Kaylynn Pierce

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
Position:
Pitcher
High School:
Westview
B/T:
R/R
Prev School:
UC Riverside

Colorado State
2018 (Senior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in 21 games making nine starts ... posted a 4.97 ERA with a 4-4 record and one complete game and shared a shutout ... threw 62 innings striking out 35 batters ... appeared in nine games where she allowed one or less runs ... tallied five at bats during the season, registered a hit against Northern Colorado on Feb. 27 in the home opener.

2017 (Junior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Played in 32 games, and started in 23 contests, and threw from the dirt circle in 23 contests (16 starts) ... in 45 at-bats she recorded nine hits, 4 RBI's and one home run ... in 92.2 innings pitched she only gave up 36 walks and had 55 strikeouts ... finished the season with a 9-3 record ... in her last three starts brought her ERA down to 4.15 and gave up only four hits in each contest.

UC Riverside
2016 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Went 9-4 with a 4.20 ERA as a sophomore at UC Riverside, striking out 72 batters in 96.2 innings pitched... also had three saves... pitched eight complete games and had three shutouts in 15 starts ... led the team in saves and opponent batting average ... finished the season second on the team's pitching staff in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts andstarts ... recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts on Mar. 5 versus Utah State.

2015 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]:
Made 10 appearances as a freshman in 2015, including one start... recorded 13 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched ... made her first appearance as a Highlander on Feb. 7 in a relief role against Western Michigan in a 7-1 victory ... got her first start on Feb. 21 at home against Utah State.

High School: 2014 graduate of Westview High School ... coached by Kelly Peterson and Bob Purcell ... was a Gold Glove recipient and named First Team All-Palomar League ... earned First and Second-Team Palomar League.

Personal: Born on July 30, 1996 in Rapid City, South Dakota ... raised in San Diego, California ... daughter of Michael and Michelle Pierce ... has an older sister Alyssa and two younger sisters Madison and Skylee ... her former high school teammates currently playing at the Division I level include: Morgan Howe, ASU; Katie Schultz and Allison Dibsie, Lehigh University; Brianna Sanders, Bethune-Cookman University; and Sarah Stone, University of San Diego ... plans to study Liberal Arts with a minor in English ... wants to be a teacher and a coach ... chose CSU because: "The coaches and the campus are what created my decision to come here. The coaches are unbelievably amazing. They took me in off of pure trust and belief that I could be someone special, and that meant the world to me. They cared about me not just as a player but as a person. They saw what situation I was coming from, and made me feel welcomed and apart of something bigger; a family. The campus is a dream, like how could you not like the view of mountains from anywhere on campus? Especially the view from the field as the sun sets or rises. I love this school and team, and I am truly appreciative of the opportunity I was given to be a Ram." ... favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw and Natasha Watley.