2006: Named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star… suffered a season ending back injury on April 2… started nine games in the circle, registering complete games in seven appearances… finished the season with a 1.98 ERA and struck out 31 batters… struck out a season-high eight batters against Northern Iowa… finished the Stetson Tournament with a 0.54 ERA, fanning 13 batters while giving up 11 hits and one earned run in 13.0 innings…. threw two complete games at the GRU Florida Tournament, giving up a season-low two hits against Penn State... notched a team low 1.50 ERA during the Oregon Tournament and threw complete games against BYU and Akron… threw a complete game and gave up zero earned runs against Providence.

2005: Awarded the Conference USA Commissioners Medal of Honor for earning a GPA above 3.75… named to first team All-Conference... named the MVP of the C-USA Tournament... named C-USA pitcher of the week twice… finished the NCAA Region No. 8 tournament with the lowest ERA (0.43)... finished the season with the 26th lowest ERA in the country (1.29)… ranked eighth in the country with six saves… threw a no-hitter and had a season high 12 strikeouts against Florida Atlantic… recorded double digit strikeouts four times… averages 1.02 strikeouts per innings pitched… threw 234 strikeouts, the third most in C-USA… led C-USA with a 1.29 ERA … threw 11 shutouts… recorded the win against No. 18 Nebraska and No. 6 Oregon State… held batters to a .196 batting average… tied a DePaul record by appearing in 46 games… started 31 games and threw 23 complete games… tied a DePaul WCWS record by throwing 11.1 innings against Alabama

2004: At the University of Illinois: Started two games for the Fighting Illini… notched first collegiate win against Texas A & M Corpus Christi… posted a 1.42 ERA for the season while giving up no earned runs in five contests…pitched 24.2 innings without giving up a triple…recorded 19 strikeouts on the year…gave up only one hit against Michigan State…earned the Big Ten Academic Achievement Award and the George Huff Athletic-Academic Award for highest team GPA.

High School: Named Player of the Year by the Daily Herald in 2001, 2002, and 2003…garnered second team All-State honors from both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times in 2002 and 2003…broke the Mid-Suburban League record for most strikeouts in conference play three consecutive years…named WGN and Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month in April 2003…awarded Athlete of the Week four times by the Chicago Tribune…earned All-Conference honors in 2001, 2002, and 2003…competed in the Chicago Tribune’s Super 60 game, spotlighting the top 60 high school seniors in Illinois…pitched a total of 583 innings while recording 1065 strikeouts…34 shutouts between the 2002 and 2003 seasons…posted a 0.24 ERA in the 2002 campaign…member of the National Honor Society and Illinois State Scholar…graduated with highest honors and as an Advanced Placement Scholar.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Cindy Huitink…has a twin brother Michael and sister Jillian…Accounting major.