Chandler Ball

Class:
Freshman
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Warner Robins, Ga.
Position:
P
Prev School:
Warner Robins

Career Notes
• Upon graduation, was program record holder with 162 appearances, the second most by any pitcher in Big South history and most ever by a Lady Flame
• When she graduated, ranked fourth in program history in career innings pitched (644.2), tied for fifth in wins (44), tied for sixth in saves (4), seventh in strikeouts (404), eighth in complete games (46) and tied for ninth in shutouts (7)
• Fourth Liberty pitcher to record a 20-win season, going 20-11 in 2015

2016 (R-Sr.)
• Appeared in 31 games, making six starts
• Went 5-6 with a 3.24 ERA, recording six complete games, two shutouts, three saves and a .249 opponents' batting average
• Finished fifth in Big South with 3.24 ERA, and led conference with 1.62 ERA in Big South games
• Pitched final five innings, allowing one unearned run in 10-inning victory over Lamar for her first win of season (Feb. 27)
• Threw four scoreless innings of two-hit relief to earn win over Memphis (March 5)
• Tossed a four-hit shutout at Coastal Carolina (March 25)
• Pitched a three-hit shutout on Senior Day versus Gardner-Webb (April 30)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2015 (R-Jr.)
• Led Big South pitchers with 44 appearances, including 29 starts
• VaSID All-State second team
• Big South All-Conference second team pitcher
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete mention
• Named Big South Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 17 after pitching two shutouts during the previous week
• Posted a 20-11 record with a 3.20 ERA, 21 complete games, four shutouts, one save, 138 strikeouts and .253 opponents' batting average in 210 innings pitched
• Ranked second in Big South in wins and innings pitched, tied for second in shutouts, third in starts and complete games and fifth in strikeouts and opponents' batting average
• Her 20 wins tie for the second most by a pitcher in program history
• Team leader in wins during each of her three full seasons (2012, 2013, 2015)
• Pitched shutouts against Cleveland State (Feb. 13) and UMass Lowell (Feb. 15)
• Won seven consecutive decisions, from March 7-28
• In her final 33 appearances, went 17-6 with a 2.39 ERA and .228 opponents' batting average
• Pitched three-hitter in 2-1 win over Loyola Chicago (March 8)
• Recorded first win in Liberty Softball Stadium history, allowing four hits while striking out six against Rider in 9-2 victory (March 19)
• Tossed four-hit shutout at Campbell (March 28)
• Fashioned three-hit shutout in 9-0 win at Charleston Southern (April 11), striking out seven
• Tied a career high with eight strikeouts at CSU (April 12)
• Picked up 20th win of season in elimination game against Gardner-Webb at conference tournament (May 8), allowing two runs on four hits

2014 (Jr.)
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete mention
• Appeared in three games, making one start before sustaining season-ending injury on Feb. 8 against Ole Miss (first start of year)
• Went 0-1 with 1.35 ERA in 10 1/3 innings pitched
• Pitched two hitless innings of relief on Feb. 7 versus Georgetown, striking out two batters

2013 (So.)
• Appeared in 44 games (second in Big South), with 29 starts
• Team leader with nine wins (9-18), 91 strikeouts, 11 complete games, .282 opponents' batting average and 175 innings pitched
• Threw a complete-game four-hitter against Hampton (Feb. 27)
• Allowed just four hits in 4-1 win at North Carolina Central (March 10)
• Pitched five-hit shutout against Radford (April 3)
• Tossed six-hitter vs. Gardner-Webb, allowing 0 earned runs (April 12)
• Tied career high with eight strikeouts at Winthrop (April 20)
• During Big South Tournament, posted 2.67 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2012 (Fr.)
• Made 40 appearances at pitcher, including 26 starts
• Led team with 10 victories and 110 strikeouts in 158.2 innings pitched
• Finished season as one of six Big South pitchers with at least 10 wins and 100 strikeouts
• Won three out of her first four decisions of season
• Recorded first career win on Feb. 11 versus N.C. Central
• Combined with Alyssa DiMartino for shutout win at Gardner-Webb (March 24)
• Pitched complete-game three-hitters versus CSU (April 6) and Presbyterian College (April 20)
• Tossed four-hitter in 4-2 win at Coastal Carolina (April 15)
• Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts at Presbyterian College (April 21)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Prep
• Graduated from Warner Robins High School
• Four-year letterwinner, including one year at McDonough High School (Md.) and three at Warner Robins High School
• As a freshman in 2008, aided McDonough High School in reaching the regional championship and the Maryland 2A state final
• Named all-district honorable mention following her freshman year
• Tabbed honorable mention all-county as a sophomore and again as a senior
• Earned Defensive Player award in 2009 and Team MVP in 2011
• Four-year academic letterwinner
• Played for two 16U national-qualifying travel teams: Team Georgia in 2009 and Georgia Elite in 2010
• Two-year letterwinner in golf

Personal
• Daughter of Jeff and Vicki Ball
• Earned bachelor's degree in communication: advertising and public relations from Liberty in 2015, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in public policy at Liberty
• Birthday is June 9