Delanie Rai Gourley (born April 13, 1995) is an American softball
pitcher
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for the
USSSA Pride
The USSSA Pride is a professional softball team based in Viera, Florida, and a former member of Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Founded in 2009, they previously played in National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) from 2009 to 2019. They play their home ...
of
National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup.
The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revive ...
. A member of the
United States women's national softball team
The United States women's national softball team is the national softball team of the United States. It is governed by USA Softball (formerly known as the Amateur S ...
, Gourley played college softball at the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...
.
Early life
Gourley was born on April 13, 1995, in
Lakeside, California
Lakeside is a census-designated place (CDP) in the East County region of San Diego County, California. The population was 21,152 at the 2020 census, up from 20,648 as of the 2010 census.
History
Lakeside was home to the Kumeyaay prior to ...
ERA
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Era or ERA may also refer to:
* Era (geology), a subdivision of geologic time
* Calendar era
Education
* Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school
* ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia
* E ...
, 2nd in opponent
batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic.
Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
, 5th in winning percentage, 10th in wins, 3rd in saves, 10th in appearances, 8th in shutouts, and 8th in
strikeouts
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during her time at University of Florida. She pitched a
no-hitter
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against
Florida A&M
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. ...
on May 19, 2017.
Stats
International career
Gourley was named to the
United States women's national softball team
The United States women's national softball team is the national softball team of the United States. It is governed by USA Softball (formerly known as the Amateur S ...
roster in 2016. Gourley returned to the team in 2017. Gourley helped the Red, White, and Blue to a
World Cup of Softball
The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is gover ...
Silver Medal in 2016. Gourley helped the team to a Gold Medal at the
2016 Women's Softball World Championship
The 2016 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition to be held in Surrey, British Columbia between July 15 and July 24, 2016.Scrap Yard Dawgs in the 3rd round of the 2017 NPF Draft as the 12th pick overall. She was immediately traded to the
Texas Charge
The Texas Charge were a women's professional softball team based in San Marcos, Texas, San Marcos, Texas. The team began play as the Dallas Charge as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) with a game on June 3, 2015. They were initially headq ...