2024 Softball Roster

Drew Barton
Drew Barton

71 Kyleigh Pitzer

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Highschool Wilson Central HS
  • Hometown Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Biography

UNA 2024: Appeared in 10 games with two starts in the circle ... Finished with a 2-0 record and 2.84 ERA over 24.2 innings ... Had two complete game shutouts against Army and Queens, going 7.0 innings in each game ... Notched one save against Tennessee State, finishing 2.1 innings with just one run allowed on one hit ... Made her first appearance against No. 10 Alabama with 2.1 innings pitched ... Made her first start against Army, posting the complete game shutout with six hits scattered and three strikeouts ... Was one of three pitchers involved in a three-game shutout of Queens in Charlotte, going the distance with just four hits allowed, three walks and one strikeout ... Finished the season with 10 strikeouts and 16 walks ... Held opponents to a .215 batting average ... Had four appearances in conference play, going 1-0 with a 2.90 ERA over 9.2 innings.

Previous: Spent one season at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, La. ... The Rajin' Cajuns won the 2023 Sun Belt Championship, won the Baton Rouge Regional with wins over Omaha and No. 15 LSU, and appeared in the Super Regionals before falling to No. 5 Washington ... UL finished with a 50-16 record and a 22-2 record in the Sun Belt.

High School: Prepped at Wilson Central High School in Lebanon, Tenn. as a standout pitcher ... Finished her career with 817 career strikeouts ... Three-time regular season district champions ... One-time regional champs ... A pair of top four state finishes ... 2022 9AAAA Pitcher of the Year ... Reached 500 career strikeouts by the completion of her junior season ... Earned District 9-3A Pitcher of the Year honors and helped lead Wilson Central to the district title in Spring 2021 ... Struck out 147 batters in 66-1/3 innings and posting a 1.05 ERA in 2021 despite COVID-19 looming over the season ... Turned in a 13-3 record with 140 strikeouts over 19 appearances during the first 33 games of her senior season ... Recorded 14 strikeouts and allowed just three hits over seven innings in pitching Wilson Central to the the Class 4A state tournament in May 2022 ...  A 2021 and 2022 Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All-State selection ... Played travel ball with Chattanooga-based Fury Platinum ... 4.0 GPA ... 30+ ACT Club ... Graduated with honors in 2022.

Personal: Birthday is January 15 ... Born in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. ... Daughter of Kaatje and Brad Pitzer ... Has three sisters and one brother ... Majoring in Secondary Education with a focus in English.

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