Oklahoma State Cowgirls
As a freshman, Bay-Regula broke into the Oklahoma State Cowgirls top-10 season records in strikeouts (196), innings pitched (201.0) and was selected Second Team All-Big 12.
On March 8, 2001, Bay-Regula threw her first career no-hitter, defeating the FIU Golden Panthers.
For her junior season, Bay-Regula threw her second no-hitter and first perfect game on February 22, 2002 against the Tulsa Hurricanes. She would add one more perfect game as well as breaking the school records for strikeouts and strikeout ratio. Her 19 wins, 230.2 innings and 7 shutouts were also all top-10 for a Cowgirl season in another First Team All-Big 12 year.
Bay-Regula's senior season boasted her fourth All-Big 12 selection, Big 12 "Player of The Year" and First Team All-American honors. She posted her career best strikeout ratio (12.7, at the time was the NCAA fourth best season ratio) and strikeouts total (451), both of which broke her own school records and remain tops. Bay-Regula also put up an 0.82 ERA, 26 wins and 10 shutouts, all ranking in the top-10 for a school season and also career bests. Bay-Regula would rank top-5 in ERA, strikeouts and opponents batting average for the season in the Big 12, all of those marks remain top-10 conference records.
On March 7, 2003, Bay-Regula tied the school single game record for strikeouts when she fanned 17 in regulation against the Maryland Terrapins. Later that month on March 16, she broke and set the single game record with 23, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks with a game-winning RBI hit and after the fourth pitching a no-hitter for the last 7 innings. The total tied the NCAA fourth best single game effort for strikeouts and now stands 5th all-time.
Bay-Regula would leave with career top-10 records in wins, ERA, shutouts, innings pitched while setting and still claiming the strikeouts and strikeout ratio crowns. For the Big 12, she ranks top-10 in career ERA (8th) and strikeouts (4th).
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