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Jersey Number 9
Kaitlyn Dunford
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- La Crescenta, Calif.
- High School:
- Crescenta Valley HS
Honorable Mention All-Summit League ('24)
CSC Academic All-District Team ('25)
2x Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ('24, '25)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ('25)
2x Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('24, '25)
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 18 appearances in the circle with four starts … Posted a 3-1 record with three saves in 39.2 innings of work ... Logged a season high of 5.0 innings at East Texas A&M (Feb. 22) ... Pitched one complete game ... Recorded one shutout ... Allowed 36 runs, 33 earned, posting a 5.82 ERA ... Allowed 61 hits against 175 batters faced, a .349 batting average against ... Recorded a WHIP of 2.02 ... Had 21 strikeouts, including a season high of three vs. Indiana (Feb. 13) and vs. Md-Eastern Shore (Mar. 9) ... Finished with a .857 fielding percentage ... Recorded one putout … Had five assists ... Contributed to one double play …
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): All-Summit League Honorable Mention … Made 22 appearances in the circle with nine starts … Posted a 6-5 record in 69.1 innings ... Six wins were a team high … Logged a season high of 7.0 innings vs. Northern Kentucky (Feb. 10) ... Pitched three complete games ... Allowed 52 runs, 36 earned, posting a team best 3.63 ERA ... Allowed 86 hits against 288 batters faced, a .299 batting average against ... Recorded a team best WHIP of 1.62 ... Had 19 strikeouts, including a season high of three at San Jose State (Mar. 9) and at Saint Mary's (Mar. 16) ... Finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Recorded two putouts ... Had six assists ...
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Named the No. 23 pitcher in the class by Extra Innings Softball … Also plays heavily at first base … Primarily plays for her club program, Explosion, under the direction of Rey Sanchez, alongside fellow signee Star Cortez … Pitched for Crescenta Valley High School as a freshman before moving to club full time … Named to the Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures Regional Finalist as a sophomore and a junior …
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tricia and Jamey … Has one sister; Kylie … Majoring in Nursing …
CSC Academic All-District Team ('25)
2x Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ('24, '25)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ('25)
2x Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('24, '25)
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 18 appearances in the circle with four starts … Posted a 3-1 record with three saves in 39.2 innings of work ... Logged a season high of 5.0 innings at East Texas A&M (Feb. 22) ... Pitched one complete game ... Recorded one shutout ... Allowed 36 runs, 33 earned, posting a 5.82 ERA ... Allowed 61 hits against 175 batters faced, a .349 batting average against ... Recorded a WHIP of 2.02 ... Had 21 strikeouts, including a season high of three vs. Indiana (Feb. 13) and vs. Md-Eastern Shore (Mar. 9) ... Finished with a .857 fielding percentage ... Recorded one putout … Had five assists ... Contributed to one double play …
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): All-Summit League Honorable Mention … Made 22 appearances in the circle with nine starts … Posted a 6-5 record in 69.1 innings ... Six wins were a team high … Logged a season high of 7.0 innings vs. Northern Kentucky (Feb. 10) ... Pitched three complete games ... Allowed 52 runs, 36 earned, posting a team best 3.63 ERA ... Allowed 86 hits against 288 batters faced, a .299 batting average against ... Recorded a team best WHIP of 1.62 ... Had 19 strikeouts, including a season high of three at San Jose State (Mar. 9) and at Saint Mary's (Mar. 16) ... Finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Recorded two putouts ... Had six assists ...
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Named the No. 23 pitcher in the class by Extra Innings Softball … Also plays heavily at first base … Primarily plays for her club program, Explosion, under the direction of Rey Sanchez, alongside fellow signee Star Cortez … Pitched for Crescenta Valley High School as a freshman before moving to club full time … Named to the Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures Regional Finalist as a sophomore and a junior …
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tricia and Jamey … Has one sister; Kylie … Majoring in Nursing …
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