2007 SEASON: Bekki was a key performer on the NDSU pitching staff ... Appeared in 24 games including 18 starts and nine complete games ... Compiled an 8-7 record with a 2.57 earned run average ... Had 72 strikeouts and 28 walks in 103.2 innings pitched ... 2007 NFCA Scholar Athlete .... Named to the 2007 Division I Independent All-Academic team ... Division I Independent Pitcher of the Week (2-20-07) after picking up three wins including shutouts against the College of Charleston (2-17-07) and Manhattan (2-18-07) ... Earned College of Charleston Classic All-Tournament honors ... Worked a career-high nine innings in 3-0 shutout of Creighton (3-15-07) ... Struck out a career best nine batters against Northern Iowa (4-9-07).
2006 SEASON: Bekki appeared in 20 games including 17 starts ... Recorded four complete games ... Compiled a 2-11 record with a 4.83 ERA ... Struck out 62 batters and walked 22 in 71 innings pitched ... 2006 NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Matched a career-high with eight strikeouts in the loss to nationally-ranked Penn State (2-26-06) ... Worked five innings of one-hit softball in her first victory of season against Canisius (3-3-06) ... She allowed one unearned run in that outing, issued no walks and struck out six.
2005 SEASON: Bekki pitched in 20 games including 14 starting assignments and six complete games ... Compiled a 4-8 record with a 3.53 ERA ... Struck out 27 batters and walked 19 in 67 innings pitched ... Pitched a complete game, four-hit 5-1 win over NCAA tournament bound Virginia Tech (3-19-05), allowing one unearned run ... Hurled an eight-inning 1-0 complete game vs. Indiana State (3-5-05) ... Fanned a season-high eight batters against the University of Mary (4-21-05) ... Didn’t commit an error in 24 fielding chances, all assists ... Recorded a career best seven assists vs. Indiana State (3-5-05).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Bemidji High School ... Earned all-state honors after compiling a 17-1 record and 0.39 earned run average with 177 strikeouts and only 11 walks ... Hit .408 and collected 18 RBI ... Followed up an impressive junior season on the diamond, going 15-3 with a 0.92 ERA ... Notched 198 strikeouts in 122 innings ... Offensively, hit .440 with 24 RBI ... Also three-year letterwinner and two-year starter in tennis and basketball in high school ... Academic all-state in basketball as a senior ... Part of North Subsection 8AA tennis doubles champion tandem ... Dominant for the Bemidji 18U summer team ... A two-time Western National ASA/USA all-tournament team pick, she went 12-4 with a 1.02 ERA and logged 109 strikeouts in 103 innings during the 2003 summer season ... Member of the National Honor Society with a 4.082 GPA ... Three-year academic letterwinner ... Recipient of the Advanced Placement Scholar Award.
PERSONAL: Daughter of the late David Rasmussen and Linda Rasmussen ... Has one brother, Daniel ... Majoring in recreation management and pre-pharmacy ... Favorite hobbies include waterskiing, being on the lake, playing tennis and cards, and reading... Prep coaches were Brad Takkunen (sb), Scott Engelstad (tennis), Tim Mayclin (bb).
