Former Lady Tiger great breaks WSU’s record for strikeouts in a season

Former Cowley College softball standout, Ashly Bright, broke Wichita State University’s single-season strikeout record in the Shockers 2-1 win over Creighton University on Sunday.

Bright fanned Michelle Koch leading off the third for her 248th strikeout of the season, breaking the mark set by Margo Pruis in 2006. She finished the game with 12 strikeouts and has 255 for the season.

Bright also scored the game’s winning run as she hit a two-out triple in the ninth and scored on a single by Kiersten Dixon.

At Cowley, Bright was as feared on the mound as she was at the plate. She holds the school-record for strikeouts in a season (408) and in a career (726), and also holds 13 other pitching records. She also owns eight individual hitting records at Cowley.

During her two years with the Lady Tigers, she was named a two-time all-American and helped lead the team to back-to-back fourth place finishes at the NJCAA Division II National Championships.