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2023 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 27
Kaitlyn Cunningham
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- High School:
- Olympic Heights
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Birthday:
- 04/23
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Member of the 2021 C-USA All-Freshman team
- Played in 44 games and made five starts for the Owls
- Scored nine runs on the season
- Played in 55 games and made 54 starts for FAU in center field
- Batted .252 with 19 RBI and 24 runs scored
- Ranked second on the team in runs and hits, along with landing third in batting average
- Recorded a nine-game hitting streak, raising her average from .167 to .231
- Hit a home run in the Conference USA Tournament win over UTSA
- Tallied 10 multi-hit games, second-most on the team with eight two-hit games and one-three hit game
- Hit the game-winning solo home run in the win over FIU
- Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the win over Charlotte
- Led the team much of the season but finished the season No. 2 with a .289 batting average
- Had more plate appearances (135) than any other Owl
- Cross the plate 18 times, five more than any other player
- Ranked among the country's top-20 in triples and early on was as high as No. 3 nationally with five triples, a category she led the conference wire-to-wire
- Added five doubles and one homer at Marshall
- Belted a double in her first collegiate game (vs. Winthrop)
- Had two hit streaks of six games
- Tallied eight multi-hit games including two games where she was 3-for-4, the first versus FIU and the second versus Middle Tennessee
- Was 2-for-4 versus FIY with a season high four RBI and a triple
- Second multi RBI game was versus, a game she was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double
- Led the squad with six stolen bases (attempted 10)
- On-base percentage was .314, also team leading
- Defensively, she tallied 67 putouts both routine and gems, but most memorable was throwing out two Illinois State runners at home in the same inning and turning a double play with a catch and throwing out at WKU runner at home. Had a total of six putouts
- Saw action in 43 of the team's 47 games, including 42 starts and had the most defensive chances of the three starting outfielders and the third most on the team behind first baseman Zoey Jones and catcher Kaitlyn Burke
- Named the 2020 Female Athlete of the Year
- Awarded first team All-country for 2017, 2018, and 2019
- A member of the first team All-Conference for 2017, 2018, and 2019
- Set a school record with a batting average of .418
- From the plate, holds the record for hits (115) and extra base hits (51)
- In the circle, set multiple school records with number of innings pitched (365.1), wins (38), and strikeouts (361) with an ERA of 1.379
- Holds Is a Scholar Athlete Certificate of Achievement from 2017-2019
- Born on April 23 in Boca Raton
- Daughter to Paul and Sherina Cunningham
- Plans to major in criminal justice
- Played for Dylan Lee at Olympic Heights
- Enjoys art, playing guitar, and fishing in her free time
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