Elon University Athletics

Career Honors
• 2015 All-CAA Second Team
 
2016 (Senior)
Earned second team All-CAA honors…Led the Phoenix with nine wins while making 21 appearances with 17 starts…Posted a 2.89 ERA with five complete games and a pair of shutouts in 101.2 innings…Also recorded a pair of saves and struck out 63 batters…Pitched the longest outing in the nation in a 15.0 inning, complete-game win over No. 6 James Madison on April 30…Had a complete-game shutout against UNCG in the Phoenix’s 1-0 victory over the Spartans on April 13…Set a new career-high with eight strikeouts at UNCW while allowing only one earned run in 9.2 innings in relief…Recorded her fifth career save on April 16 in Elon’s 3-2 victory over Towson to move into a tie for second all-time in school history…Named the CAA Pitcher of the Week after her victory over No. 6 JMU on May 2…Earned another complete-game win in Elon’s 7-1 victory over Hofstra on April 9, allowing only one earned run while striking out three.
 
2015 (Junior)
Led the team in appearances (36), wins (12) and strikeouts (57) while pitching 100.2 innings...Also posted a 3.62 ERA and had two saves while starting 16 games...Struck out six batters in the Phoenix's 5-2 win over Morgan State on Feb. 22...Also fanned six batters while earning the win versus Towson on April 4...Recorded the save versus NC State after 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on March 4...Picked up her second save of the year versus Towson at the CAA Softball Championships...Selected as the CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week on May 4 after earning all three wins in the Phoenix's series sweep over UNCW...Placed on the NCCSIA All-State second team.

2014 (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games, making four starts...Was second on the staff with a 3.18 ERA while going 2-1 on the season...Pitched 22.0 total innings...Picked up her first win of the season in a complete game victory versus Coppin State on March 2...Allowed only one earned run in the complete game win at Western Carolina on March 15.

2013 (Freshman)
Made 22 starts in 28 overall appearances...Led the staff in wins (10), innings pitched (134.1) and complete games (11) while posting an ERA of 3.44...Earned first career win against Temple on Feb. 23 after striking out five batters and allowing only two earned runs...Pitched seven innings and allowed only one earned run to No. 23 Virginia Tech on Feb. 28...Earned her first career save on March 17 at the College of Charleston...Allowed no earned runs in seven innings in her win at Charlotte on March 6...Pitched a season-high 10.1 innings versus Georgia Southern on March 9 and struck out a season-high six batters...Recorded her first career hit and drove in an RBI versus North Carolina A&T on May 1...Pitched seven innings and allowed no earned runs versus Chattanooga on May 4 for her 10th win of the season...Named the team's Newcomer of the Year.

High School: Played at Harrison High School under coach Olivia Pedersen helping the Hoyas to a 2010 regional championship and a region regular-season crown in 2011...Three-time team MVP...Earned first team All-Region and All County honors in 2010 and 2011...Named the Region Pitcher of the Year in in 2010...Was second team All-Region and All-County in 2009...Lead the county in ERA in 2009...Named first team All-State in 2010.

Personal: Full name is Kayla Nicole Caruso...Daughter of Frank and Lori...Born February 19, 1994...Father played tennis at Appalachian State...Major is exercise science.