Kutztown University Athletics

(pronounced NEAR-intz)

Career Honors
2017 PSAC East Pitcher of the Year
3x All-PSAC East (2x First Team; 1x Second Team)
2x D2CCA All-Atlantic Region (2015 First Team, 2017 Second Team)
2017 Team MVP
2017 LVAIAW Most Outstanding Softball Athlete
7x PSAC East Pitcher of the Week (3/9/15; 3/23/15; 4/6/15; 3/21/16; 3/6/17; 3/13/17; 5/1/17)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2016-17)

2017 (Game-by-Game): Voted All-Atlantic Region Second Team by D2CCA (5/15)...Named All-PSAC East First Team and the PSAC East Pitcher of the Year (5/8)...NFCA Scholar-Athlete...Nierintz had one of the most accomplished seasons by a pitcher in KU history her senior season. She tied the school-record with three saves, while her 22 wins ranked fifth in the program's single-season annals. Her 25 complete games, 220.0 innings pitched and 188 strikeouts all also ranked in the top-five, while her six shutouts were in the top-10. She led the PSAC in strikeouts and saves and was second in wins in innings pitched. Her 1.88 ERA ranked fourth in the league, while her.228 opposing batting average was seventh. In total, she started in 29 of her 38 appearances in the circle and posted a 22-9 record. She allowed just 192 hits in her 220.0 innings and walked just 42 against her 188 strikeouts. Offensively, she recorded four hits and scored one run on the year...Allowed only one hit in a shutout over East Stroudsburg. She also picked up the victory in the following game for her 19th on the season (4/23)...Recorded her 17th victory while pitching six innings in relief against Shippensburg (4/15)...Tossed a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts in a win over Sciences (4/11)...Notched her 15th victory against Millersville (4/8)...Tallied her 13th and 14th wins in victories over ESU (4/5)...Recorded her 12th win as well as a save in two victories over Felician (4/2)...10 strikeouts and moved to 9-1 on season with eight-inning win over Bridgeport (3/17)...One allowed run in win over Philadelphia U. (3/16)...Complete-game win with seven strikeouts vs. Rollins (3/14)...Nine strikeouts in a nine-inning win over Drury (3/12)...Earned her second PSAC East Athlete of the Week honor of the season for her performance over the first weekend of spring break (3/13)...Named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Week for starting the season with a sub-1 ERA and a 28/3 strikeout/walk ratio (3/6)...Tossed nine strikeouts in a complete-game victory over West Virginia (2/19)...Allowed one run in complete-game performance in a victory over Concord (2/17)...Four strikeouts in a shutout victory over Slippery Rock (2/17)...Shutout victory over West Virginia State (2/3).

2016 (Game-by-Game): Nierintz appeared in the circle 36 times for the Golden Bears during her junior campaign, with 25 starts.  She posted a 19-12 record with a team-low 1.99 ERA and threw a career-high 21 complete-games with three shutouts.  In 183.1 innings pitched, she struck out a team-leading 126 batters and held her opponents to a .227 batting average.  Nierintz also recorded KU’s only two saves on the season.  At the plate, she hit a career-best .348 (second on KU) with eight RBI and 10 runs scored...Named to the All-PSAC East First Team (5/3)...Went 1-for-3 against Lock Haven in the PSAC Championships (4/29)...Batted 1-for-3 with a run scored and recorded her 18th win of the season in a victory over Gannon in the PSAC Championships (4/29)...Threw five innings of scoreless relief, picking up her 17th win of the season in a PSAC Championship victory over IUP (4/28)...Tossed a complete-game for her 14th victory in a win over Nyack (4/19)...Threw a complete-game (five innings), allowing just two hits and one earned run with six strikeouts to pick up a victory over ESU, while going 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored (4/16)...Pitched a three-hit shutout in a win over Shippensburg (4/10)...Pitched a complete-game (6.2 innings), allowing just four hits and one earned run with five strikeouts against West Chester (4/2)...Threw a complete-game for her 10th victory in a win over ESU (3/26)...Picked up both victories in the wins against Shippensburg (3/25)...Threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits and having four strikeouts against Goldey-Beacom to collect seventh win of the year...Picked up her fifth win of the season, throwing three scoreless innings in relief while allowing just one hit and six strikeouts against West Virginia State (3/11)...Pitched a complete-game allowing just three hits and one earned run with four strikeouts in win over Wheeling Jesuit (3/11)...Went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs and three runs scored while also pitching five innings, allowing four hits and one earned run in a win against Saint Rose (3/6)...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Upper Iowa (3/6)...Pitched five scoreless innings with two strikeouts to pick up her first victory of the season against Shepherd (2/28)...Finished the Pioneer Classic batting .556 (5-for-9), highlighted by a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles and an RBI against Virginia-Wise (2/26)...Threw a combined 7.2 scoreless innings in the UNC Pembroke Invitational (2/5-2/6).

