Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 2013
Of all the great pitchers who have performed for the Tigers, Chelsea Thomas is arguably the greatest. She was a three-time NFCA first-team all-American (2011-12-13) – the only Tiger with three first-team honors. She was also conference pitcher of the year three times, winning the award in 2011-12 in the Big 12 Conference and again in 2013 in the SEC. She excelled in the classroom, where she earned second-team CoSIDA academic all-America honors in 2012, while also being named academic all-conference three times. She helped lead the Tigers to the 2011 Women’s College World Series with a dominant season that included an MU-record 32 wins and 397 strikeouts. She set numerous school records, including career wins (111), strikeouts (1,174), no-hitters (10, eight solo) and perfect games (four, three solo). She posted a career record of 111-31 with an earned run average of just 1.23. Mizzou reached the Women’s College World Series in each of her first three seasons, winning 50 games in 2009, and following with 51 wins in 2010 and a program-best 53 in 2011.
