Brittney Bargar Class: Junior Hometown: Corona, CA High School: Corona Height: 5-9 Position: Pitcher Birthdate: 09/06/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

The leader of the Irish pitching rotation ... throws hard with good velocity ... has the ability to become a dominating pitcher over the next two seasons ... has transformed from a player, into a team leader ... capable of turning in a spectacular pitching performance on any given night.

As a Sophomore (2007): An essential part of the starting rotation ... led the pitching corps in all major statistical categories ... totaled 252.0 innings in the circle while fanning 243 batters ... had 23 wins on a 2.06 ERA while holding the opposition to a .215 batting average ... started 40 games while seeing relief time in four games ... established herself as one of the most durable and dependable pitchers in the conference ... led the BIG EAST in overall wins (23), innings pitched (252.0), strikeouts (243) and complete games (28) ... a second-team all-BIG EAST choice ... pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts and only two runs allowed to start the season off at Auburn (Feb. 16) to take the win ... picked up second win in a complete game against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 17), gave up only two earned runs with eight strikeouts against the Golden Eagles ... took the tough loss against Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) after scattering nine hits but only one earned run in the complete-game effort ... also struckout eight Hokies ... selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 19) as she had 24 strikeouts in 20.1 innings pitched at the Tiger Invitational ... went 6.0 innings against No. 9 Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... picked up win against UNLV (Feb. 24) tying her career-high with 8.0 innings pitched while also adding 11 strikeouts ... went the distance in the win against Ole Miss (Feb. 25) with one run allowed and five strikeouts ... threw a complete game with only one run allowed and six strikeouts against Virginia (March 2) ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (March 5) ... pitched 6.0 innings against UCLA (March 11) in the Long Beach Invitational ... pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts against No. 2 Arizona State (March 15) at the Judi Garman Classic ... went the final 2.0 innings and earned the first save of her career against Fresno State (March 16) ... tied a career-high with 12 strikeouts against No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (March 16) ... had the first two at-bats of her career against the Ragin' Cajuns ... threw 5.0 innings against No. 8 Texas (March 17) ... went the distance and limited IUPUI to four hits in a 6-1 win over the Jaguars (March 22) ... threw team's first shutout of the season in an 8-0 win over St. John's (March 24) ... she only allowed two hits with eight strikeouts against the Red Storm ... threw a complete game one-hitter with nine strikeouts in a 2-1 duel over Seton Hall (March 25) ... named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (March 26) after completing a 3-0 week with an ERA of 0.35 and limiting her opponents to a batting average of .106 ... allowed one run on three hits in a 4-1 win over Toledo (March 29) ... also made her first career hit a memorable one - it was a game-winning, three-RBI walk-off in the bottom of the seventh ... allowed only two hits and struckout eight in a 4-0 complete-game shutout of Pittsburgh (March 31) ... went the first 6.0 innings with one hit allowed and had a hit herself in the 7-0 win over Syracuse (April 1) ... was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (April 2) for the third time on the season as she went 3-0 with a 0.35 ERA on the week with 21 strikeouts in 20.0 innings ... pitched the first 4.0 innings with three strikeouts in a no-decision against Eastern Michigan (April 10) ... defeated Providence (April 14) in the first game of the doubleheader, as she only allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts ... started both games against Western Michigan (April 17) throwing a total of 7.0 innings with no walks, two hits allowed and six strikeouts ... picked up the start against Ball State (April 18) and combined with Kenya Fuemmeler to record the 33rd no-hitter in program history ... she tossed the first 6.0 innings, fanned seven and issued a pair of walks ... it was the second no-hitter of her career and the seventh combined no-hitter in Irish history ... started and went the distance while scattering seven hits and striking out five in a 5-0 win over Valparaiso (April 19) ... the shutout was her third complete-game shutout of the season ... also had a hit and drove in a run against the Crusaders ... threw a complete game against Louisville (April 21) ... had a hit and an RBI against the Cardinals ... pitched in both games of an April 22 doubleheader against South Florida ... in the first game against the Bulls, she struckout nine ... started both ends of the doubleheader against No. 15 DePaul (April 29) ... in the first game, she went the distance and only allowed three runs ... then followed that performance with 5.2 innings of work and only three earned runs in game two ... pitched her second no-hitter of the season against Loyola-Chicago (May 1) ... she struckout 10 with her only blemish coming courtesy of a hit batter in the first inning ... had a complete-game win over Rutgers (May 5) with seven strikeouts ... started and won both games of the doubleheader over Villanova (May 6) ... also drove in the game-winner with a two-run double to leftfield in game two with the Wildcats ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (May 7) for the fourth time after going 4-0 with 28 strikeouts in 26.0 innings against Loyola, Rutgers and Villanova ... went the distance with two hits allowed and seven strikeouts against Connecticut (May 10) in the first game of the BIG EAST Tournament ... had a run-scoring fielder's choice against the Huskies ... flirted with perfect game into the sixth inning against No.12 DePaul (May 11) in the tournament's next round ... gave up two runs on three hits against the ranked Blue Demons ... went the distance in the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament against Louisville (May 12) allowing three runs with six strikeouts ... over the course of the league tournament, she had a 2-1 record with a 1.75 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 20.0 innings ... tossed first 6.0 innings in a 3-0 win over Wright State (May 19) in the elimination game of the NCAA Tournament ... struckout nine Raiders and only surrendered three hits and a walk.

