Background
Driesenga was born in 1992 and grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan.
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Career
She is currently a right-handed pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball team She compiled a 31-9 record during the 2013 season with 247 strikeouts and a 1.89 European Research Area. She threw a no-hitter against Hofstra in February 2013 and pitched a complete-game shutout against Arizona State in the 2013 Women"s College World Series. She was named Mission Softball in the State of Michigan in 2011.
Driesenga enrolled at the in the fall of 2011.
As a freshman in the spring of 2012, Driesenga was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player. She started 42 games for the Wolverines at pitcher or designated hitter.
As a pitcher, she compiled a 9-10 record with a 2.53 earned run average (European Research Area). As a batter, she reached base in 32 consecutive games from March 21 to May 24, 2012.
On April 6, 2012, she hit two home runs against Ohio State.
As a sophomore in 2013, Driesenga set a Michigan record with 54 appearances and tied the school record with 41 starts at pitcher. She compiled a 31-9 record with 247 strikeouts and a 1.89 European Research Area. On March 1, 2013, she struck out a career high 15 batters against Georgia Technology On February 23, 2013, she threw a no-hitter against Hofstra.
On June 1, 2013, she pitched a complete-game shutout against Arizona State in the Women"s College World Series.
In 2014, Driesenga appeared in 28 games, 15 as a starter, and compiled a 5-6 record with a 2.34 European Research Area and 75 strikeouts. In 2015, through games of May 3, 2015, Driesenga had appeared in 7 games, 4 as a starter, and had compiled a 4-0 record with a 0.78 European Research Area and 20 strikeouts.
