Kayla Harris

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
P
Hometown:
Chesapeake, Va.
Class:
Senior
High School:
Greenbriar Academy
B/T:
R/R
Club Team:
Virginia Legends

Career Highlights
NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team (2018)
All-ACC Second Team (2018)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2018)
Second in program history in career appearances (134)
Second in program history in career wins (54)
Tied Second in program history in career shutouts (15)
Third in program history in career innings pitched (567.1)
Third in program history in career saves (7)
Recorded second perfect game in program history (2017)

AS A SENIOR (2018)
Part of the first team to win the ACC Coastal Division in 2018 ... Finished the season ranked second in program history in career appearances (134) and wins (54), tied for second in shutouts (15) and ranked third in both innings pitched (567.1) and saves (seven) … Completed the year tied for third in single-season wins (16) and shutouts (six) … NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team selection … Named to the 2018 ACC All-Tournament Team ... Awarded All-ACC Second-Team honors ... ACC Pitcher of the Week (4/10) ... Pitched in 31 games, starting 23 of the games on the mound for the Panthers ... Pitched a complete game shutout and struck out two in 8.0 innings against No. 13/9 Florida State to snap the Seminoles’ 36-game winning streak against ACC opponents ... Struck out five and allowed no runs in 8.0 innings to earn her first complete game shutout of the season against Loyola Marymount ... Allowed no runs on only four hits and struck out two in 7.0 innings in a victory against Georgetown ... Allowed only one unearned run on five hits and struck out two in 7.0 innings to help the Panthers defeat FAU 7-1 ... Went 7.0 innings in a 4-0 victory against Virginia Tech, allowing only five baserunners ... Allowed only four hits and struck out one in 7.0 innings for a complete game shutout against FIU ... Struck out six and allowed only two runs in 6.0 innings pitched to help Pitt defeat Utah State 3-2 ... Threw 5.2 innings with four strikeouts, two hits and no runs in a 6-4 victory over Kent State ... Pitched another complete game shutout, allowing only three hits and no runs while striking out four in 6.0 innings, to help the Panthers defeat Marshall 8-0 ... Allowed only three runs in 7.0 innings to help defeat North Carolina 7-3 ... Pitched a total of 13 complete games throughout the season ... Finished the season with the lowest ERA on the team (2.60) ... Recorded 49 strikeouts and a 16-3 record.

