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Hightower, Elizabeth
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Jersey Number 22
Elizabeth Hightower
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Fla.
- High School:
- Aucilla Christian Academy
Bio
Major: Anthropology
Honors:
As a Senior (2022):
As a Junior (2021):
As a Freshman (2019):
High School / Travel Ball
Honors:
- 2022 Senior CLASS Award Top 10 Finalist
- 2022 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team – Pitcher
- 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 NFCA All-American Third Team
- 2021 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2021 All-SEC Second Team
- 2021 SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/8 & 3/23)
- 2021 D1Softball.com Pitcher of the Week (3/8)
- 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2019 SEC Freshman of the Week (4/9)
- 2019 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
As a Senior (2022):
- Honors:
- Senior CLASS Award Top 10 Finalist
- NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team – Pitcher
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- National Ranks:
- ERA – 2.43 (142nd)
- Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings – 5.53 (107th)
- Strikeouts – 133 (141st)
- SEC Ranks:
- Innings Pitched – 167.0 (6th)
- ERA 2.43 (11th)
- Strikeout – 133 (10th)
- Wins – 17 (8th)
- Appearances – 35 (10th)
- Starts – 30 (2nd)
- UF Career Ranks:
- Combined Shutouts – 14 (9th)
- UF Senior Ranks:
- Appearances – 35 (T-10th)
- Starts – 30 (T-8th)
- Innings Pitched – 167.0 (10th)
- Statistics:
- Turned in a 2.43 ERA with a 17-9 record in 35 appearances, 30 starts, and 167 innings pitched.
- Struck out the side five times and produced a 15 2/3 scoreless inning streak.
- Notables:
- Turned in her third complete-game shutout and 13th of her career against USF (April 20) allowing only three hits and striking out six.
- Hurled her second complete-game shutout to win the series on the road against No. 17 Auburn holding the Tigers to three hits.
- Tossed her first complete-game shutout of the season to win the series against Mississippi State to open SEC play.
- Threw back-to-back complete-games to record consecutive wins in SEC play (March 14 vs. Mississippi State, March 18 at Texas A&M).
As a Junior (2021):
- Honors:
- NFCA All-American Third Team
- NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- All-SEC Second Team
- SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/8 & 3/23)
- D1Softball.com Pitcher of the Week (3/8)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- NFCA Scholar Athlete
- NCAA Ranks:
- ERA – 1.61 (41st)
- Hits Allowed Per 7 Innings – 4.33 (28th)
- Saves – 3 (41st)
- Shutouts – 7 (20th)
- Strikeouts – 121 (108th)
- SEC Ranks:
- ERA – 1.61 (7th)
- Opposing Bat Avg. – .177 (3rd)
- Innings Pitched – 156.2 (7th)
- Wins – 17 (6th)
- Saves – 3 (T-7th)
- Appearances – 35 (6th)
- Starts – 27 (T-5th)
- Strikeouts – 121 (13th)
- Strikeouts Looking – 30 (12th)
- UF Career Ranks:
- Opponent Bat Avg. – .191 (5th)
- UF Single Season Ranks:
- Lowest Stolen Base Against – .467 (7-of-15) (5th)
- UF Junior Ranks:
- ERA – 1.61 (7th)
- Appearances – 35 (10th)
- Starts – 27 (10th)
- Shutouts – 7 (T-9th)
- Saves – 3 (T-5th)
- Strikeouts – 121 (9th)
- Statistics:
- Made 35 appearances and 27 starts and turned in a 1.61 ERA to lead UF pitching staff.
- Posted 11 complete-games, seven complete-game shutouts and six additional combined shutouts with three saves.
- Was the only pitcher on staff to record more than 100 strikeouts with 121.
- Held opposing batters to a .177 average at the plate.
- Notables:
- Threw the first no-hitter of her career against USF in the Gainesville Regional Championship game. It was only the fourth complete-game no-hitter for the Gators in NCAA Tournament play.
- Finished the 2021 Gainesville Regional with 13.1 innings pitched with no hits and no runs allowed in two appearances.
- Also thrown two additional complete-game one-hitters and two more combined one-hitters in 2021.
- Honors:
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Ranks:
- Strikeouts Looking – 12 (T-13th)
- Games in Relief – 6 (T-11th)
- Notables:
- Made nine appearances and picked up three starts for the Gators on the way to a 4-0 record in the circle.
- Hurled 24.2 innings and held a 2.55 ERA with 30 strikeouts while limiting opposing batters to a .180 average at the plate.
- Hurled a complete-game one-hit shutout against Longwood (2/15) at the Bubly Invitational. It was the third complete-game shutout of her career.
- Picked up her first win of 2020 as she pitched 3.0 quality innings in relief against Fresno State (2/8).
As a Freshman (2019):
- Honors:
- SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (4/9)
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
- UF Freshman Records:
- ERA: 2.16 (Tenth)
- SEC Ranks:
- Earned Runs Allowed: 19 (13th)
- Doubles Allowed: 3 (T-6th)
- Triples Allowed: 0 (T-1st)
- Statistics:
- Posted an 4-1 record in the circle with 10 starts and 18 appearances.
- Registered a 2.16 ERA with 23 runs, 19 earned, and a .229 opposing batting average over 61.2 innings pitched.
- Struck out 55 and walked only 19 batters.
- Threw three complete-games and two complete-game shutouts.
- Notables:
- Hurled a complete-game shutout against the nationally ranked Razorbacks (4/6), Hightower became the first UF freshman pitcher since Kelly Barnhill to record a complete-game shutout against a nationally ranked opponent.
- Tallied one game with 10+ strikeouts.
- Feb. 16 vs. Utah State (10) in her first career start for the Gators.
- Combined with Kelly Barnhill for one no-hitter against Boise State (5/18) in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
- Combined for a one-hitter against Bethune-Cookman (3/27) alongside Kelly Barnhill, Natalie Lugo and Katie Chronister.
- Struck out the side eight one time against Utah State (2/16) and posted a career-long 11.2 scoreless inning streak.
High School / Travel Ball
- Travel Team | Santa Fe Inferno coached by Jason Nowling
- 2017 Florida Class 2A State Pitcher of the Year
- 2017 Florida Class 2A All-State First Team
- 2017 Tallahassee All-Big Bend First Team
- 2016 Tallahassee All-Big Bend Second Team
- 2015 Florida Class 2A State Pitcher of the Year
- 2015 Florida Class 2A All-State First Team
- 2015 Tallahassee Big Bend Pitcher of the Year
- 2015 Tallahassee All-Big Bend First Team
- 2015 Aucilla Most Valuable Player
- 2015 – As a freshman, led Aucilla to its first FHSAA 2A State Championship in any sport
- 2014 Tallahassee All-Big Bend Second Team
- 2014 Aucilla Offensive Player of the Year
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