2017 JUNIOR - Proved her mettle again as a two-way threat … was third on the team with eight extra-base hits and second with 30 RBIs … posted a 4.72 ERA in 19 games … tossed five complete games … had a 3.07 ERA from the mound in conference play … did not record a fielding error … went 4-for-4 with four RBIs against Fisher … was 3-for-4 with two runs against Spring Arbor … was 3-for-4 with three runs against Bethel … pitched a one-hitter against Goshen, going seven complete innings for the win … struck out five in seven innings against Indiana Wesleyan … named NCCAA National Pitcher of the Week on March 7 … drove in three runs to upset No. 14 Martin Methodist.
2016 SOPHOMORE - Had a balanced year at the plate and on the mound, leading Grace in RBIs with 44 and in pitching strikeouts with 69 … tossed a team-high 139.2 innings … recorded 12 doubles and 72 hits … was only player besides Clarissa Knight to appear in every game … threw a complete game shutout against Bethel, striking out seven and allowing one hit … had eight strikeouts in a complete-game win over Goshen … threw eight brilliant innings against No. 17 Marian, allowing one run with three strikeouts … enjoyed a nine-game hitting streak in league play … was 3-for-4 with four RBIs against Taylor.
2015 FRESHMAN - Became Grace’s ace in her first season, pitching more than twice as many innings (166) as any other Grace pitcher … was honorable mention All-League and CL All-Tournament Team … tied the program record with 56 RBIs … ranked No. 16 in the nation with 80 hits … had multiple hits in 25 games … drove in the game-winning run in extra innings against St. Francis in the CL Tournament … went 3-for-4 in Grace’s upset of No. 25 Marian in the CL Tournament … had an RBI sac fly in the eighth inning to beat St. Francis … pitched 12 complete games in 16 starts against league opponents … won 15 games from the mound … struck out six in a complete-game victory over Taylor … pitched back-to-back shutouts against Mt. Vernon and Huntington on consecutive days, including a one-hitter over the Foresters … ended the season hitting safely in 14 of the last 15 games … was a perfect 3-for-3 against Indiana Wesleyan … doubled twice against both Goshen and Michigan-Dearborn.
PREP – An All-Conference performer at Martinsville High School … topped 100 innings pitched in each of her last three seasons, recording over 140 strikeouts since 2012 … hit .345 as a sophomore and .346 as a junior … notched four doubles and 13 RBIs during her sophomore season, increasing those marks to five doubles and 17 RBIs as a junior … earned the Mid-State Athletic Conference Leadership Award.
WHO IS CHANDLER –
Major: Graphic Design & Photography
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Favorite band: Coldplay
Something interesting about me: I collect Disney VHS movies
Favorite TV show: Friday Night Lights
Life verse: Colossians 3:17
Best thing about Grace Softball: The sisterhood and the bows :)
Why I chose Grace: It was a great place to continue my education, my softball game and my walk with Christ.
My hidden talent: Juggling
