Josie Wood

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Denver, Ind.
Position:
P

REDSHIRT SENIOR YEAR (2020)
Made eight appearances in the circle totaling 19.0 innings pitched … registered 13 strikeouts in total over the course of the season … recorded a pair of wins in back-to-back starts on March 6 and March 7 both against South Dakota ending the year with a record of 2-0… tallied a season high three strikeouts on Feb. 7 at UCF and March 6 against South Dakota.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 13 appearances in the circle tallying 27.1 innings … struck out a total of 20 over the course of the year … had a season high of four strikeouts over 3.0 innings of work against Akron on Feb. 22 also earning a save and the victory … struck out three over two innings pitched against St. John’s on Feb. 9 … earned her first save of the season in a win against Syracuse on Feb. 17 … recorded three strikeouts over 1.2 innings of work against Wisconsin on April 21 ... held a season ERA of 2.56.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 18 appearances in the circle, tallying 40.0 innings … had a season-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work against San Jose on Feb. 10 … earned the victory against Boston College on Feb. 17, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just one run while striking out three … spun an impressive relief performance against Georgia Tech on Feb. 18, allowing just one walk in 3.2 frames … went 4.0 relief innings versus Lipscomb on Feb. 24, surrendering just two hits and striking out five … saw 3.0 innings of work in IU’s victory against Butler April 10, surrendering just one run and fanning a pair of batters

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017)
Did not play due to injury

FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 22)
Led the Indiana pitching staff in appearances (39), wins (13) and complete games (7) … tossed 151.2 innings with a 3.69 ERA, a 13-9 record and 116 strikeouts … first career victory came in a 5-2 win against Utah State on Feb. 13 … first complete game came in a 5-2 win against Delaware on Feb. 19 … in a12-inning marathon against Holy Cross on Feb. 20, went all 12.0 innings and faced 44 batters while giving up just one run with no walks and fanning 10 to lead Indiana to a 4-1 win in the longest outing for an Indiana pitcher since 2010 … gave up just one hit in a complete game shutout against UTEP on Feb. 26 … earned her second career one-hitter against Georgia State in a shutout on March 4 … also tossed a shutout against Murray State on March 6 … tossed a critical 4.0 innings of relief against Ohio State on May 1 as she allowed just one earned run on two hits to earn the win

Prep/Personal
Four-time All-Conference selection and two-time team MVP from North Miami Jr./Sr. High School ... named a 2015 MaxPreps First Team All-American ... selected as the Miami County Sports Tribune Player of the Year after her senior season saw her garner a 21-3 record with a school-record 338 strikeouts, a .140 ERA while tossing one perfect game, seven no-hitters and 18 shutouts … led her team to a 2015 State Runner-Up finish and All-Conference championship … hit .485 with 44 runs, 43 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 2015 … named Miami County Athlete of the Year and Rochester All-Area Player of the Year in her junior season ... Wood, the team captain, pitched her way to a 22-1 record last season with a .023 ERA and 306 strikeouts... North Miami softball won its first-ever state title in 2014, marking only the second state championship in the athletic department's history ... on the offensive side, Wood knocked in 16 home runs with a .629 batting average in her junior season … played travel ball for Indiana Magic Gold, where she won a 14U and 18U title in addition to finishing fourth at Nationals with the 14U team … also a four-year volleyball letter winner, where she was named All-Conference in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … daughter of Billy and Louie … has one sister, Sammi.