Amber Fiser

Photo by: Mike Janes

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-6
High School:
Benton Community HS
Hometown:
Van Horne, Iowa

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Fifth in program history with 82 career wins and fifth in strikeouts with 811
• 2019 First Team NCAA All-American
• 2019 Honda Cup Award Finalist
• 2019 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
• 2019 & 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District
• 2018 & 2019 First Team All-Great Lakes Region
• 2018 & 2019 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2018 & 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2018 & 2019 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award Winner
• 2019 USA Softball Top-25 Player of the Year Finalist
• NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week (May 1, 2018, March 5, 2019 & May 7, 2019)
• Matched conference record with six Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors in one season in 2019.
• Has earned 11 career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors.
• Threw her first collegiate no-hitter against Illinois (Mar. 30, 2018)
• Tossed the programs sixth perfect game at Purdue (Apr. 27, 2018)
• Fired in third career no-hitter against Tulsa at the Baylor Tournament (Feb. 21, 2020)

2021 | SENIOR SEASON
• A Top 10 Finalist for the Senior CLASS Award
• Had 30 appearances with 25 starts
• Picked up 16 wins in the circle for the Gophers
• Recorded four saves
• Led all Minnesota pitchers with 167.2 innings pitched and 142 strikeouts

2020 SEASON
• Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
• Made 21 appearances and 15 starts in the circle with a 10-7 record, 2.17 ERA and 145 strikeouts.
• Led the Big Ten and was third in the NCAA in strikeouts with 145 in the shortened season.
• Started three games and appeared in all five during the NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic.. • Recorded 13 strikeouts in two different games in the opening weekend and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against South Alabama on Feb 8.
• Tossed a five inning no-hitter against Tulsa and followed it up with a complete game shutout against Texas State at the Baylor Tournament to earn eleventh career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor on Feb. 24.
• Fired in a five inning one-hitter with 11 strikeouts against Cal Poly on Mar. 7.

2019 | JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 46 games with 40 starts in the circle going 31-9 with a 1.27 ERA and 346 strikeouts.
• Ranked third in the NCAA in wins, fifth in strikeouts and 12th in ERA
• 31 wins on the season tied for second all-time in program history and 346 strikeouts was third all-time.
• Set a school record and matched a conference record with six Big Ten Pitcher of the Week awards
• Picked up two NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week awards (March 5, 2019 & May 7, 2019)
• Pitched every inning during Regionals and Super Regionals and went 5-0 leading the Gophers to their first ever WCWS in the NCAA era
• Hit double-digit strikeouts in 14 games including a career high 13 strikeouts five times
• Pitched four complete game one-hitters
• Recorded three saves
• First Team NCAA All-American
• Hond Cup Award Finalist
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
• First Team All-Great Lakes Region
• First Team All-Big Ten
• USA Softball Top-25 Player of the Year Finalist
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipient

2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Appeared in 26 games with 43 starts in the circle going 27-10 with a 1.69 ERA
• Nine shutouts ranked 17th in the NCAA and second in the B1G
• 237 strikeouts ranked 24th in the NCAA and second in the B1G
• 14th most victories in the NCAA and second in B1G
• B1G Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 16, Apr. 23, Apr. 30)
• NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week (May 1)
• Tossed the programs sixth perfect game at Purdue (Apr. 27)
• Tossed her first collegiate no hitter and programs 29th at home against Illinois (Mar. 30)
• Picked up the win against No. 9 Arizona in a complete game effort
• Recorded a career high 11 strikeouts at Arizona State (Mar. 11)
• Also had double digit strikeout games against Creighton (Feb. 11) and Long Beach State (Mar. 3)
• Aided in seven combined shutouts
• Recorded her first collegiate save in the season opener against Southern Utah (Feb. 9)
• First Team All-Great Lakes Region
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipient

2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON
• Appeared in 23 games with 18 starts in the circle
• Saw action in first collegiate game against Maryland where she had two strikeouts in 1.2 innings
• Picked up a win in her first collegiate start against Colorado State with six strikeouts and two scattered hits in four innings
• Tossed 4.2 innings in a game against Illinois where she had six strikeouts and had a no-hitter through four innings
• Picked up the start against Illinois in the Big Ten semifinals and went four innings with three strikeouts
• Started in an NCAA Tournament elimination game against La Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated Benton Community High School (2016)
• Recorded a senior year ERA of 0.30 • averaged 14.5 strikeouts per game
• Eight perfect games senior year
• Set state record in strikeouts in the State Championship game with 19
• Tied state record of 46 strikeouts in a three game series
• Threw a no-hitter in the Iowa State Tournament
• Had 388 strikeouts facing 600 hitters senior year
• 1,000+ career high school strikeouts
• 100+ high school game wins
• Five-Time All-Conference, All-Area, and All-State
• All-American (2016)
• State All-Tournament Team (2015, 2016)
• Played for the Beverly Bandits and Eastern Iowa Barracudas.

PERSONAL
• Daughter of father Rob and stepmother Kariann Fiser and mother Amy Fiser
• Has a first degree black belt in Taekwondo
• Has one sibling, Justin