Lisa Norris
Lisa Norris

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.

High School:
Brookwood

Height:
5-7

Position:
P

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2008: As a junior, appeared in 40 games with 24 starts • Started 23 games in the circle • Earned first team NFCA All-Southeast Region and first team All-ACC honors • Posted a career-best 0.97 ERA, ranking 13th in the country • Turned in a 17-5 year in the circle with a team-high three saves • Struck out 193 batters, ranking fifth in the ACC and 31st in the nation • Opponents hit just .155 • At the plate hit .268 (22 for 82) with five home runs and 16 RBIs • Twirled three no hitters on the year • Struck out 12 batters in her third start of the year a no hit effort against Stetson on Feb. 15 • Struck out a career-high 16 batters in a one hit performance against Elon on March 25 • Struck out 10 or more in seven games, including a string of three consecutive starts from March 15-25.

2007: As a sophomore, appeared in 50 games, starting in 35 games primarily as a pitcher • Second team NFCA All-Southeast Region and All-ACC • Finished the season with a record of 25-12 and an ERA of 1.97 • Her 25 wins tied for third in school single-season history • Struck out a team-high 236 batters in 237.2 innings of work • Picked up three saves • At the plate hit .207 (17 for 82) with five doubles and two home runs • Struck out a career-high 13 in a complete game one hit shutout over Fairfield on March 2 • Struck out 10 in a complete game shutout of Oklahoma State on March 8 • Tallied 10 or more strikeouts in five starts • Threw 23 complete games with a team-high five shutouts.

2006: As a freshman, appeared in 48 games, starting 28 in the outfield and at pitcher • Finished the season with a record of 13-6 in the circle with an ERA of 1.43 • Struck out 107 batters in 122.2 innings • Got her first career win in impressive fashion by beating No. 10 Georgia on Feb. 11 • Tossed a complete-game one-hitter to beat Missouri at the Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24 • Went the distance to beat No. 15 Nebraska on March 10 • Struck out a career-high 11 batters in a losing effort at Boston College on April 8 • Hit her first career home run in the win at UNC Wilmington on March 1 • Had her first career two-hit game against Michigan State on March 18 • Had two doubles in the win over Maryland on March 25.

At Brookwood High School in Snellville, Ga.: Three-time player of the year • All-Gwinnett County performer • Team captain as a senior • Member of two-time state runner-up team • Scholar athlete • Team was area champions in both 2004 and 2005 • Also played basketball for one season.

Personal: The daughter of Jennifer and Tom Norris • Born Lisa Gayle Norris on June 26, 1987, in Snellville, Ga. • Has four brothers (Alan, Joe, Brian and John) and a sister (Susan).

More on Norris: Majoring in communications • Lists going undefeated in conference play in high school as her biggest sports thrill because they were the first team to ever do it • Her favorite TV show is "Parental Control" • Says she eats candy constantly and exclusively.

Norris' Career Pitching Statistics

Year W-L SV ERA APP-GS CG SHO/CB IP H R-ER BB SO WP
2006 13-6 1 1.43 26-16 9 1/1 122.2 95 33-25 35 107 5
2007 25-12 3 1.97 44-34 23 5/3 237.2 196 82-67 82 236 5
2008 17-5 3 0.97 28-23 18 7/4 158.1 85 28-22 48 193 0
Totals 55-23 7 1.54 98-73 50 13/8 518.2 376 143-114 165 536 10

Norris' Career Batting Statistics

Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI Slg. BB SO SB-SA
2006 .220 52-28 82 13 18 4 2 1 29 13 .354 22 19 0-0
2007 .207 50-35 82 8 17 5 0 2 28 15 .341 10 25 1-2
2008 .268 40-24 82 8 22 3 0 5 40 16 .488 5 17 0-0
Totals .272 142-87 246 29 67 12 2 8 97 44 .394 37 61 1-2