11 Rebecca Arbino
Class: RS Senior Hometown: Clovis, Calif. High School: Clovis HS Last College: Texas A&M Height: 6-0 Position: P Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: R/R

A transfer from Texas A&M who instantly adds more depth and NCAA tournament experience to the pitching staff ... Pitched two years with the Aggies, who made the tournament both seasons she was there (2009-10) ... Then helped the Aztecs to the tourney in her first season with them in 2012 ... Has good movement ... A groundball pitcher.

SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2012 season): T-6th in saves (4), 8th in solo shutouts (since 1999) (4)

HONORS
* All-Mountain West Team (2012)
* Two-time Mountain West Pitcher of the Week (3/8/12, 4/24/12)

2012 SEASON - JUNIOR
NCAA Rankings: T-16th in saves
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2012 season): 5th in saves (4)

Earned 2012 all-MW honors after going 5-2 in league games with a 2.12 ERA over 42 2/3 innings ... Transfer from Texas A&M who redshirted last season ... Led the Mountain West in ERA (2.02) and saves (4) ... The four saves ranked fifth in SDSU's single-season history ... Finished 13-11 with a 2.02 ERA ... Record would be better but 32 of the 79 runs she has allowed on the season were unearned ... Made her Aztec debut against No. 16/11 Oregon (Feb. 12), allowing one earned run (three total) over three innings ... Got the win against Notre Dame (Feb. 17) after giving up three runs over the complete game seven inning affair ... Tossed a perfect inning of relief with one strikeout to earn the save against Oregon State (Feb. 17) ... Struck out three and gave up just one hit and a walk over two innings of relief for another save vs. UCF (Feb. 18) ... Allowed just one run on four singles and a walk over seven innings, while striking out four, in a 1-0 loss to No. 12/8 UCLA (Feb. 19) ... Struck out seven, but took the loss against No. 8/8 Texas (Feb. 23) after allowing a walkoff two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning, the only two runs she allowed in the game ... Tossed a complete game shutout, giving up just six hits (all singles) and three walks, while striking out six against New Mexico State (Feb. 24) ... Tossed a complete game shutout against Brigham Young (March 1), allowing five hits while striking out eight ... Pitched a five-inning shutout with six hits allowed versus Charlotte (March 2) ... Gave up just one hit over four innings with four strikeouts in a win against Maine (March 6) ... Was named the MW Pitcher of the Week for her efforts on March 8 ... Got the save against Quinnipiac (March 13) with one unearned run on two hits over three innings ... Got the win against Princeton (March 23) after tossing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit ... Got the save in the first game of a doubleheader against Colorado State (April 14), allowing one hit in 2/3 innings of relief ... Picked up a win against the Rams (April 15) the following day, giving up just one unearned run on five hits over seven innings, while striking out four. She retired 17 of the final 19 batters she faced ... Earned MW Pitcher-of-the-Week honors again on April 24 after going 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA over 12 innings and two appearances at New Mexico on April 20 and 22 ... She held the Lobos, who came into the weekend with a .309 average and 66 home runs, to a .217 mark ... Best game of the two came on April 22, when she tossed a complete game, six-hit shutout. All six hits she gave up were singles and she yielded one walk, while striking out two ... Struck out an Aztec career-high nine batters, but was the victim of four unearned runs in SDSU's 4-3 loss to Boise State (May 5) ... Got the win at UNLV (May 11), allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks over six innings, while striking out six ... Pitched well in the NCAA tournament, going 0-1 with a 0.78 ERA over nine innings, while limiting the opposition to a .179 average. Had six strikeouts and no walks ... Was the hard luck loser against Hofstra (May 19) at the NCAA tournament, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits over seven innings. Had five strikeouts ... Pitched two scoreless innings vs. the same Pride (May 20) team, allowing one hit, while striking out one.

2011 SEASON - SDSU
Utilized her redshirt season in her first year at SDSU.

2010 SEASON - SOPHOMORE (TEXAS A&M)
Went 19-10 with a 2.47 ERA ... Led the NCAA-bound Aggies in games started (28), wins (19, tied), shutouts (9), saves (1, tied), innings pitched (187.0), strikeouts (144) and opponents batting average (.215) ... In March, led Texas A&M to a 5-0 record at the San Diego Classic II ... Arbino pitched in four of those wins, going 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 27.0 innings ... She struck out 18 and walked three.

2009 SEASON - FRESHMAN (TEXAS A&M)
Posted a 12-8 record in 20 starts in the circle ... Recorded a 2.88 ERA ... Struck out 84 batters in 129.0 innings of work ... Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (May 5) ... FAU Parents' Weekend Classic MVP (March 13-15) ... Earned first collegiate win against UTSA (Feb. 6) ... To end non-conference play did not give up a run in five starts, tallied four shutouts and threw three career-high, nine-strikeout games ... Earned first Big 12 win at Texas (May 2) on ESPN after allowing only four hits and one unearned run ... Followed with another four-hit performance and win to sweep Baylor (May 3) ... Tallied fifth shutout in 15th complete game at the Gainesville Regional against Lehigh (May 15).

CLUB - CORONA ANGELS
Played for Corona Angels 18 Gold club team coached by Marty Tyson ... Her team finished fifth at Nationals in 2007 and second in 2008 ... Also finished second at the Colorado tournament in 2008 ... Selected as an Adidas Top 100 athlete in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL - CLOVIS
A four-year starter at Clovis High School in Clovis, Calif. ... Was the Sassano Blanket award winner and named second-team all-state in 2008 ... Named rookie of the year as a freshman and MVP as a junior ... Tallied 20 strikeouts in a single game in 2008 ... Recorded seven no-hitters and 26 shutouts her junior and senior years ... Totaled 695 career strikeouts.

PERSONAL
Rebecca Louise Arbino was born Dec. 10, 1989, in Lake Los Angeles, Calif. ... Daughter of Elizabeth and Ron Arbino.