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Charissa Fuhr's Biography
2009 (Junior at Iowa State University: received a full-athletic scholarship.)
Pitched in 17 games, making 15 starts ... graduated in three years and left school following her junior campaign ... had a 7-5 record and a 3.77 ERA before broken arm suffered against Oklahoma derailed her final season ... second on team with 40 strikeouts in 68.2 innings ... tossed five complete games ... finished her career with a 26-25 record and 191 strikeouts ... posted a career ERA of 3.69 ... struck out a season-high seven against Presbyterian ... fanned five in wins over Butler and Central Arkansas.
2008 (Sophomore at Iowa State University: received a full-athletic scholarship.)
Saw action in 31 games, starting 17 games ... finished with a 10-9 record and a 3.89 ERA ... had 60 strikeouts in 102.2 innings of work ... earned all-tournament team honors at the Mardi Gras Classic ... started the season with 5-0 record ... had a season-high six strikeouts in win over Southeast Missouri State ... tossed five innings of shutout ball in relief to pick up win over Northern Iowa ... picked up saves in both ends of doubleheader against Western Illinois ... tossed two-thirds of an inning to pick up first career Big 12 win against Nebraska ... first-team academic All-Big 12 honoree.
2007 (Freshman at Iowa State University: received a full-athletic scholarship.)
Saw action in 31 games, starting 20 in the circle ... 91 strikeouts and nine wins tie for second all-time by an ISU freshman hurler ... finished the season 9-11 ... had a 3.48 ERA while holding opponents to a .289 batting average ... tossed 1.2 innings of one-hit ball in relief against No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette in the first appearance of her career ... earned first career win against McNeese State after allowing just one run on three hits ... earned all-tournament team honors at Great Western Downtown Plaza Classic ... held Kansas hitless in 2.2 innings in the regular season finale to pick up her second save of the season ... struck out seven in games against UMKC and Santa Clara.
High School
Attended Kickapoo her senior year after being home schooled all other years ... played for coach Dan Salsman and helped team finish 22-6, its best record ever ... went 22-5 with a 0.26 ERA and 303 strikeouts her senior year ... also hit .447 with 26 RBI and 15 runs scored ... named Kickapoo varsity MVP, best hitter and best pitcher in 2005 ... all-Ozark Conference selection ... also earned all-district, all-Ozark and all-regional honors ... voted MVP of the Missouri All-Star game ... played ASA for the KC Xtreme and coach Paul Caccavo the last two summers ... won the Kansas AFA State Championships and finished runner-up at nationals ... selected USSSA National Majors Outstanding Pitcher and all-tournament team.
