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Jersey Number 23
Esmee Ames
- Position:
- Pitcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Haarlem, Netherlands
- High School:
- Nova College
- Prev School:
- Florida Southwestern
Career Accolades
Florida Southwestern State
2024 All-Citrus First Team
Junior (2025)
Appeared in 22 games, starting three … Ended the season with a 1.91 WHIP and 14 strikeouts across 34 innings … Went 2-4 with a save, earning it against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 14) with 2.1 innings pitched and two punch outs … Made her Troy debut with three hitless innings against North Texas (Feb. 8) … Spun 6.1 innings of one-run ball against Tennessee State (Feb. 9), striking out three for her first win … Finished the season with 10 assists in the field and a .909 fielding percentage on 11 chances
Florida Southwestern State (2023-24)
Sophomore (2024)
Led her team to a second straight NJCAA Championship while being named to the All-Citrus First Team with 21 wins, 147 strikeouts and six saves through 142.2 innings … Ranked 10th in single-season history for wins (21), fifth in strikeouts (147), third in games pitched (39), seventh in innings pitched (142.2) and tied for second in saves (6) … Ended her career with the ninth-most wins in career program history (22) while also finishing seventh in strikeouts (165), seventh in games pitched (49), eighth in innings pitched (157.2) and tied for fourth in saves (6) … Wrapped up with a 1.96 ERA with 7.21 K/7 … Struck out double-digit batters twice with her career-high of 12 coming against Northwest-Shoals (Feb. 9) – she followed it with 10 against Miami Dade (March 26)… Allowed zero earned runs in 20 appearances … Received CSC Academic All-District Honors
Freshman (2023)
Earned Southern Conference All-Academic Team with one victory, a 1.87 ERA and 18 strikeouts through 10 appearances (15.0 innings pitched) … Earned first career victory over Eastern Florida State (April 15) with two strikeouts in two innings … Debuted for Florida Southwestern State on Jan. 28 with 3.2 innings pitched against Seminole State College of Florida – she ended with five strikeouts (season-high) and gave up zero runs … Member of the NJCAA Championship roster
High School
Attended Nova College in the Netherlands
Personal
Born on Aug. 27, 2003, in Haarlem, Netherlands … Daughter of Norman Ames and Sandy de Vos … One sibling, Anouk … Her favorite hobby is photography … Majoring in business/marketing
Florida Southwestern State
2024 All-Citrus First Team
Junior (2025)
Appeared in 22 games, starting three … Ended the season with a 1.91 WHIP and 14 strikeouts across 34 innings … Went 2-4 with a save, earning it against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 14) with 2.1 innings pitched and two punch outs … Made her Troy debut with three hitless innings against North Texas (Feb. 8) … Spun 6.1 innings of one-run ball against Tennessee State (Feb. 9), striking out three for her first win … Finished the season with 10 assists in the field and a .909 fielding percentage on 11 chances
Florida Southwestern State (2023-24)
Sophomore (2024)
Led her team to a second straight NJCAA Championship while being named to the All-Citrus First Team with 21 wins, 147 strikeouts and six saves through 142.2 innings … Ranked 10th in single-season history for wins (21), fifth in strikeouts (147), third in games pitched (39), seventh in innings pitched (142.2) and tied for second in saves (6) … Ended her career with the ninth-most wins in career program history (22) while also finishing seventh in strikeouts (165), seventh in games pitched (49), eighth in innings pitched (157.2) and tied for fourth in saves (6) … Wrapped up with a 1.96 ERA with 7.21 K/7 … Struck out double-digit batters twice with her career-high of 12 coming against Northwest-Shoals (Feb. 9) – she followed it with 10 against Miami Dade (March 26)… Allowed zero earned runs in 20 appearances … Received CSC Academic All-District Honors
Freshman (2023)
Earned Southern Conference All-Academic Team with one victory, a 1.87 ERA and 18 strikeouts through 10 appearances (15.0 innings pitched) … Earned first career victory over Eastern Florida State (April 15) with two strikeouts in two innings … Debuted for Florida Southwestern State on Jan. 28 with 3.2 innings pitched against Seminole State College of Florida – she ended with five strikeouts (season-high) and gave up zero runs … Member of the NJCAA Championship roster
High School
Attended Nova College in the Netherlands
Personal
Born on Aug. 27, 2003, in Haarlem, Netherlands … Daughter of Norman Ames and Sandy de Vos … One sibling, Anouk … Her favorite hobby is photography … Majoring in business/marketing
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