Tabbed with the win against Nicholls State striking out three and allowing zero runs in 3.2 innings of relief … Recorded a save in game one against Incarnate Word and recorded the win in game two, struck out a total of nine batters between the two games … Tossed seven scoreless innings against Central Arkansas on Apr. 28, striking out five batters … Shut out Northern Colorado scattering three hits and two walks over 7 innings with seven strikeouts … Face Southeastern Louisiana in two of three games, holding the Lady Lions to a .121 batting average over 9.2 innings with eight strikeouts … Grabbed her second save in the first game against Houston Baptist and tossed a complete game four-hitter in the series finale to help the Wildcats sweep the Huskies … Pitched three scoreless innings in game one against Incarnate Word, returning to the circle in game two she collected seven strikeouts to lead the Wildcats in a three game sweep.
2016 (Sophomore): Third Team All-Southland Conference ... Second Team Southland Conference All-Academic ... Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Voted Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week on May 8 after finishing season with two wins and a save vs. Houston Baptist ... Tossed a complete game in game one with five strikeouts ... Earned win in relief in game two, pitching 3.1 scorless innings with three Ks ... Delivered 3.0 innings to pick up the save in game three ... Efforts vs. HBU resulted in a final record of 15-11, 2.87 ERA and 125 strikeouts ... Ranked among the Southland leaders in seven pitching categories ... Tied for second in the conference with three saves ... Ranked fourth with 125 Ks and 174.2 innings pitched ... Tied for sixth in wins and was ninth in ERA and opposing batting average (.250) ... Appeared in 37 of 47 games with 25 starts ... Credited with 14 complete games and two shutouts, including a 5.0-inning no-hitter vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 5 in which she punched out 12 batters ... Delivered a 7.0-inning complete game shutout with nine Ks vs. Mississippi Valley for first win since 2014 season ... Lost a 3-2 decision at Texas but came back the following evening to beat Tulsa, 2-1, striking out three batters in seven innings ... Victorious in two games vs. Southeastern Louisiana ... Helped ACU win its series vs. Lamar with a complete-game effort vs. the Cardinals in game three and a save in game two ... Became the first Southland pitcher this season to beat McNeese, holding the Cowgirls to two runs in 7.0 innings ... Recorded two wins and a save in sweep of Incarnate Word, pitching 13.2 innings with 10 Ks ... Won three consecutive complete-game decisions from April 16-27, beating sides from Stephen F. Austin (6-1), Texas Tech (3-1) and Sam Houston State (5-2) ... Struck out five batters in each of those outings ... Got Wildcats a series win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with a complete-game five-hitter.
2015 (Redshirt): Missed all of season due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt ... Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014 (Freshman): Southland Conference honorable mention … Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Tossed the seventh no-hitter in ACU softball history on Feb. 28 vs. Rhode Island … Dominated the Rams behind seven strikeouts, while allowing just one walk and hitting one batter on her way to ACU's first no-hitter since Rebecca Eldridge threw one against Cameron on March 28, 2000 … Set the program single-game record for strikeouts with 17 during a March 25 game vs. Hardin-Simmons … Fanned at least two Cowgirl batters in five separate innings, struck out the side in the second, and eclipsed former Wildcat Jennifer Leal's eight-year old school record in the seventh thanks to a four-strikeout inning … Her 17K were the most by any Southland Conference pitcher this season … Recorded 10 or more strikeouts in games against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 23 and March 11) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (March 29), all of which were complete game shutout victories… Defeated the Islanders twice in one weekend, and in her follow-up appearance at Stephen F. Austin on April 5 she tossed a career high 10.0 innings in a 4-3 victory over the Ladyjacks … Credited with a complete game in a 3-2 win vs. Lamar (April 12) and won a game in relief against Houston Baptist (April 26) to finish the season … Missed final weekend series due to injury … Finished as the Wildcats' leader in most pitching categories and at the end of the regular season ranked fourth in the Southland Conference with 152 strikeouts and a 2.84 ERA, and fifth with 11 victories … Pitched the sixth-most innings with 150.1, ranked ninth with 30 appearances and 21 starts (13 complete games), third with four shutouts, and seventh with a .248 opponents' batting average … Earned her lone save of the season in her collegiate debut on Feb. 9 vs. Texas Lutheran … Tossed the final 2.2 innings and struck out five in the Wildcats’ 10-7 win … In her first collegiate start vs. TLU, struck out seven over 7.0 non-consecutive innings in a 4-3 loss … Earned her first victory on Feb. 15 vs. Oklahoma Christian as the Wildcats defeated the Eagles 8-0 in 5.0 innings … Finished doubleheader vs. Oklahoma Christian with 8.2 scoreless innings pitched.
High School: Graduated in 2013 from Marcus High School, which boasted a nationally ranked top-five softball program ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Helped lead team to the 2010 and 2011 regional quarterfinals and the 2013 regional finals ... 2013 Team MVP, Pitcher of the Year, and a all-district, all-region and all-state honoree ... Second team all-district in 2012 and 2011 honorable mention ... Two-time Vype Muscle Milk Player of the Week ... A Dallas Morning News stats leader and Softball Player of the Week ... Named to the district all-star and 5A TCGA All-Star teams ... Two-time Academic All-District Honoree...Played for Texas Rapid Fire Gold.
Personal: Given name is Hannah LaRay Null ... Born 17 April 1995 in Dallas ... Resides in Highland Village, Texas ... Daughter of Bruce and Covette Null ... Journalism major.