2015 (Game-by-Game): Named to the 2015 Daktronics, Inc./Division II CCA Softball All-Atlantic Region First Team (5/11)...Nierintz started in 20 of her 27 appearances in the circle for the Golden Bears during her sophomore season. She led the East and was second in the PSAC with a 1.80 ERA, was third in wins with a 16-4 record, and was eighth in strikeouts with 96 in 143.2 innings. She threw 13 complete games and three shutouts. She allowed two runs or fewer in 21 of her 27 appearances...Named to the 2015 All-PSAC East Second Team (4/29)...Batted 1-for-3 with a run scored against East Stroudsburg (4/18)...Recorded her first save of the season against Bloomsburg, striking out one hitter in 0.2 innings (4/17)...Complete game shutout in a win over Bloomsburg (4/12)...Complete game shutout with four strikeouts in a win over Lock Haven (4/11)...Pitched a complete game and only surrendered one run in a win over West Chester (4/4)...Named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Week for the third time. In two complete games and one shutout, she held a 0.50 ERA with one earned run on the week to go along with 14 strikeouts and one walk (4/6)…Pitched a complete-game and only surrendered one run in a win over Mansfield (3/30)...Named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Week on March 23. During the week, she went 3-0 in the circle to improve to 10-0 on the year. She was KU's first pitcher to start 10-0 since 2012. In her three appearances (two complete games, one relief effort in 11-inning win over Millersville), she held a 0.40 ERA in 17.2 innings. She had seven strikeouts and allowed one earned run during the week (3/23)…Recorded both wins in a doubleheader sweep over Millersville, striking out one hitter and only allowing one earned run in 11.2 innings of work (3/22)...Retired 14 batters in order to highlight a complete game win over Millersville (3/22)…Allowed one run in a complete-game victory over Goldey-Beacom (3/18)...Tallied a complete-game shutout in a win over Slippery Rock (3/12)...Recorded a complete-game victory in a win over Minnesota State Mankato (3/11)...Pitched six shutout innings in a win over Northern State (3/8)...Complete-game victory over Assumption (3/7)...Recorded the win against Winston-Salem State, throwing 5.1 innings of scoreless relief and striking out five batters (2/7)...Earned her first win of the season over UNC Pembroke, allowing three earned runs in five innings of work (2/6).

2014 (Game-by-Game): Nierintz appeared in 48 of Kutztown's 49 games at the plate and in the circle. Offensively, she batted .217 in her freshman season with 26 hits, two doubles and one triple. In the circle, she posted a 3.67 ERA and a 2-8 record in her first year. She started in 11 of her 17 appearances and pitched four complete games with one shutout. In 70.2 innings, she had 31 strikeouts with nine walks. Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in a win over Bloomsburg (4/25)...Batted 3-for-3 in a win over Georgian Court (4/23)...Pitched 5.1 innings of scoreless relief and recorded three strikeouts against West Chester (4/12)...Threw her first career shutout against Goldey-Beacom, striking out two batters and allowing seven hits in six innings of work (4/9)...Threw 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against East Stroudsburg (4/5)...Batted 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in a win over East Stroudsburg (4/5)...Went 2-for-3 against Mansfield (4/2)...Earned the victory against West Chester, striking out five batters and allowing one earned run in 10 innings pitched (3/27)...Batted 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI in a win over Saint Michael's (3/20)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored against West Virginia Wesleyan (3/14)...Batted 1-for-2 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI in a win over Mercyhurst (2/23)...Recorded two strikeouts in four innings of scoreless relief against Tusculum (2/22)...Went 1-for-3 with a RBI against King (2/21)...Batted 1-for-3 with a RBI in a win over Mercyhurst (2/21)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in a win over Concord (2/7)...Batted 2-for-3 against UNC Pembroke (2/6).

The Nierintz File
Nickname: Sav
Sheetz or Wawa: Wawa
Sports Role Model? Bryce Harper
Best Sporting Event you Attended: Little League World Series
What Was Your High School Mascot? Royal
Favorite Social Media Platform: Snapchat
Favorite Vacation Destination: Ocean City, Maryland
Goal for 2016-17: Win a ring and succeed in the classroom