Kacie McCarthy

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Shingletown, Calif.
Prev School:
Chico State

2012
Started in 21 games and appeared in 29 games during her junior season, earning Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and NFCA All-Region honors, and earning All-Mountain West honors...Had an ERA of 2.86 and a fielding percentage of .952...Led the team by placing 3rd in the Mountain West Conference in opposing batting average (.247)...Led the team in every major pitching statistical category, and ranked among the best in the Mountain West in a number of categories: Ranked 1st in the Mountain West Conference in number of batters struck out looking (49); ranked 2nd in the conference in wins (17); ranked 3rd in the Mountain West in complete games (16) and opponent batting average (.247); ranked 5th in the Mountain West in innings pitched (151.2), strikeouts (105) and shutouts (3) and ranked 6th in the conference in games started (21)...McCarthy also led the team in number of appearances (29) and games finished (8), and in conference games posted an ERA of 2.61 with a team-leading opponent batting average of .218, a team-leading 5 wins and an ERA of .234 with runners on base...Had an ERA of .358 against the leadoff batter...Had an ERA of .253 with two outs...Pitched an average of 5.23 per inning appearance...Had an average of 4.85 with number of strikeouts per game...Named an All-Academic Award recipient with a GPA of 3.23.

2011 - Chico State
Made 11 appearances and four starts in the circle for the Wildcats in her sophomore season...Finished the season with a 1-3 record and a 7.00 ERA...Struck out 18 batters...Squad finished third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings.

2010 - Chico State
Led the Wildcats[apos] pitching staff with a 2.06 ERA her freshman season...Finished the season with a 17-12 record with 180.0 innings pitched and 95 strikeouts... Led the pitching staff in wins and ERA ...Was named Freshman Athlete of the Year...Received the Chico State Hall of Fame Scholarship...Team won 2010 NCAA Division II West regional before falling to Hawaii Pacific in the super regionals...Pitched 180 innings and tossed 20 complete games...Ranked fourth in the conference in both victories and ERA. Foothill Was a three-sport athlete for the Foothill High School Cougars in Palo Cedro, Calif. ...Earned four varsity letters in volleyball and softball, and three in basketball...Played softball under head coach Ted Meredith...Garnered all-Eastern Athletic League honors in 2009...Named second-team all-state in 2009...Named NFCA third-team All-American...Named all-Record Searchlight MVP in volleyball and softball in 2008 and 2009...Team was 2007 and 2008 section champion, and she earned first-team all-section honors in 2008 and 2009...Team was league champion all four years...Was team captain in all three sports during the 2008-09 school year...Received the Record Searchlight Scholar-Athlete Scholarship in 2009.

Personal
Born on March 26, 1991, in Redding, Calif. ...Daughter of Tim and Jenni McCarthy...Brother, Mitchell, plays football for Boise State...Favorite athlete is JT Snow...Majoring in animal science.