Softball Player Bio
23 Andrea Bansen
Pitcher * 5-7 * Senior
Bats: Right * Throws: Right
Yamhill, Ore.
Yamhill-Carlton HS
Coach Hill's Comments: Senior pitcher who will be counted on carry a starter's workload...She has made a strong commitment to her senior year in terms of her work ethic and her conditioning...She should have an outstanding season.
2007: Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference...Finished season with a career best 8-6 record and 2.47 earned run average...Allowed just 37 earned runs in 104.2 innings...Key member of Pacific staff that ranked 45th nationally with a 2.09 earned run average...Finished with five complete game shutouts, most recently a 5-0 shutout over Lewis & Clark on 4/19/07...Pitched the final two innings of a combined five-inning perfect game with Miranda McNealy, beating Cal State East Bay 13-0 on 3/23/07...Had season high eight strikeouts against Lewis & Clark on 4/19/07...allowed just three hits and no walks to lead Pacific to a 2-0 victory over Pacific Lutheran 4/14/07...2006: Made 19 starts as a pitcher and a total of 23 appearances...Led the Boxers with 10 wins, eight complete games and 107 innings pitched...Finished fifth in the NWC in wins...Went distance for first win of season, a 4-1 victory over Whitworth 3/5/06...Held Lewis & Clark to two hits in 9-1, five-inning win over Pioneers 3/11/06...Held George Fox scoreless in thee-hit, five-inning shutout on 3/12/06, then held the Bruins to one hit and one walk in 10-0, six-inning shutout on 4/9/06...Finished season with one run, six-hit performance in 6-1 victory over Pacific Lutheran 4/30/06...2005: Played in 23 games...Made 14 starts at pitcher and made 21 appearances...Started six of the last seven games of the season...Finished second for Boxers in wins with six, a 4.12 earned run average and 50 strikeouts...90 innings pitched was most for Boxers this season...Earned first Pacific win in relief, allowing one run and three hits in five innings in 4-1 win over Whitworth 4/10/05...Allowed one run and two hits in a 4-1 complete game victory over George Fox 4/24/05.
High School: Played for John Kuehnel at Yamhill-Carlton High School...2004: Second Team All-Valco league selection...2003: First Team All-Valco League selection...2002: Second Team All-Valco League...Was twice voted the Tigers' most inspirational player...Also played varsity volleyball where she was a First Team All-Valco League selection.
Personal: Daughter of Bob & Traci Bansen...Exercise science major.