Taryne Mowatt - University of Arizona Wildcats

University of Arizona Wildcats

On February 26, 2006, Mowatt struck out 18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles for her career best in regulation.

Mowatt would throw two no-hitters, the first on March 16, 2006, vs. the UNLV Rebels. Two days later Mowatt did it better in a 5-inning, 13 strikeouts, 9-0 perfect game against Cal State Northridge Matadors. It was the 8th perfect game overall for the Wildcats and she being just the third pitcher to accomplish the feat.

On April 22, Mowatt and California Golden Bears Kristina Thorson combined for 38 strikeouts, which was third best (now 4th) all-time in the NCAA; the Wildcats won 4-2 in 13-innings. A week later, Mowatt connected for a three-run homer for her single game best in RBIs off Anjelica Selden of the UCLA Bruins. In the super regionals vs. the LSU Tigers, Mowatt was a perfect 4/4 at the plate for another career best in the run-rule victory to send the Wildcats into the WCWS.

Mowatt hit her third home run in Game One of the 2006 Women's College World Series National Championship against the Northwestern Wildcats and would bat close to .400 at the series and .290 for the season. Mowatt was selected to the WCWS All-Tournament Team after Arizona won its 7th title.

Mowatt's collegiate career was marked by her junior season where she pitched three no hitters, broke and set school and Pac-10 conference records with 42 wins and 522 strikeouts. Mowatt was also honored All Pac-10 and All American.

For her 60-innings, 76 strikeouts, 4 shutouts performance at the 2007 Women's College World Series, she was named to the WCWS All-Tournament Team and earned the "Most Outstanding Player" Award in her victorious bid for the national title. She also set new WCWS records for wins (6) and strikeouts, that one previously held by former teammate and then assistant coach Alicia Hollowell.

Later that year Mowatt also won two ESPY Awards; Best Female Athlete and Best Female College Athlete.

In her senior season, Mowatt tied Hollowell's single game strikeout record at Arizona by fanning a career best 20 batters on March 1, 2008 against the Virginia Tech Hokies. In that same game, Mowatt and Angela Tincher set a new NCAA Division I record for combined strikeouts at 41.

After an appearance at 2008 WCWS, Mowatt ended her career with 1,267 strikeouts, second best for the Wildcats, 5th in the Pac-10 and within the top 20 for NCAA Division I all-time rankings; her strikeout ratio of 10.1 also came in second, third and 7th all-time respectively. Finally, she was the 8th pitcher to win 100 games at Arizona defeating the Oklahoma Sooners at the Super Regionals on May 24, 2008.