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2025 UW-Stout Softball Roster

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22 Anna Blanford

  • Hometown Elmwood, Wis.
  • Class Senior
  • Position Right Handed Pitcher
  • High School Elmwood
  • Height 5-8
  • Major Science: Biological & Physical

Biography

BLUE DEVIL CAREER
2024 (Senior):
made 31 appearances with 23 starts, pitching 154.1 innings • Honorable Mention All-WIAC • 12-14 with a career-low 3.58 ERA and 1.52 WHIP • led the WIAC with 16 complete games • 16th in the nation with 154.1 innings pitched • 117 strikeouts, 65th in the nation) and three shutouts • combined for a no hitter against Augsburg • CSC Academic All-District.

2023 (Junior): made 23 appearances with 16 starts • 7-7 with a 4.17 ERA and 1.33 WHIP • 90.2 innings pitched with 80 strike outs • pitched four complete games • went 2-8 from the dish with an RBI • CSC Academic All-District.

2023 (Sophomore): made 20 appearances with 15 starts • 6-8 with a 4.96 ERA and 1.70 WHIP • 90.1 innings pitched with 59 strike outs • pitched a complete game four hit shutout in a 1-0 win over UW-Superior on May 4 • went 2-3 from the plate in a win over No. 19 UW-Oshkosh on April 30, that same game pitched 7.0 innings, striking out 7 • against No. 23 UW-Whitewater on April 29 she took a no-hitter in the fifth inning, in total she went 6.2 innings allowing one run on four hits to earn the no-decision • Named WIAC Pitcher of the Week on April 24-30

2022 (Freshman): made 17 appearances, started 11 games, won a team-high five games • threw a team-high 76.0 innings, posting team-best 3.59 ERA •  earned first career win, allowing three hits and no runs over 5.0 innings pitched in first career start • earned first career save, tossing 2.1 innings of two-hit, one-run ball vs. UW-Platteville, April 24, then went on to start second game to record complete game, 2-1 win over Pioneers • shared team's Newcomer Award • twice selected as team's athlete of the week • earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete award

BEFORE STOUT
2021 graduate of Elmwood High School

PERSONAL
From Elmwood, Wis. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2022Freshman

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    22
  • 22

    2023Sophomore

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    22
  • 22

    2024Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    22
  • 22

    2025Senior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    22
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