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D.J. Mathis
11  D.J. Mathis
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
East Alton, Ill.

High School:
Roxana HS

Height:
5-6

Position:
LHP

Bats/Throws:
L/L

Career
Ended her career ranked second all-time in winning percentage (.768), third in appearances (138) and victories (76), fourth in strikeouts (597), sixth in innings pitched (637.0) and games started (100), seventh in shutouts (25) and eighth in complete games (54) ... A two-time all-region selection and 2008 All-American ... Posted a 76-23 record with a 1.90 earned run average in four years ... Selected as the second overall pick in the 2009 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft by the Akron Racers.

2009 (Senior)
A 2009 NFCA All-Central first team selection ... Named to the 2009 All-Big 12 first team ... Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on April 28 ... Went 18-4 on the year with a 2.25 earned run average ... Posted a 9-2 mark in conference play with a 2.67 ERA ... Had a 0.00 earned run average in the Norman Regional, pitching 8.1 innings against North Dakota State ... Finished her career against the Bison after striking out nine for a no-decision ... Named to the 2009 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team ... Got the shutout win against Iowa State, going four innings in the Big 12 Championship ... Went the distance against Texas, giving up two earned runs ... Shut out Oklahoma State, allowing just two hits and striking out five ... Gave up four earned runs over two games at Missouri ... Threw a one-hit shutout against Kansas, going five innings and fanning six batters ... Got a complete game shutout against Baylor, giving up six hits in her best performance since returning from a nagging injury ... Made her first start in almost a month against Iowa State ... Had been sidelined with shoulder soreness ... Posted a season-high 10 strikeouts on two occasions ... Tallied wins over LSU, Arizona State, Nevada and Iowa State ... Pitched sparingly at the Judi Garman Classic and against Texas Tech ... Picked up a save against Stephen F. Austin ... Named to the 2009 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List.

2008 (Junior)
Second team All-American ... First team All-Midwest Region ... First team All-Big 12 ... Second team Academic All-Big 12 ... Named one of 25 candidates for National Player of the Year ... OU's top pitcher after serving as the No. 2 pitcher in 2007 ... Posted a 31-7 record on the year, a 1.18 earned run average and 263 strikeouts ... Went 10-1 in Big 12 play with a 1.15 earned run average ... Tallied 73 strikeouts and held batters to a .148 average ... Recorded a perfect 3-0 record in Norman Regional with a 1.52 ERA in 23 innings of work ... Threw 195 pitches and 11 innings in OU's 6-5 victory over Arkansas ... Came back on regional final on Sunday and threw one-hitter in five innings against Oregon ... Finished regular season as the Big 12 ERA leader in overall games and conference games ... Threw one-hit shutout in OU's 8-0 run rule win over Texas ... Tallied shutout against Missouri, 8-0 ... Earned win in relief against Missouri after not allowing any hits, runs or walks and striking out seven in 4-3 win ... Recorded four-hit shutout against Nebraska, marking the first time the Huskers had been held scoreless in Lincoln since 2005 ... Only gave up four hits and two runs in OU's 2-0 exhibition loss to Team USA .. Recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in OU's 2-0 loss to California ... Threw two one-hit shutouts at OU Worth Invitational ... Pitched 37 straight innings without giving up a run until she gave up a home run against Tulsa on March 5 ... Recorded a perfect 0.00 ERA and 4-0 record at the OU Residence Inn Invitational ... Only allowed three hits in shutout against Tulsa while tying career high with nine strikeouts ... Owned a 0.65 ERA at the Palm Springs Classic where she led the Sooners with a 2-1 record and only allowed two earned runs in 21.2 innings pitched ... Pitched one-hit shutout against No. 18 Georgia while also striking out eight ... Threw two-hit shutout against No. 25 San Diego State ... Earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors on Feb. 11 after compiling a perfect 3-0 mark at the UCLA/CSF Tournament ... Recorded two shutouts, including one at No. 10 UCLA ... Retired the two batters she faced against South Carolina to lead OU to a 2-1 win ... Retired the final 18 batters of the game in win over Illinois ... Gave up one hit in 6.2 innings of work as OU rallied to win 3-2 against Cal Poly.

