Kayla Rutherford

Height:
5-10
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Youngstown, Ohio
High School:
Cardinal Mooney
Position:
P
Major:
Criminal Justice

2022 Senior Season
Appeared 14 times in the circle...Struck out 15 in 16.2 innings pitched...Earned a saves after throwing two scoreless innings against Detroit Mercy (3/10)...Picked up the win in a 5-4 victory over Niagara (4/5).

2021 Junior Season
Made two appearances...Pitched two innings with three strikeouts...Struck out two in one inning pitched against Cleveland State (5/1)...

2020 Sophomore Season
Made three appearances and with three starts...Struck out seven and allowed just four hits in five innings pitched against Maryland-Eastern Shore (2/8) to collected her first career win...Struck out 10 in 8.1 innings pitched.

2019 Freshman Season
Appeared in eight games, including four appearances in the circle...Pitched 7.1 innings with nine strikeouts...Struck out five in 3.2 innings against UIC (4/27).

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Cardinal Mooney High School...Posted 359 career strikeouts...Recorded a 12-2 record with 149 strikeouts as a senior...Batted .500 during her senior campaign...Helped Mooney to a District championship as a junior and a runner-up finish as a senior.

Personal
Daughter of Amy and Frank Rutherford...Dad played for the Youngstown State football team (1997-99)...Has a brother, Brennan...Major is criminal justice...Recipient of the 2021-22 Officer Justin A. Leo ‘324’ Memorial Scholarship For Student-Athletes in Criminal Justice.