Southern Utah University Athletics

At SUU, 2010: Appeared in 28 games with 12 starts in the circle for the Thunderbirds ... went 2-8 on the year with a 9.79 ERA while trowing 68.2 innings ... tallied a team-best 51 strikeouts while holding batters to a team-best .337 average ... also appeared in the field in 11 games batting .172 from the plate in 29 at bats ... finished the year with five hits, including two doubles and one RBI.

Before SUU: Played two seasons at Salt Lake Community College before spending a medical redshirt season at UNLV ... struck out 194 batters and went 20-11 over her two seasons at SLCC, where she helped the Bruins to a pair of regular-season SWAC championships as well as a second place finish in the region and a No. 5 national ranking her sophomore year ... earned all-region, all-SWAC, academic all-American and a pair of academic all-region honors ... also hit wll for the Bruins, batting .300 with 10 doubles, two home runs, 28 RBI and six stolen bases.

Prep: Graduate of Kearns High where she was twice named her region's MVP and was a four-time all-region and all-state honoree ... carried a 1.16 ERA through four years of high school with a 47-38 overall record ... set Utah prep records with 752 career strikeouts, 227 single-season strikeouts and 17 punch-outs in a game ... also did the job at the plate, where she batted .392 with two home runs and 46 RBI her senior season.

Personal: Parents are Shellie and Michael Bendt ... majoring in communication with a public relations emphasis.