Pitch your deal to McKayla via Opendorse
2024: Made 36 appearances in the circle for the Mavericks, including 27 starts...Led the Maverick pitching staff with a 19-7 record and a 1.92 ERA...Struck out 142 batters in 160.1 innings pitched...Held opposing batters to a .234 batting average...Threw 14 complete games and four shutouts...Recorded four saves...Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Notre Dame College...Threw a two-hit shutout vs. Minnesota Duluth while striking out six batters...Named to the All-NSIC First Team...Earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and CSC Academic All-District honors.
2023: Made 38 appearances in the circle for the Mavericks, including 28 starts…Put together a 21-10 record to go with a 1.91 ERA and 201 strikeouts…Held opposing hitters to a .231 batting average in 187.1 innings pitched…Threw a perfect game against Bemidji State (4/14)…Struck out a season-high 10 batters against Lynn (3/9), Minnesota Crookston (4/16) and UMary (4/30)…Threw eight shutouts and recorded three saves…Was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week twice and to the All-NSIC First Team…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.
2022: Made 26 appearances in the circle for the Mavericks, including 21 starts…Boasted a 2.69 ERA and a 10-6 record in 101.2 innings pitched…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence…Struck out 95 batters and held opposing batters to a .246 batting average…Struck out a season-high 11 batters against Bemidji State (4/16).
2021: Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team/Team of Excellence…Earned NSIC Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing 10 scoreless innings, while allowing just five hits…Made 25 appearances in the circle for the Mavericks, including 19 starts as she put together a 14-4 record…Threw four complete games, including three shutouts…Recorded 79 strikeouts and held opposing batters to a .264 average…Boasted a 2.20 ERA while pitching 95.1 innings…Recorded at least five strikeouts in six games…Earned the win in MSU’s 4-2 victory over Augustana in the NSIC Tournament Championship game where she threw 6.1 innings, while giving up just two runs, one earned.
2020: Made seven appearances in the circle for the Mavericks…Posted a 4-0 record, to go along with a 2.03 ERA and 28 strikeouts…Held opposing batters to a .231 batting average…Struck out a season-high eight batters against Pitt-Johnstown and Bloomfield as she picked up the complete game victories.
High School:Â A pitcher from Faribault, Minn.,Â
McKayla Armbruster played six seasons of softball with the Faribault High School softball team...As a junior, Armbruster helped guide her team to a state championship, and its first ever Big 9 championship, as she finished with 23 wins and 275 strikeouts, while boasting a 0.90 ERA...She threw a no-hitter to open the state tournament and a one-hit shutout in the state championship game...Received four all-conference selections by the end of her junior season, including four first team honors, to go along with four all-section awards and three All-State honors...As a sophomore and a junior, she received All-State First Team accolades...Armbruster also played three seasons with the Faribault volleyball team and was named to the honor roll and the National Honor Society...Was named Ms. Softball by the Minnesota All Sport Alliance in 2019.
Personal: McKayla is the daughter of Jesse and Amanda Armbruster...Born Sept. 5, 2000...Intends to major in communications.
