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Nerissa Eason

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bear River HS
Hometown:
Grass Valley, Calif.

Senior - Part Two (2021)
• Started 11 games in the circle, with six extra appearances.
• Pitched two complete games - at Cal State Fullerton (2/13) and at Utah (5/14).
• Finished the season with 40 strikeouts and 60.2 innings pitched.
• Closed her career in the program records books - ranked fifth with 220 career walks.

Senior - Part One (2020)
• Saw time in four games this season making one start.
• Pitched 3.0 innings with two strikeouts vs. Seattle U on Feb. 29.
• Made her first appearance of 2020 as designated player on Feb. 27 against Nevada.
• Pinch hit against Ohio State on Mar. 8 and drew a walk in OSU's 7-3 victory.

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games in the circle with four starts.
• Finished the year with a 3-1 record and 4.08 ERA.
• Struck out 33 batters through 34.1 innings.
• Registered two complete games and one shutout.
• Struck out six batters against Western Michigan on Feb. 10 and against Cal Poly on Feb. 16.

Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in 17 games making 10 starts.
• Finished the year with a 2-0 record and a 3.68 ERA.
• Registered two complete games with one save.
• Struck out five batters vs Portland State on April 17.
• Finished the season with 27 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched.

Freshman (2017)
• Appeared in 33 games and made 19 starts.
• Finished the year with a 9-13 record and 3.87 ERA.
• Threw six complete games, including four shuts outs.
• Recorded a save at Washington on April 8 and vs. Stanford on April 22.
• Struck out 76 batters in 121 1/3 innings.
• Had seven at bats with two hits.

Bear River HS
• Lettered four years for head coaches Dwayne Zauner and Spencer Eason.
• Was named All-City and MVP.

Club
• Played five years for the All-American Sports Academy in Tracy, California for head coaches Bryan Merrida, Greg Howard, Rob Diggel and Juliana Santos.

Personal
• Daughter of Nicole Long and Spencer Eason.
• Her mother is an operations support manager and her dad is a maintenance worker.
• Has a younger brother, Ryder.
• Majoring in human development and family science.
• Enjoys volleyball.
• Former prep teammates playing DI softball include: Ali Aguilar (Washington State), Krystal Aubert (Washington State), Cherish Burks (Oregon), Melissa Eisen (Arizona State), Dani Thomas (Boston College), Bubba Nichols (UCLA), Kaitie Kibby (UC Davis) Calista Almer (Dartmouth).
• Chose Oregon State because "I loved how everyone interacted with eachother and it felt like home."