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2011 Softball Roster

18 Kayla Rupa

  • Position Left Handed Pitcher/Outfield
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Parker, Colo.
  • Prev School Ponderosa HS

Biography

2010 (Junior): Earned All-MIAA Second Team honors at pitcher...Posted a record of 16-10 with an ERA of 2.98...Led FHSU pitchers in ERA, wins, appearances (28), starts (26), complete games (22), shutouts (4), and innings pitched (171.2)...Her 140 strikeouts were third-most for a single season at FHSU...Her 16 wins were third-most in a single season at FHSU...Posted a season-high 10 strikeouts in games twice...Threw two complete game one-hitters for the season...Recorded a 2.9 strikeout to walk ratio...Had an 0.82 strikeouts per innings pitched ratio...Finished the season as the career leader at FHSU in wins (47), complete games (66), innings pitched (553.1), and strikeouts (451)...Started all 52 games for FHSU as a batter...Tied for fifth on the team in batting average (.314)...Ranked fourth on the team in runs scored (35)...Ranked fifth on the team in slugging percentage (.457) and home runs (4)...Recorded 11 extra-base hits and 10 multi-hit games...Longest hitting streak of the season was five games...Had just two errors in 79 chances as a fielder...Earned third FHSU letter. 

2009 (Sophomore):
Earned All-MIAA Honorable Mention honors at pitcher...Led FHSU in appearances as a pitcher with 39...Started 30 games at pitcher...Led the team in wins, finishing with a record of 17-18...Led the team in ERA (3.42)...Set a new single-season school record for strikeouts (190), complete games (28), innings pitched (225.0), and tied the record for wins (17)...Led the team in lowest opponent batting average (.279)...Ranked second on the team in shutouts with five...Had a 3.4 strikeout to walk ratio...Recorded an 0.84 strikeouts per innings pitched ratio...Reached double figures in strikeouts in four games...Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in a game on two occasions...Started all 64 games as a hitter...Ranked sixth on the team in batting average (.290)...Recorded 11 extra-base hits...Ranked fifth on the team in doubles (9)...Ranked sixth on the team in RBI (20)...Ranked fifth on the team in runs scored (29)...Had a season-high three RBI in a season opener at Regis...Recorded 11 multiple-hit games...Only home run of the season came at Northwest Missouri State...Tied the single-season record for games played (64)...Earned second FHSU letter. 

2008 (Freshman):
Made a team-high 31 appearances and a team-high 22 starts as a pitcher...Led the team in wins as a true freshman, posting a record of 14-11...Led the team in complete games with 17...Led FHSU in innings pitched (156.2), strikeouts (121), and ERA (3.31)...Threw one shutout...Recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in a seven-inning complete game outing at Northwest Missouri State...Recorded 10 or more strikeouts in two games...Her only shutout was against Pittsburg State in the MIAA Tournament, throwing 7.0 innings and allowing just one hit with six strikeouts...Posted a 0.77 strikeouts per innings pitched ratio, which tied for sixth-best in a single season at FHSU...Yielded a .270 batting average to opponents...Spent time in the outfield when she was not pitching...Had just one hit on the season, that being in the season opener at UC-Colorado Springs...Earned first FHSU letter. 

Ponderosa HS:
First-team all-league selection...Honorable mention all-state selection...Lettered three years in softball for the Mustangs.

Personal
MAJOR
- Elementary Education. PARENTS - Jim & Candice Rupa.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2010Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Utility
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2011Senior

    Left Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    5'5"
    18