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Utah: Returning 20-win pitcher ... fiery ... competitive ... will share the bulk of the pitching load this season ... rotated between the No. 1 and No. 2 spots last season ... gained valuable Division I experience last season ... could also see time at first base this season.
2006: Appeared in 39 games, starting 27 ... threw 15 complete games and worked 179.1 innings ... all-conference pitcher ... named all-tourney and tourney MVP at the MWC Championships ... 2.11 ERA and a .239 opponent batting average ... went 20-8 ... ranked 13th in the nation with four saves ... recorded four shutouts .... tallied 20th win in helping Utah defeat San Diego State in MWC Championship (5/13) ... fanned a career-high nine batters in topping Colorado State, 7-3 (4/29) ... struck out eight batters against North Carolina (3/12) and Alabama (3/17).
Prior to Utah: Saw 236.2 innings of work for Odessa College in 2005 ... turned in a 29-9 record in leading Odessa to a third-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament ... recorded a 1.30 earned-run average ... allowed 181 hits and 73 earned runs ... fanned 222 batters to only 20 walks ... named NFCA third team All-American and an NJCAA first team All-American in 2004-05 ... also earned NJCAA all-tournament honors, WJCAA region MVP and WJCAA first team all-conference accolades ... named first team all-conference and to the TJCSCA all-star team as a freshman.
HighSchool/Club: Played for the New South Wales U-23 team in Australia ... also a member of the Tasmania U-19 national team ... played for the Western Australia Institute of Sport and is a member of the Australian National Battery development squad.
Personal: Full name is Karina Kathleen Cannon ... majoring in physical education ... daughter of Ross and Sue Cannon ... born June 11, 1984.
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA 2006.... 2.11 20-8 39 27 15 2/2 4 179.1 164 74 54 41 132 24 3 11 769 .239 9 18 1 22 TOTAL... 2.11 20-8 39 27 15 2/2 4 179.1 164 74 54 41 132 24 3 11 769 .239 9 18 1 22
