Amber Fiser

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Amber Fiser
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSoftball
College teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
LeagueWomen's Professional Fastpitch
TeamSmash It Sports Vipers

Amber Fiser is an American professional softball pitcher for the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She played college softball at Minnesota.[1]

Career[edit]

Fiser attended Benton Community High School. She later attended the University of Minnesota, where she was a starting pitcher for the Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team in the Big Ten Conference. She is a two-time first team conference honoree and was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2019.[2] [3][4][5] Fiser led Minnesota softball to their first ever berth in the 2019 Women's College World Series,[6] where they lost to Washington, 5–3.[7] She redshirted her senior year in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season and the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to play in 2021 to complete her eligibility.[8][9] Fiser was drafted No. 5 overall in the Athletes Unlimited Softball draft.[10]

Career Statistics[edit]

Minnesota Golden Gophers
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2017 14 0 23 18 5 2 0 87.2 66 29 21 34 83 1.68 1.14
2018 27 10 46 43 25 9 2 244.1 173 72 59 63 237 1.69 0.96
2019 31 9 46 40 25 10 3 259.2 163 64 47 74 346 1.27 0.91
2020 10 7 21 15 8 3 1 100.0 68 41 31 36 145 2.17 1.04
2021 16 8 29 15 15 3 0 161.2 130 67 45 44 138 1.95 1.08
TOTALS 98 34 165 131 78 27 6 853.1 600 273 203 251 949 1.66 0.99

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ "Career Records". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ Ryan, Megan (May 18, 2019). "Amid father's cancer battle, Amber Fiser finds new strengths for Gophers". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Frederick, Jace (May 9, 2019). "Father's lessons helped mold Amber Fiser into Gophers' tough-minded ace". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Frederick, Jace (May 3, 2018). "Amber Fiser has emerged as Gophers softball's latest unhittable ace". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Borzi, Pat (May 23, 2019). "Amber Fiser holds key to Minnesota's first trip to WCWS". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Minnesota WCWS Stats". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ "Active Career Leaders". NCAA.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ^ "She's back: Gophers softball ace Amber Fiser returning for second senior season". twincities.com. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  10. ^ "ATHLETES UNLIMITED SOFTBALL COLLEGE DRAFT: GET TO KNOW THE 12 DRAFTEES". Auprosports.com. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

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