The University of Akron Athletics
2015 Softball

Erin Seiler
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Toledo Central Catholic
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ohio
Stands No. 1Â in career strikeouts (925), career appearances (167), career victories (86),Innings pitched (981.2), games started (150) and compete games (116).
As a Senior (2016): In her fourth season as the Akron ace, Seiler recorded a 26-19 record ... recorded the most wins in a single season for her career ... made 47 appearances with 43 starts ... tossed 32 complete games and 11 shutouts in 266.2 innings pitched ... posted a 1.89 ERA ... recorded 229 strikeouts ... held  opponents to a .210 average ... earned the prestigious Nan Harvey award ... named to the All-MAC second team ... named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mideast Region third team ... earned MAC player of the week honors three times throughout the season.
As a Junior (2015): Named Second Team All-MAC … MAC East Pitcher of the Week four separate times throughout the season … appeared in 41 games for the Zips while posting a 23-18 record in the circle … in 264 innings pitched, recorded an impressive 2.17 ERA while striking out 305 batters and walked only 61… struck out 10+ batters on 11 separate occasions, including a season high 14 against Jacksonville … set the season (305) and career (695) records for strikeouts …  boasted a1.04 WHIP over 264 innings.
As a Sophomore (2014): Second-team NFCA All-Mideast Region selection ... Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year and an All-MAC first-team honoree ... named team's Defensive Player of the Year ... finished the season with a 20-9 overall record and a 1.88 ERA ... garnered the lowest ERA in MAC play during the regular season ... the only pitcher to rank in the MAC's top five in both lowest ERA and most innings pitched ... named MAC East Pitcher of the Week four times ... during MAC play, recorded a stretch of 32 consecutive scoreless innings, and a string of 40-straight innings in which she allowed just one earned run ... started 30 games for the Zips and appeared in relief for three ... pitched 25 complete games and six shutouts ... struck out 171 batters with an average of 5.96 per game ... struck out a season-high 11 batters in a four run complete game against Colgate ... recorded three consecutive shutouts against Ohio and in a double header with Northern Illinois.
As a Freshman (2013): All-MAC Freshman Team selection ... two-time MAC East Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12, March 12) ... served as Akron's ace in the circle as a rookie, making 37 starts in the circle in 43 appearances ... MAC leader in innings pitched (250.0) ... broke into the program record books nine times in her first season at the collegiate level ... struck out a school record 219 batters against just 39 walks ... posted a 2.63 ERA en route to a 17-19 overall record ... tossed 24 complete games, the sixth-most in a single season in program history ... ranked as high as ninth in the country in walks allowed per nine innings, finishing 19th of 150 Division I pitchers at 1.09 ... opponents hit just .248 against her ... tallied eight or more strikeouts on 13 occasions ... posted a 1.00 ERA, with nine strikeouts in seven innings in a victory over South Dakota ... struck out a season-high 11 batters in eight innings against Ohio ... recorded her only save in the second game of a doubleheader at Cleveland State.
High School: Four-time All-Conference and four-time All-District honoree at Toledo Central Catholic HS ... set the school record for most innings pitched in a season and career, most strikeouts, most wins in a season, lowest ERA, most no-hitters and most one-hitters ... struck out 793 batters through her first three seasons in the circle ... led the team to a sectional title and district championship appearance as a freshman and junior.
Personal: Daughter of Jon and Christine Seiler ... has a younger sister, Claire ... father played basketball at Findlay ... mother was an All-State soccer player ... 12-year member of 4-H ... international business/marketing major.