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Every day when Weatherford pitcher Jordan Wallace stares into her bathroom mirror, her near-flawless statistics look back.

Wallace's mother began taping charts of her stats on that mirror in 2009. Now, even with her high school career over, Wallace still has her final senior numbers pasted there.

And why wouldn't she want to see her stats?

Wallace finished the regular season with a 20-2 record, a 0.22 ERA, eight no-hitters, two perfect games, and 12 complete-game shutouts. She struck out a staggering 298 batters to become the Star-Telegram Super Team Player of the Year for a second straight season.

"Everything I've accomplished is rewarding after the craziness of how I've worked for all of these years," Wallace said. "I feel like it paid off. It's what I worked for."

Still, it is the few negative areas of her season printout, not the glamorous categories, that she thinks about most. Wallace dwells on not getting the two more strikeouts she needed for a nice, round 300 total in the regular season.

"If I only had one more inning to try to get it," Wallace said. "I'm very nit-picky on myself. If I don't hit a pitch, I know exactly what I did wrong. I will go and practice a lot to fix the spin or the power, whatever it is. If something isn't working in warmups, I will throw five more until I get it right."

Weatherford coach Ty Comstock described Wallace's approach like an architect honing in on every detail. Wallace was constructing strikeouts, no-hitters and an elite senior year.

"She just has that systematic approach," Comstock said. "It's her nature. She is one of the best competitors I have ever been around."

Wallace set a list of goals before her senior season started. She taped it to her mirror as well. She put winning the District 4-5A MVP award at the top of her list. Then she went out and proved she wasn't just the best at Weatherford or in 4-5A. She became the best in the area.

Throwing strikes wasn't Wallace's only weapon this season; she dominated from the plate as well as the pitching rubber. She finished the year with a batting average over .400.

"She was our best hitter," Comstock said. "She is a definite college Division I talent in all areas of the game."

Wallace will play for the University of Louisiana Lafayette next year. She was recruited by Arkansas and Texas as well but chose ULL for its familiar feel.

"It's very family-oriented," Wallace said. "It reminded me of home and how much support I've gotten here over the years."

First order of business for Wallace after moving into her dorm? Taping up a clean stat chart so she can start all over again.

Brent Shirley, 817-390-7760

First team

P Jordan Wallace, Weatherford, Sr.: District 4-5A MVP and two-time Star-Telegram Player of the Year after finishing the regular season 20-2 with a 0.22 ERA.

P Katie Ramsay, Keller, Sr.: Was 20-4 with a 1.21 ERA. She also batted .395 to earn MVP honors in District 7-5A.

P Samantha Montes, Burleson, So.: Finished the season with a 30-3 record, a 1.33 ERA and 246 strikeouts. She was the 7-4A Pitcher of the Year.

INF Erika Menchaca, Burleson, So.: Wrapped up the MVP award for District 7-4A. She batted .521 with 24 extra-base hits, 38 runs scored and 37 RBIs.

INF Maddie Withee, Bowie, So.: The second baseman earned her second straight district offensive MVP award with a .511 batting average. She scored 38 runs and had 26 RBIs.

INF Jessica Delgado, Martin, Sr.: In addition to her 4-5A defensive MVP, she batted .500 with 39 runs scored, 21 extra-base hits, 34 RBIs and 35 stolen bases.

INF Chaley Brickey, Haltom, So.: Used her bat and fielding to grab MVP honors in District 6-5A.

OF Carolyn Clayton, Aledo, Sr.: The 5-4A MVP had 24 extra-base hits, including seven homers, to go with a .487 average and 51 RBIs.

OF Autumn Suydam, Keller, Jr.: The center fielder was 7-5A co-Offensive Player of the Year. Had a .500 average and a .727 on-base percentage. She scored 43 runs and stole 22 bases.

OF Taylor Davis, Central, Jr.: District 7-5A's co-Offensive Player of the Year batted .465 with 17 extra-base hits 31 runs scored and 19 RBIs.

Second team

P Emily Ditmore, Azle, Sr.: Voted best defensive player in 5-4A, she also had a .534 batting average, .808 slugging percentage and six home runs.

P Bailee Wortham, Western Hills, Sr.: Was the 6-4A MVP after compiling a 31-1 season record with a 0.72 ERA and 252 strikeouts.

P Kayla English, Fort Worth Chr., Sr.: Struck out 522 in 2011, making her four-year total 1,642, the second most all-time in Texas.

INF Briana Walker, Legacy, So.: The 5-5A offensive MVP finished with a .565 batting average, 33 runs scored and 26 stolen bases.

INF Lauren Bixler, Northwest, Sr.: The second baseman was District 7-5A defensive MVP and batted .438 with 42 runs scored.

INF Celina Ortiz, Southwest, Jr.: The District 6-4A Offensive Player of the Year.

INF Chelsea Harris, Western Hills, Sr.: 6-4A's top catcher had a .505 batting average, 44 runs scored and 27 RBIs.

OF Jojo Schaeffer, Colleyville Heritage, Jr.: The Defensive Player of the Year in District 6-5A.

OF Wheeler Hill, Mansfield, Sr.: Voted the co-defensive MVP in District 5-5A.

OF Mallory Foster, Burleson, So.: The 7-4A first team pick batted .439 with 16 extra-base hits, 23 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 20 stolen bases.