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors (2/28) ... Started 22 of her 30 appearances on the mound ... Pitched a complete game in her first start of the season to help Pitt down No. 20 Kentucky ... Threw a complete game against Nebraska, allowing five hits and one unearned run in a 9-1 five inning victory ... Pitched all eight innings, giving up just one hit, in an extra inning victory against Northwestern ... Earned her fifth win of the season in her first relief appearance against Northwestern, finishing out the game with 3.1 innings allowing just one run as the Panthers rallied from behind to win 6-4 ... Recorded her only save of the year against Lipscomb, shutting out the Bison over the final two innings as Pitt held on for a 4-3 victory ... Pitched seven perfect innings, just the second perfect game in Pitt history and struck out four en route to a 5-0 victory against Southeastern Louisiana ... Pitched six innings, allowing only two runs, against No. 13/14 James Madison ... Pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just two baserunners and racking up six strikeouts in the Panthers 7-0 win over Kent State ... Twirled five strong innings in a start against Virginia Tech, allowing one run on five hits in a 9-1 Panther victory ... Notched a complete game against #25 Ohio State, allowing just two earned runs ... Ended with a 9-8 record ... Tossed 119 innings on the year and notched 11 complete games ... Recorded a 4.06 ERA with 65 strikeouts while holding opposing batters to a .269 batting average, all of which ranked first among Pitt pitchers.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Finished the year tied for third in single-season program history in wins (16) and tied for fourth in shutouts (five) … Awarded ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for striking out 17 batters and picking up three wins against St. Bonaventure and NC State ... Struck out seven batters en route to a seven-inning shutout against Central Michigan ... Yielded one run over five innings in win over Mercer ... Struck out seven and issued one run in complete game against Jacksonville ... Struck out five over 5.2 innings against Radford ... Struck out four in 2.2 innings while giving up no runs in win over Colgate ... Threw five scoreless innings in shutout win over Southern Illinois ... Threw six shutout innings, striking out eight, in win over Stetson ... Pitched remaining 1.2 innings of win over Utah Valley, issuing no runs while picking up her first save on the season ... Pitched the remaining two innings in win over Portland State, allowing no runs and picking up her second save ... Pitched six innings in win over Grand Canyon, issuing one earned run ... Yielded two runs in a complete game win over St. Joseph’s ... Gave up three runs in complete game win over North Carolina ... Threw five shutout innings while striking out six en route to 8-0 win over St. Bonaventure ... Struck out seven batters across four scoreless innings in win over NC State ... Threw four additional shutout innings in series finale over NC State ... Threw 3.2 scoreless innings against St. Francis (PA.) ... Issued one run over 4.1 innings in second game of doubleheader against St. Francis ... Struck out 11 over 10 innings in win over Georgia Tech, giving up three runs ... Threw seven scoreless frames while striking out five batters in 1-0 win over Kent State ... Tied for fifth in the ACC with 29 games started ... Finished her sophomore campaign with 16 wins, 158.2 innings pitched and 117 strikeouts.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Part of the first Pitt softball team to reach the ACC Championship Game and NCAA Regional Final ... Finished the year tied for third in single-season program history with three saves…Went 2-0 and pitched 20.1 innings with an ERA of 2.75 in three games in the NCAA Regional Tournament ... Allowed six runs in seven innings against #5 Michigan in the NCAA Regional Final ... Struck out ten batters and pitched a complete game in win over California in the NCAA Regional Tournament ... Pitched 6.1 scoreless innings and picked up the win against Oakland in Pitt's first ever NCAA Tournament victory ... Recorded six total innings of work in Louisville series ... Pitched a complete game in the first game against Saint Francis (Pa.) where she allowed just three hits and struck out six batters ... Pitched in 13.1 innings against Virginia Tech and struck out eight batters ... Appeared in games one and three of the Syracuse series. Tallied five strikeouts and a 1.62 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched ... Started one of three games against Notre Dame ... Pitched the last 2.2 innings of the first game at Ohio State and was credited with the save ... Appeared on the mound in five innings against Florida State ... Struck out six batters through 9.1 innings between games two and three against NC State ... Tallied seven innings and two strikeouts earning the win versus FGCU (March. 10) ... Pitched a combined 7.1 innings in a doubleheader against Virginia ... Appeared on the mound for three innings against College of Charleston ... Pitched a complete game against Appalachian State and had four strikeouts ... Pitched 10.2 innings on the mound at the Gaucho Classic in California ... Pitched a complete game against Saint Mary's CA, recording four strikeouts ... Started her first two games as a Panther at the Hampton Inn and Suites Tournament on the mound against Northern Illinois and Texas State ... Pitched seven innings in both games ... Recorded 12 strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Voted Varsity Softball Rookie of the Year during the 2010-2011 season ... Played for Greenbrier Christian Academy where she earned MVP her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Went 25-1 with a 0.56 ERA, had 219 strikeouts, four no hitters and two perfect games in her 2011-2012 season ... Batted a .452 with one home run and 28 RBIs ... Had a record of 27-0 with a .059 ERA, 285 strikeouts, seven no hitters and three perfect games in her 2012-2013 season as a junior ... Batted .494 with 11 home runs and 58 RBIs ... Had a record of 15-1 in her senior season with a 0.42 ERA, 152 strikeouts, two no hitters and a perfect game ... Batted .587 with 12 home runs and 66 RBIs ... owns the single season and career records for strikeouts and home runs in high school ... Had 285 strikeouts and 12 home runs in a single season ... Had 656 strikeouts and 24 home runs in her career ... Three-time VISAA Division II Player of the Year, First Team All-State and All-Tournament Team ... Three-time TCIS Season Champion, Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference ... Earned TCSI Conference Tournament MVP her junior and senior years ... Played for Virginia Legends, Virginia Shamrocks, Coastal Elite Storm, Lady Crush and Virginia Waves club teams.

PERSONAL
Daughter of James and Betty Harris ... Has one older brother, Joshua.