2008 Softball Roster
Roster
Noel, Lesley
2B/OF
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/ SoftballP/CF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballP
/ Softball1B
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballC
/ SoftballP/UT
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball3B/C
/ SoftballC/UT
/ Softball
Jersey Number 6
Lesley Noel
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Escanaba
- Hometown:
- Escanaba, Mich.
Bio
2006 (Junior): Threw first career no-hitter against IPFW on April 18; the 12-0 victory included four strikeouts ... Finished the season ranked in various catetories on MSU[apos]s career pitching records: ninth in wins (27), seventh in winning percentage (.563), 10th in strikeouts (190) and third in saves (7) ... Her three saves of 2007 are the sixth most of any pitcher in a single MSU season ... Started 18 games for the Spartans, including the final 13 contests; finished the season 9-8 ... Made first career Big Ten start against Northwestern on April 1 ... Tallied first conference win against Indiana on April 20, a 10-0 win ... Threw six complete games, including the 7-0 upset of No. 8 Michigan on May 5 ... Tallied 42 strikeouts over the season, 40 of which against Big Ten opponents ... Stole the first base of her career on April 3 at Detroit ... Pitched four shutouts, with sweeps at Western Michigan (4/10), against IPFW (4/18), at Indiana (4/20) and against Michigan (5/5) ... Ended the season with eight strikeouts against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament on May 10.
2006 (Sophomore): Made 31 appearances with 21 starts... Posted a 10-8 overall record, including a team-best five shutouts, and earned a 2.42 ERA ... Allowed 104 hits and 44 earned runs in 127.1 innings pitched ... Four saves matched third-highest total in Spartan single-season record book... Tossed 11 complete games ... Held opposing batters to a .215 average at the plate ... Held opponents to three or fewer hits in eight starts ... Tossed complete-game in victory vs. Bucknell on Feb. 19 at the Pirate Classic (ECU) ... Pitched 3.2 hitless innings in relief vs. Harvard and Buffalo on March 5 ... Allowed just four hits and two earned runs, striking out three vs. North Carolina at the FAU Tournament on March 18 ... Tallied a career-high nine strikeouts in victory vs. IPFW on March 29 ... Garnered fifth win of the season against Wright State on March 25, allowing just two hits in 6.0 innings pitched ... Tossed complete-game in victory vs. Minnesota in Big Ten season opener on March 31 ... Pitched back-to-back complete-game victories vs. Purdue on April 8 and Indiana on April 9 ... Allowed just four hits and one earned run in loss to Penn State on April 22 ... Pitched complete game in victory vs. Illinois on April 30 ... Made final appearance of the season in Big Ten Tournament loss to No. 13 Michigan.
2005 (Freshman): Made 21 appearances, finishing the season with an 8-5 record ... In 86.3 innings pitched, tallied 31 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .289 batting average ... Scored one run each vs. Western Michigan (April 12), Oakland (April 19) and IPFW (April 27) ... Pitched a complete game vs. Loyola (Chicago) on April 5, her first of the season ... Guided the Spartans to a 4-1 victory vs. Loyola with three strikeouts and just one earned run ... Pitched back-to-back complete games, both wins, vs. Western Michigan (April 12) and Wisconsin (April 15) ... Against Detroit on May 5, pitched 8.0 innings with five strikeouts in the 4-3 win ... Went the distance vs. Miami (Ohio) on May 8, capturing her second shutout of the season, 4-0.
Prior to MSU: Three-year letterwinner at Escanaba High ... Named all-district in 2002 and 2003; all-region and all-state in 2003 ... Owned a career record of 49-5... Posted an ERA of 0.19 in her junior year, 0.34 as a sophomore, and 0.20 as a freshman ... Struck out 577 batters in 358.2 innings pitched ... Hit .347 as a sophomore and .312 as a junior ... Team was 2003 state runner-up, and ranked fifth in the final polls ... Played on the Escanaba team in 2001 that reached the state semifinals ... Served as senior class secretary ... Three-year honor roll student.
Club Softball: ASA team, Bsse Forest Products Class A/B won the 2003 NSA Michigan State championship, and the 2000 NSA Wisconsin State Championship ... Also participated in the 2003 NSA World Series ... Played on Little League World Series teams in 2001 and 2002, finishing as runners-up both years.
Personal: Daughter of Martin and Sharlene Noel ... A kinesiology major.
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