Junior Season (2009): Finished the season with a 17-14 mark in 31 starts and 44 appearances... had an overall ERA of 1.29 in 221.2 innings pitched... in conference play she had a 1.37 ERA in 92.0 innings of work... ranked 20th in the nation in ERA and 10th in saves, with four... ranked fourth in the SBC in ERA and third in strikeouts (226)... named SBC Pitcher of the Week on April 6... named second-team all-conference... was the first Jaguar softball player to be named to the all-tournament team... notched her second career no-hitter on March 12 against Saint Louis... helped USA to its first win over a ranked opponent, throwing 11 strikeouts against No. 19 Louisiana Lafayette (April 10)... pitched 10 innings in a 3-1 win over Auburn (April 14)... threw a season-high 13 strikeouts against Mississippi Valley State (March 11).
Sophomore Season (2008): Started 29 games for South Alabama in the circle and recorded a team-best 10 wins... also appeared out of the bullpen seven times, recording a team-best three saves... pitched 18 complete games, including four solo shutouts... had a combined shutout against Southern Miss (April 16)... led the team with 166 strikeouts in 193.1 innings of work... recorded the program’s second-ever no-hitter on Feb. 24 against Bethune-Cookman in Deland, Fla., at the Hatter Invitational... was just a Jag error away from recording South Alabama’s first perfect game... followed that performance up with a one-hit shutout victory over Southern Miss (Feb. 27) in Mobile, where she also struck out nine and walked just one... recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts against Stetson (Feb. 23)... named to the 2008 ALFA Insurance Panther Spring Classic all-tournament team... ended the season with a 4.4:1 strikeout/walk ratio.
Freshman Season (2007): Made 29 appearances for South Alabama, with 24 starts... compiled a 10-8 record and 2.36 ERA... tossed 14 complete games and six shutouts... struck out 107 batters in 130.2 innings of work, while only walking 27... held opponents to a .245 batting average... struck out a season-high nine batters twice... pitched the first shutout in softball program’s history against Belmont on Feb. 17 (12-0)... placed sixth in Sun Belt in pitching with a 2.36 ERA.
High School: Lettered three years in softball... earned all-state honorable mention honors, defensive player of the year, all-state and all-area team honors as a senior... junior year named to the all-area team... helped Gators to 2005 Class 4A District 1 Championship and a Class 4A district runner-up and regional runner-up finish in 2006... as a junior, had 13-2 pitching record with 133 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.65... during her senior season, she finished with a 13-1 pitching record and an ERA of 0.60, while also hitting .424 with five home runs, seven doubles and 28 RBIs... played club softball for the Pensacola Mustangs for seven years... named to the 2005 Independent Softball Association World Series all-tournament team.
Personal: Full name is Elizabeth Megan Pilgrim... born April 14, 1988 in Cantonment, Fla... daughter of Bob and Jeanne Pilgrim... older sister, Summer, was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at USA... majoring in Leisure Studies.
