2021: 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest ... made 22 appearances, starting 16 games ... was 8-8 with a 2.98 earned run average, nine complete games (fourth in PacWest), one shutout, and 61 strikeouts (sixth in PacWest) in 108.0 innings pitched (tied for second in PacWest) ... played in 23 games, starting 17 ... hit .333 with one hit and one run scored in three at-bats ... broke program career records in wins and innings pitched ... tied her career-high with 9.0 innings pitched versus Holy Names on Mar. 20 ... shut out Dominican in 7.0 innings on Mar. 27 ... notched a season-high seven strikeouts on three occasions.
2020: 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... made 19 appearances, starting 12 games ... was 4-10 with a 4.50 earned run average, eight complete games (second in PacWest), one save, and 40 strikeouts (fifth in PacWest) in 79.1 innings pitched (second in PacWest) ... played in 22 games, starting 17 ... hit .200 with with one run batted in and one run scored in 10 at-bats ... completed a season-high 7.0 innings on three occasions highlighted by a start in which she allowed zero earned runs and struck out four versus Hawaii Pacific on Mar. 10 ... notched a season-high six strikeouts against Cal State San Bernardino on Jan. 31 ... earned her first career save versus Holy Names on Mar. 5.
2019: 2018-19 Academic All-PacWest ... made 21 appearances, starting 19 games ... was 8-12 with a 3.70 earned run average, four shutouts, nine complete games, and 61 strikeouts in 100.1 innings pitched ... completed a season-high 8.0 innings with just two runs allowed versus Concordia (Ore.) on Mar. 30 ... tossed complete-game shutouts versus Notre Dame de Namur (Feb. 23), Chaminade (Apr. 7), Hawaii Pacific (Apr. 9), and ended the year with a one-hit shutout of Dominican on May 4 ... notched a season-high six strikeouts on two occasions.
2018: 2018 Preseason All-PacWest Team ...
2017-18 Academic All-PacWest ... made 19 appearances, starting five games ... had a 3.16 earned run average, four wins, and 21 strikeouts in 48.2 innings pitched ... completed 5.2 relief innings against Stanislaus State on and did not allow an earned run allowed while striking out two ... struck out a season-high four batters in 5.2 relief innings at Concordia on Mar. 17 ... finished a season-high 6.0 innings in her start against Cal State East Bay on Feb. 7.
2017: 2017 PacWest All-PacWest Second Team ... 2017 PacWest Pitcher of the Week (
Mar. 13,
Apr. 10) ... made 42 appearances, starting 27 games ... led the program with a 3.35 earned run average, 21 wins, 16 complete games, and 133 strikeouts in 188.0 innings pitched ... had four shutouts including the first two no-hitters in program history against Notre Dame de Namur (
Mar. 10) and Holy Names (
Apr. 9) ... became the program's single-season wins leader ... posted a career-high eight strikeouts on two occasions ... threw a career-high 9.0 innings against Simon Fraser on Mar. 31.
Previous Experience: Balke was a four-year varsity letter winner at Oak Park High School ... posted a 2.00 ERA through her first 35 innings pitched as freshman ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... earned Most Valuable Player both seasons and Second Team All-League in 2016 ... lists her best sports moment as when her team won the 12u Western National B Division for ASA Softball.
Personal: Hannah Rose Balke was born in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... mother is Connie Floyd and father is Ben Balke ... hopes to work in film editing ... enjoys drawing and editing films, photography, going to the beach, playing the ukulele, working a summer camp counselor (Camp Fox Catalina), and spending time with friends ... Motion Pictures & Television major.
