UMass Boston

2015 Wrapped up one of the most prolific careers in program history by rewriting the UMass Boston Softball record books … Ended her career as the program leader in wins (27), appearances (79), complete games (60), innings pitched (457.0) and strikeouts (253) … Sits tied for first with her six career shutouts and one collegiate save … Ranks in the top 10 in program history in career ERA (3.94 – 6^th), opponent’s batting average (.314 -2^nd) and strikeouts per seven innings (3.88 – 5^th) … Named the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time on April 13 … Served as a tri-captain … Appeared in 16 contests in the circle and made 14 starts … Earned one start at the plate … Finished the season 3-12 with a team-best 6.18 ERA in a team-high 85.0 innings … Led the team with her 12 complete games … Allowed 140 hits, 30 walks and 75 earned runs … Struck out 45 batters … Held opponents to a .353 opponent’s batting average … Finished the year 0-for-1 at the plate with a sacrifice bunt … Maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with seven putouts and 17 assists … Pitched the Beacons to their first win of the season on Opening Day, by allowing just five hits and two earned runs in a 13-2 win over FDU-Florham … Earned her first collegiate save by retiring all three batters she faced on April 9 in a 15-14 win over Framingham State … Set the program-record for wins on April 11 with a 5-2 win over Rhode Island College … Struck out a season-high eight batters and allowed seven hits and two unearned runs in the win over the Anchorwomen … Scattered six hits and three earned runs over seven innings in a 8-3 win on Senior Day to wrap up her career.

2014 Returned to form to take over the title of ace of the Beacons’ staff as a junior … Appeared in a team-high 20 games, while starting 17 contests … Paced UMass Boston with a 7-11 record, a 3.28 earned run average and her team-high 111 innings pitched … Finished the year with the sixth-lowest ERA for a single-season in program history …Threw 11 complete games in 17 starts … Struck out 56 batters, while allowing 41 free passes … Registered eight putouts, 27 assists and just one error for a .972 fielding percentage … Recorded five strikeouts or more in six outings…  Tied the program-record for career shutouts with her sixth career shutout (March 19 against Trinity College) …Allowed just six hits and one walk to earn her first victory of the year in a 1-0 win over Trinity College … Limited Suffolk to six hits and one unearned run over seven innings in a 3-1 Beacons’ victory on April 2 … Threw a career-high nine innings and allowed just two runs, one earned, while striking out a season-high seven batters in a 3-2 win over Curry College April 21… Went eight innings, giving up four earned runs to pick up her only LEC win of the year April 22 against Southern Maine.

2013 Used a strong second half to put together another solid season as one of the Beacons starting pitchers… Ended the season with a 7-14 record in 21 starts …Totaled the seventh-most complete games in school history with 19… Finished the season with the fourth-most innings in school history at 132.0 … Ended the year amongst the top-10 in the UMB record books with 72 strikeouts and a 3.87 earned run average… Took her first two collegiate trips to the plate and finished 0-for-2 … Picked up her fourth career shutout March16 with a two-hit, five inning shutout win over Thomas College… Held Salve Regina University to two runs (one earned) over seven innings March 24 in a 4-2 win … Strung together three-straight victories from April 9-16 in which she allowed five earned runs and struck out 12 over 20 innings … Earned a huge Little East Conference win April 24 by allowing two runs and striking out a season-high eight batters over eight innings in a 3-2 win over the University of Southern Maine … Shut down Salem State University for seven hits and no runs in her next start, a 4-0 win on April 25 … Allowed five runs, four earned, in a 5-1 loss to Eastern Connecticut State University in the Little East Conference Tournament.

2012 Emerged as one of the top starters in the Little East Conference and the top underclassmen pitcher in the conference … Enjoyed one of the best seasons for a pitcher in program history ... Finished tied for fourth in UMB history with 10 wins in a single season, third all-time with a 3.10 ERA and tied for the program-record with three shutouts in a season …Started 18 of the 22 games she appeared in … Pitched a team-high 128.2 innings, the sixth-highest total in UMB history for a single year … Tallied 17 complete-games-good for seventh-most all-time … Finished with a 10-10 record, the sixth-most wins in the LEC … Ended the year fifth in the conference with a 3.10 earned run average … Recorded 80 strikeouts and just 37 walks … Ran off four-straight wins in four starts between March 27 and April 3 … Earned a complete-game victory in her first collegiate start March 12 against Ripon College … Held St. Joe’s College to two runs, one earned, in a seven-inning complete game win against March 15… Dominated Little East Conference rival UMass Dartmouth in an 8-0 six-inning, two-hit shutout April 1 … Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts and allowed just five hits against Gordon College in her second complete-game shutout on April 11 …Allowed one unearned run over 14 innings in back-to-back starts against Keene State and Curry College … Held Western Connecticut State to two runs on six hits May 3 in the Little East Conference Tournament.        

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Everett High School in 2011 where she was a member of the softball,ice hockey, and golf teams ... Named a Greater Boston League All-Star in 2009, 2010, and 2011 ... Named a Harry Agganis All-Star in her senior year ... Received Madeline English Award in 2011 for being the top athlete at her high school ... Led the Greater Boston League in pitching as a freshman ... Recorded a combined 50 career wins and had five no-hitters ... Received four varsity letters with the softball team, five varsity letters with the hockey team, and three varsity letters with the golf team ... Led the softball team to four-straight MIAA Tournament appearances ... Received the Unsung Hero Award in 2009 and 2011 as a member of the hockey team... Named an Independent League All-Star in 2011 for hockey ... Daughter of Maureen and Richard Zullo ...Has three sisters Nichole, Jenna, and Rachel ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education.

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