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2023 ASUN Pitcher of the Week (2/27/23)
2023 NCFA “Selected Top Performance” of the Week (2/28/23)
2023 ASUN All-Freshman Team
As a Junior (2025 – Kennesaw State): Appeared in 25 games, making 11 starts … Pitched six innings against Pittsburgh on Feb. 8 … Picked up her first win of the season in a relief appearance against Morehead State, throwing 3.2 of shutout ball with three strikeouts (Feb. 14) … Came in relief against Saint Louis, throwing 6.0 innings and surrendering one run (March 1) … Recorded her first save of the season on the following day versus Rider (March 2) … Struck out a season-high six batters against FIU on March 14. She ranks eighth among KSU DI players in strikeouts (261) and ninth in innings pitching at 308.0
As a Sophomore (2024 – Kennesaw State): Recorded the first complete game shutout of the season and of her career versus Northwestern State Feb. 10…Earned the first back-to-back wins of the season versus UTSA (2/9) and NW State (2/10)…Racked up nine strikeouts, a season high for Hilleary and for the Owls…Showed out during the Stetson series as she tossed nine innings of one run ball along with six strikeouts in game one (3/16)…Recorded her first save of the season to lock down the Owls’ first series win of the season versus Stetson…Slashed through the Bellarmine Knights (4/12) as she tallied eight punchouts in a complete game performance allowing just one run… Retired 5 batters on just eight pitches to slam the door shut…Refused to allow extra bases hits surrendering just 17 doubles, 10 less than the ’23 season and three home runs, eight less than the year before
As a Freshman (2023 – Kennesaw State): Made 18 starts and 29 total appearances in 2023 … made her first career appearance and earned first strikeout against UT Martin on Feb. 10 … made first career start vs. Murray State on Feb. 17 … pitched 10-inning complete game against Indiana State on Feb. 24 allowing only five hits and one earned run with five strikeouts … led KSU’s upset win over No. 11/7 Alabama on Feb. 26 with a complete game allowing only four hits and three runs for her first career victory in the circle … pitched 5.0 innings with 10 strikeouts, four hits and zero earned runs in KSU’s 5-0 win at Georgia Southern (Mar. 7) … notched 12 strikeouts allowing only five hits and zero earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched on Mar. 11 vs. North Dakota … posted a one-hit complete game in the circle with six strikeouts on Mar. 25 vs. EKU … she struck again against Samford on Apr. 26, pitching 10 innings of relief with 15 strikeouts, allowing only one earned run and four hits … the freshman threw 142 pitches in the outing, 101 finding the strike zone
Prior to KSU
Earned second-team all-state honors and was nominated for player of the year while playing for a program ranked in the top 10 in the state of Alabama … Received the Austin Booster Club Academic Award in 2020 and was named to the National English Honor Society in 2021 … Earned the highest GPA on the softball team in three of her four years … Played A-class travel ball across the country since her freshman year of high school
