Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: Though just a sophomore, Erin Halma is considered one of the leaders of the team … Is the Cougars’ primary first baseman when not pitching … Will bat in the middle of the line-up and compete for the Cougars’ No. 2 pitcher in the rotation … Is 1 of 5 left-handed bats on the Cougar roster.

2007: Fashioned a fine 2007 rookie season in which she batted .287 in 31 games played (all starts) … Also made 25 appearances in the circle and became the Cougars’ workhorse pitcher, throwing a team-leading 124.1 innings … Was 5-16 with a 4.28 ERA … At the plate, opened her collegiate career by hitting safely in 9 of the first 11 games, which included an 8-game hitting streak … Had 7 multiple-hit games, all 2-hit contests … Her 5 doubles were fourth best on the team … As a pitcher picked up her first collegiate win in just her second appearance, not allowing an earned run in 7 innings of work against Chico State … Posted career-high 7-strikeout performances in back-to-back wins over Madonna and Dakota Wesleyan.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 4 seasons of varsity softball for head coach Don Harper at Valley Christian High in Cerritos, Calif. ... Was a 4-time All-Olympic League pick, earning first team recognition her final 3 seasons ... Teamed with current Cougar hoopster Kristel Eddington to lead Valley Christian to 4 straight softball league championships ... Posted a 13-5 record over the course of her junior and senior seasons before a broken finger cut short her final campaign ... Also lettered 3 years in soccer (defender) and 2 in tennis ... Was a 2-time all-league honoree in tennis and was a member of the 2005 CIF co-champion soccer team.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 27, 1988, in Long Beach, Calif., … Parents are Randy and Carol Halma ... Has a brother (Rob) and a sister (Tracey, played softball at NAIA member Northwestern College in Iowa) ... Majoring in athletic training ... Has been to Costa Rica on a mission trip.

HALMA at AZUSA PACIFIC
YEAR   G-GS   AB   R   H  2B-3B-HR   RBI    SLG%   BB  HBP   SO   SB-SBA   AVG
2007  31-31   87  10  25    5-0-0     14   .345     4   1     8    0-0    .287

YEAR   W-L    ERA   G-GS  CG  Sho  SV   IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO
2007   5-16  4.28  25-20   7   0    1  124.1  173  117  76   87   53