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Kaia Oliver

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Ridgefield
Hometown:
Ridgefield, Wash.
Club Team:
R/R

Senior Year (2023): Appeared in 21 games as a reliever … Struck out 19 batters across 31.2 innings of work … In her first appearance of 2023, allowed one hit and one run over 3.1 innings against IUPUI (2/10) … Pitched 3.1 innings and allowed zero runs and one hit in 2-1 win over RUTGERS (2/25) … Held CANISIUS scoreless and struck out four in a season-high five innings of work out of the bullpen (3/22) ... Oliver earned Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Year (2022): She appeared in 18 games, pitching 37.0 total innings ... She started and held MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (3/15) to four hits and one run while earning the mound victory in a 5-1 decision ... Oliver struck out two in an inning of relief at COPPIN STATE (3/16) ... In 1.2 innings versus Iona she struck out five ... She yielded just three hits and one run in five innings against LOUISVILLE (4/17) but was saddled with the loss in a 4/17 decision ... Oliver appeared in all three games of the Louisville series (4/15-4/17) and gave up just one run in 8.1 innings ... When the Orange defeated DUKE (4/23), 1-0, Oliver gave up just one run and held the BLUE DEVILS hitless in 2.1 innings ... Her last three appearances of the season came in Syracuse victories ... She came out of the bullpen for one shutout inning in a 6-2 victory against NIAGARA (4/28) ... She fanned two in 1.2 innings when the Orange defeated NORTH CAROLINA (5/7), 6-2 ... Oliver earned a save after one inning in a 2-0 shutout of LOUISVILLE (5/11) ... Oliver earned Fall 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2021): Oliver pitched in 26 contests, including six as a starter ... She produced a 7-10 record and had three saves ... She threw five complete games... Oliver earned a save after 1.1 innings of shutout relief against NOTRE DAME (2/19) ... She picked up a complete-game victory with nine innings of work in a 3-2 triumph against NORTH CAROLINA (2/20) ... She held the TAR HEELS to four hits and struck out nine ... Her second victory featured seven innings, six strikeouts and just one earned run versus CHARLESTON (2/27) in a 4-2 Syracuse win ... She appeared in back-to-back games against CHARLOTTE, earning a complete-game win (3/12) in one and the save (3/13) in the other ... Oliver yielded just one earned run and got the win in six innings of a 6-3 triumph at PITTSBURGH (3/28) ... The mound triumph against the PANTHERS began a three-game victory streak that continued with decisions against BUFFALO (4/6) and at BOSTON COLLEGE (4/9) ... She did not give up an earned run and struck out eight in a 9-1 victory versus the BULLS ... In the 7-1 win against the EAGLES, she had a complete-game four-hitter ... Oliver helped secure a 7-4 win against VIRGINIA (4/23) with a save in one inning of relief work ... Oliver earned Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2020): She pitched in 11 contests and logged a total of 38.2 innings for the Orange ... Oliver was 3-4 with two saves and a 3.44 earned run average ... Oliver tossed a complete game, six-hitter in her collegiate debut at FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (2/8) but was saddled with a 2-1 loss ... She struck out two batters in three innings of scoreless relief to earn her first career save against MICHIGAN STATE (2/9)... Oliver grabbed her first career win after allowing three earned runs and striking out four batters in 6.1 innings versus LOUSIANA TECH (2/22)... She came out of the bullpen to pick up a win versus #20 Texas Tech (2/23), 3-2 ... She yielded one hit and struck out three while blanking the RED RAIDERS for three innings ... After entering a matchup with RUTGERS (2/29) in the first inning, Oliver held the KNIGHTS hitless and scoreless over 6.1 innings ... She claimed her third victory ... up two strikeouts in 6.1 innings to get the win vs. RUTGERS (2/29)... She struck out two in 1.2 innings of relief in a Syracuse win against NORTH CAROLINA (5/7) ... Oliver picked up a save with one inning of work against LOUISVILLE (5/11) ... Oliver earned Spring 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Personal: She is majoring in communications & rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.