As a freshman in 2005, Scarborough went 26–2 (11–1 in Big 12 Conference games) as a pitcher with an 0.73 earned run average and was the team's best hitter with a .405 batting average. A first-team NFCA All-American, she became the first player to earn both Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors from the Big 12.[2][1]
Starting all 53 games played in 2006, Scarborough was Texas A&M's second-leading hitter with a .305 batting average and a first-team All-Big 12 honoree. As a pitcher, Scarborough went 15–11 with a 2.47 ERA.[1]
One of five players to start all 60 games of 2007, Scarborough had a 26–10 record, 1.50 ERA, and .333 batting average, earning her Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, first-team NFCA All-American, and first-team All-Big 12 honors as a junior.[1][3] That year, Texas A&M made the Women's College World Series for the first time in nearly 20 years.[4]
With a .447 batting average, 4–2 record as pitcher, and 2.27 ERA, Scarborough played only 15 games (14 starts) in her senior season in 2008 before what became a career-ending foot injury early in the season.[5][6] Scarborough graduated from Texas A&M with a B.A. in communication in December 2008.[6]
Scarborough remained involved with Texas A&M softball while in graduate school, first as a graduate assistant for the 2009 season then as volunteer pitching coach in 2010.[6] Scarborough completed her M.S. in sport management in May 2011.[7][8]
Broadcasting career
Beginning in 2009, Scarborough did on-air analysis for ESPN coverage of NCAA Super Regionals.[6][9] Scarborough joined ESPN's on-air crew for the Women's College World Series for the first time in 2015.[10][7]
