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Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI

10 Stephanie Bittner

  • Position Shortstop/Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Mater Dei
  • Hometown Evansville, IN

Biography

Career: Ranks sixth all-time at USI with 17 career home runs and is tied for eighth all-time at USI with 56 bases on balls.

2012: Played in and started all of USI's 48 games, posting career highs for batting average, hits, and home runs...led USI with 32 RBIs and 35 runs scored...tied for first on the team with eight home runs...was second on the team in batting average and doubles...ranked 14th in the GLVC in batting average, tied for 16th in the conference in home runs, and tied for 19th in the league in RBIs...had a team-best 14 multi-hit games and recorded a season-high three hits in three games...was second on the team with eight multi-RBI games...recorded 18 two-out RBIs...had a season-best five RBIs in USI's 11-0 win over Oakland City...hit a grand slam in the second inning of that contest after narrowly missing a grand slam by just inches in the previous frame...had a season-high six-game hitting streak in April that saw her hit .529 (9-17) with two home runs, three doubles, and 12 RBIs...drove in 20 runs from March 31-April 22...also had a five-game hitting streak in March that saw her hit .533 with a home run, four doubles, and three RBIs...was 5-of-6 in stolen base attempts...went 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA inside the pitcher's circle.

2011: Overcame a pair of injuries to have a break-out season during her second year with the Eagles...was third on the team with a .320 batting average and second on the team with 10 doubles and seven home runs...finished 10th in the GLVC with a team-high 35 RBIs and was tied for 12th in the conference in home runs...had a .616 slugging percentage and a .459 on-base percentage...set a single-season school record with 28 walks on the year...tied for second in the GLVC in walks per game (0.67); was third in the conference in runs scored per game (0.90); and was fourth in the league in triples per game (0.07)...was third on the team with 12 multi-hit games and second on the team with seven multi-RBI outings...had four games with at least five RBIs and had a season-high eight-game hitting streak in March that saw her hit .484 with three home runs, five doubles, and 10 RBIs...earned GLVC Player of the Week honors after hitting .714 with two home runs, five runs scored, and six RBIs in USI's wins over West Virginia Wesleyan and Mount Olive...had a season-high six RBIs on two occasions...also was 11-of-14 on the season in the stolen-base department...opened the year as USI's top pitcher, but was forced out of the pitching circle due to injury...went 3-6 with a save and a 5.39 ERA in 15 appearances and 63.2 innings of work.

2010: Worked her way into USI's pitching rotation midway through the season before becoming USI's number one starter toward the end of the year...went 7-4 with a 3.40 ERA and a save, but was 7-3 with a 2.38 ERA and a save after entering the starting rotation against Brescia...had at least five strikeouts in three games, with a season-high seven strikeouts coming against Illinois-Springfield...also swung a good bat during her first collegiate season, hitting .303 with a triple, two home runs, and six RBIs...had a season-high four-game hitting streak in which she hit .727 with a triple, a home run, and four RBIs...had three multi-hit games with a season-best three hits coming against Lewis...had two games in which she recorded two RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mater Dei High School (Evansville) where she earned varsity letters in softball, basketball, and soccer...earned first-team All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference honors and was an ICGSA All-District performer as a senior in 2009 after hitting .324 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 13 RBIs...also scored 29 runs and had a .522 slugging percentage as well as a .523 on-base percentage...stole nine bases and had a .960 fielding percentage (five errors in 125 attempts) in 2009...hit .419 with 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases en route to earning first-team All-SIAC, All-City, All-Metro, and All-District honors as a junior in 2008...also was the Kiwanis Mental Attitude Award winner in 2009.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dwayn and Tammie Bittner.

Career Hitting Statistics
Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2010....  .303  18-12    33    9   10   0   1   2    6   18  .545   7   0  11   0  .425   0   2   1-1     14  31   3  .938
2011....  .320  42-41   125   38   40  10   3   7   35   77  .616  28   5  24   0  .459   1   2  11-14     7  11   3  .857
2012....  .343  48-48   143   35   49   9   1   8   32   84  .587  21   5  27   0  .441   1   5   5-6     81  87  15  .918
TOTAL...  .329 108-101  301   82   99  19   5  17   73  179  .595  56  10  62   0  .447   2   9  17-21   102 129  21  .917

Career Pitching Statistics
Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2010....  3.40   7-4    19  10   9   1/0     1   80.1   81   48   39   29   44  13   1   6   356   .266   8   7   2   5 11
2011....  5.39   3-6    15  12   5   0/0     1   63.2   80   60   49   32   27  24   5   9   309   .309   4   8   0   0 10
2012....  7.71   0-3     6   3   0   0/1     0   16.1   28   27   18   12   10   6   1   2    94   .368   0   0   1   1  5
TOTAL...  4.63  10-13   40  25  14   1/1     2  160.1  189  135  106   73   81  43   7  17   759   .296  12  15   3   6 26

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2010Freshman

    Infielder
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2011Sophomore

    Infielder/Pitcher
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2012Junior

    Shortstop/Pitcher
    5'7"
    10