Academic Honors:
2016: Thorpe saw time in the circle as well as in the batter’s box as a DP and first baseman… In the circle, Thorpe made 16 appearances and finished the season with a 4.86 ERA and a 3-2 record… She totaled 17 strikeouts in 36.1 innings of work… At the plate, Thorpe had two hits, a double, three RBI and a run scored in 12 plate appearances.
2015: Made 44 appearances, including 25 starts … Her 44 appearances is tied for the second most in a single season in program history … Recorded a team-high 17 wins and three saves to go with eight complete games ... Finished second on the team in innings pitched, complete games, starts and shutouts … Finished second in the Sun Belt standings in appearances, tied for second in saves and tied for third in wins … Her three saves are tied for the sixth highest single-season total in GSU history ... Established career highs in wins, appearances, starts, complete games, shutouts, saves and innings pitched while establishing a career low in ERA … Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief at No. 16 Auburn … Scattered four hits over three scoreless innings in relief against No. 23 South Alabama … Also made scoreless relief appearances against Savannah State, Mount St. Mary’s, Villanova, Mercer, Georgia Tech, Appalachian State and UL Monroe … Struck out a season-high six batters and allowed one run on two hits in complete-game win over Appalachian State.
2014: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman both in the circle and at the plate … Finished second on the team with a .379 batting average and made 21 appearances as a pitcher, starting seven contests … At the plate, registered 11 hits in 29 at-bats, hit two doubles, drove in seven and scored three times … In the series finale against Troy, finished 2-for-3 with three RBI, both season and career highs … In Game 2 of a doubleheader against Western Kentucky, hit a walk-off, RBI single to lead GSU to the 6-5 victory in eight innings … Scored one and drove in one in a 14-6 win over Indiana in the season opener … Also scored runs against Kennesaw State and Furman … In the circle, earned her first career victory in her first career appearance against Indiana … Pitched a season and career high 6.0 innings and allowed two runs on two hits to earn the victory against East Tennessee State in the Panther Invitational … Also earned a win against Central Connecticut State after pitching 5.0 scoreless and striking out a season high seven batters … Also struck out seven against Mercer two days earlier … Named to the Dean’s List after the fall semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
Prep: Four year letterwinner at Dinwiddie High School in Dinwiddie, Va. ... Coached by Rich Beville ... Named Central District Pitcher of the Year, Central Distric Player of the Year in Virginia … Four-time all-district, three time all-region, two time all-metro and second-team all-state selection ... Twice led her team in batting average … Chosen to participate in the Virginia high school all-star game ... Had a career 0.58 ERA with 158 strikeouts ... At the plate, was a .515 hitter with five home runs ... Played travel ball for the Vienna Stars and the Virginia Lady Titans … Four-time selection to the all-academic team ... Graduated with GPA over 4.0.
Personal: Born on Aug. 4, 1995 in Dinwiddie, Va. ... Parents are Joy and Shannon Thorpe ... Has two younger sisters named Meagan and Morgan ... List winning, dancing, hanging out with friends and helping people as her interest ... Double majoring in psychology and biology.