As a Freshman (2006): Second in the pitching rotation behind starter Heather Booth ... posted the biggest victory of her young career over No. 10 Arizona State (March 16) at the Judi Garman Classic ... it was then that she allowed seven hits, two runs and fanned seven in the 3-2 Irish victory ... picked up her first career shutout victory in game two of a doubleheader at Cal Poly SLO (March 12) scattering six hits, walking three and striking out eight ... solid against Tulsa (March 3) as only one earned run crossed the plate with nine strikeouts and five hits in the complete-game 2-1 loss ... needed only 3.0 frames to pick up a 10-1 win over Northern Iowa (March 4) ... picked up her seventh victory of the season at Western Michigan (March 25) by logging her longest career appearance to that point, going 7.1 innings while allowing just three hits, four walks and sitting down six batters on strikes ... pitched into extra innings for the second consecutive outing and earned her first career no-hitter in game two of a twinbill with Connecticut (April 1) ... struckout six, walked one and allowed an unearned run against the Huskies in Notre Dame's 2-1 victory ... pitched 5.0 innings and allowed two hits in game two against Providence (April 2), with the Irish pulling out an 8-0 win ... dominated game two against Eastern Michigan (April 4), striking out a career-high 11 batters ... recorded the last seven outs of the 1-0 victory over Eastern Michigan on strikeouts ... saw her six-game win streak come to an end with loss to Akron (April 5) ... posted a personal-best 12 strikeouts in game two at Pittsburgh (April 9) ... sailed through the first 6.0 innings against Toledo (April 19) to earn the victory, allowing four hits and striking out seven ... posted a BIG EAST shutout in game two versus Rutgers (April 23), going the distance and allowing four hits while striking out three ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (April 23) after posting a 3-0 record during the week with a 1.05 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 20.0 innings of work ... completed her freshman season with 1.2 innings of work against No. 11 Northwestern (May 21) in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bargar File: Four-year starting pitcher at Corona (Corona, Calif.) ... perennial all-California Interscholastic Federation selection and three-time team captain ... led Corona to the CIF finals in 2005 with a one-hit shutout over No. 3 Norco ... a three-time all-Riverside County selection who appeared in the 2005 Riverside / Orange County All-Star Game ... named the 2004-05 Riverside County Player of the Year ... team co-MVP in 2002, 2003 and 2004 ... named team MVP in 2005 ... career prep statistics include: 0.39 ERA, 643.1 IP, 692 strikeouts, and an overall record of 66-18 ... her best single season came in 2004 when she had a 22-8 record from the circle with a 0.33 ERA and 284 strikeouts in 252.0 innings of action ... a tough player who once took a line drive to the face, gathered herself, and finished off the play ... daughter of Cindy and Lance Bargar ... the youngest of two children ... has one brother, Brandon ... father played collegiate baseball ... born Sept. 6, 1987, in Torrance, Calif. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.