Kailey Minarchick

Photo by: Will Edmonds

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Columbia Station
Hometown:
Columbia Station, Ohio

AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Appeared in 43 games, starting in 28....Named to the first team All-MAC squad...Named MAC West Pitcher of the Week twice (Feb. 13, April 3)...Had a team-low 2.33 ERA with a 19-6 record...Recorded 12 complete games...Struckout 90 batters in 186 innings…Had two three-game winning streaks: against Kent State on 3/31 and 4/1, and against EMU on 4/11 and NIU on 4/13…Tossed a shutout win over Austin Peay during the National Invitational Softball Championship to give the Rockets their fifth postseason win in program history, and their first since the 1989 team made the Women’s College World Series...Earned All-Regional honors at the National Invitational Softball Championship......Her .760 winning percentage ranks second-best in a single season at UT.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Appeared in 37 games, starting 20 ... Recorded four complete games … Tied for the team high in wins with 10, and notched a team-best four saves in 120.1 innings pitched … Her four saves ranked fourth in the Mid-American Conference … Earned first victory of the season vs. Savannah State (2/19) … Tossed a complete game shutout, allowing two hits while striking out three vs. Buffalo (4/1).

AT OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2016)
Garnered All-OCCAC first-team honors and was named OCCAC Pitcher of the Year ... Received All-Region XII accolades ... Four-time OCCAC Pitcher of the Week ... Finished season with overall record of 15-8 and a 1.87 ERA ... Completed conference action undefeated (7- 0) with an even 1.00 ERA. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Columbia High School … Named Division III-IV District Player and Pitcher of the Year and earned Division IV AllOhio honorable mention as a senior … Finished senior campaign with 95 strikeouts and an 0.80 ERA … Named first-team All-PAC Stripes Division, first-team All-Lorain County, and Division III-IV Lorain County Player of the Year as a junior … Completed junior season with overall record of 16-4 and 1.61 ERA and went undefeated 10-0 in league play with 98 strikeouts…Hit .473 with 13 doubles and 27 RBI as a junior… Team finished 29-5 overall and 16-0 PAC as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Joe and Dottie Minarchick … Has one older sister, Kristen … Majoring in recreational therapy.