2007 (Sophomore)
Recorded second straight win in relief after pitching the final 3.2 innings against Nebraska and allowing only three hits ... Picked up 11th win against No. 7 Baylor after coming in for relief in the final five innings and giving up only one run ... Came in for relief to pick up 10th victory of the season against Central Arkansas ... Picked up ninth victory with 7-3 victory over Texas Tech ... Recorded eighth win of the year with six-hit shutout over No. 5 Arizona in Judi Garman Classic title game ... Set then-career high with nine strikeouts against Centenary, the most by a Sooner to that point ... Threw shutout against Wichita State ... Pitched no-hitter against Arkansas in OU's 14-0 run rule victory and was one walk away from a perfect game ... Marked the first Sooner no-hitter since April 22, 2003 ... Posted a 1.37 ERA and a 2-0 record in Palm Springs ... Pitched complete game in Ohio State win and surrendered only four hits ... Had one of her best outings of the season against then-No. 6 Oregon State ... Gave up one run on five hits in the seven-inning contest ... Recorded second win against Northwestern Louisiana State after throwing 4.2 shutout innings before being relieved for the final out of the game ... Earned first win of the season against Florida International after holding the Golden Panthers to only two hits and one run while striking out six in 4.1 innings of work.

2006 (Freshman)
OU's top pitcher on the staff ... Owned a staff-best 15-9 overall record with a 2.24 ERA ... Also owned two saves on the season ... Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team after recording a 2-1 mark with a 1.00 ERA in three complete games ... One out shy of recording OU's first ever postseason no-hitter against Kent State ... Threw 13 complete games with five shutouts ... Allowed only one run on four hits in win against Oklahoma State ... Earned first Big 12 win with a 7-3 complete game over Texas Tech ... Pitched fourth complete game of the season against Utah and allowed only one run on three hits ... Picked up fourth win of the season against Utah Valley State, throwing a one-hitter and striking out a season-high seven batters in five innings ... Threw a one-hit shutout against Tulsa and struck out a season-high five batters ... Started two games at the Norman Residence Inn Invitational and posted an 0.60 ERA ... Collected second win of the season after allowing no earned runs and four hits in eight innings of work against Troy ... Pitched first complete game of her career against Cal Poly and recorded first win in a Sooner uniform ... Had a strong relief performance against Indiana ... Allowed only three hits and no runs in the final three innings of OU's 10-8 win.

High School
A four-year letterwinner in softball at Roxana HS for coach Charlotte Mathis ... Three-time ICA All-State member ... Three-time Chicago Tribune All-State ... Two-time NFCA All-American ... Four-time NFCA All-Region member and SCC All-Conference member ... Four-time all-metro member ... Two-time St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Year ... Selected as Player of the Year by the Belleville News Democrat in 2004 and 2005 ... Four-time Alton Telegraph Player of the Year ... Named team MVP her senior and sophomore year ... State record holder with 1,450 career strikeouts ... Recorded 464 strikeouts her senior season ... Posted an 0.25 ERA her senior year and owned a career ERA of 0.2 ... Hit .531 for her career ... Team won SCC Conference championship title 2002 through 2005 ... Only high school player selected to play by Metro St. Louis ASA, which represented St. Louis area in the "Aiming for Athens" tour and played against the 2004 Olympic team ... Also a three-time letterwinner in volleyball ... Named Roxana High School Scholar Athlete of the Year her final season ... Named Silver Medallion Scholar of the Year as a senior.

Personal
Born Dylan Jean Mathis in Alton, Ill. ... Parents are Bill and Charlotte Mathis ... Has one younger brother, Billy.


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