Susalla's Pinch Hit Caps Softball's Comeback Win over Iowa
At Michigan...All-Big Ten second team (pitcher, 2013) ... Big Ten Pitcher (unanimous) and Freshman of the Year (2012)... All-Big Ten first team (2012) ... NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team (2012) ... Five-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2012).
Sophomore (2013) ... All-Big Ten second team (pitcher) ... Missed the first three weeks of the season with an injury ... Regular Season ... Earned the win in relief against Louisiana Lafayette in game one of the Super Regional (May 24) ... Got the five-inning complete game victory over Northwestern (May 4) ... Earned the win over Nebraska (April 27), pitching the complete game and striking out five ... Shut out Central Michigan in five innings with six strikeouts (April 23) ... Blanked Western Michigan in five innings (April 9) ... Threw a complete game and struck out six vs. Penn State (March 30) ... Pitched five innings of relief for the win against Penn State (March 29) ... Threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball vs. NC State for the win (March 16) ... Earned the save against Arizona State (March 15) ... Pitched a one-hitter against Illinois State (March 9).
Freshman (2012) ... Big Ten Pitcher (unanimous) and Freshman of the Year ... All-Big Ten first team ... NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team ... Five-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week ... Regular Season... Made 50 appearances in the circle ... Went 32-7 with a 1.53 ERA, setting a record for most wins by a Wolverine freshman in program history ... Threw seven complete game shutouts and combined for two more ... Picked up two saves on the year ... Hit four home runs and totaled 15 RBI at the plate ... Won all three of Michigan's games at the NCAA Regional (May 18-20), allowing just two earned runs ... Hit a grand slam against Purdue (May 12) ... Went 15-1 with a 1.77 ERA in Big Ten play ... Struck out a career-best 13 against Eastern Michigan (May 1) ... Pitched 10.0 innings at Minnesota (April 22), allowing just three earned runs and hitting game-winning home run in the 10th inning ... Picked up all three wins in Michigan's sweep of Penn State (March 24-25), allowing just six hits and three runs in 15.0 innings pitched ... Went 4-0 at the Citrus Classic (March 2-4), boasting a 0.36 ERA ... Earned the win in relief against No. 14 UCLA, pitching 2.2 socreless innings while giving up just one hit ... Picked up the win against No. 19 Auburn, throwing 7.0 shutout innings ... Also hit first career home run against the Tigers, representing the winning run ... Allowed just one hit to Virginia (March 3) in 7.0 innings of work for the win ... Started 12 games -- nine at pitcher and three at designated player ... Picked up first career win against Penn State in the Tiger Classic (Feb. 12), pitching 5.0 innings and tallying 11 strikeouts.
Prep ... Graduated from El Modena High School (2011) ... Two-time scholar athlete ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... CIF SS Division I Award (2011) ... Bullhead City A2 Tournament MVP (3/2011) ... Earned MVP honors for the North team in the North vs. South All-Star game (2011) ... Helped El Modena to the CIF SS Division I Semifinals, carrying a .416 batting average and going 21-7 in the circle in 2011 ... Ranked 40th in the nation and 11th in the state as a junior (2010) ... Two-time Century League Pitcher of the Year (2009-10) ... Led El Modena to the Century League championship as a junior (2010) ... All-CIF SS Division I first team (2010) and second team (2009) ... Named MVP at the Woodbridge Classic Varsity Tournament, racking up 15 strikeouts in the championship game (2010) ... Three-time All-Country (2009-11) ... Century League Most Valuable Pitcher of the Year (2009) ... As a freshman, helped El Modena to its first-ever CIF SS Division II championship.
Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Born on April 7, 1993 ... Daughter of Robert and Barbara Wagner ... Has one brother, Tyler ... Sister Kylie played softball at UNLV.
