No. 2 – Erin Halma
THIS YEAR: Now in her third year in the program, junior Erin Halma is an emerging leader on the team ... Is an excellent defensive first baseman and will also serve as the Cougars' No. 2 pitcher ... Offers a good left-handed bat and will appear in the top third of the Cougar line-up ... Considered a ground ball pitcher, who lives at the knees and corners ... Could press for all-conference honors ... Is a key figure in the Cougars' potential success.
2008 (sophomore): Started all 47 of the Cougars' games as a 2008 sophomore ... Was third on the team with a .313 batting average and was second with 20 RBIs and 42 hits ... As a pitcher was 5-7 with a 3.56 ERA in 18 appearances in the circle ... As a batter, hit safely in 30 games, fashioning a 7-game hitting steak in midseason ... Best showing came in a victory over No. 5-ranked Simon Fraser in which she went 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored and a double ... Overall best game came in the Cougars' 7-0 win over No. 10-ranked Vanguard in which she fired a complete-game shutout while batting in 3 runs and scoring 2 others ... Also pitched a 4-hit shutout over Oregon Tech.
2007 (freshman): 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, 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 liberal studies ... 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
2008 47-47 134 19 42 3-1-0 20 .351 6 0 10 1-1 .313
78-78 221 29 67 8-1-0 34 .348 10 1 18 1-1 .303
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 76 53
2008 5-7 3.56 18-15 5 2 0 84.2 96 54 43 30 34
10-23 3.99 43-35 12 2 1 209.0 269 171 119 106 87
