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99 Kaitlin Beasley-Polko

  • Position P
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Leonardtown, Md.
  • High School Leonardtown

Biography

Honors
2022 Sun Belt Conference Championship All-Tournament Team
2019 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (May 9, 2022)
Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (March 5, 2019)
Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 26, 2019)



2022 (Graduate Student)

  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship All-Tournament team
  • Named the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (May 9)
  • Pitched in 36 games, starting 26 contests in the circle
  • Led the Chants with 15 wins, 14 complete games, two saves, 166.1 innings pitched, and 179 strikeouts
  • Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in innings pitched and fifth in strikeouts, wins, and saves
  • Recorded a career-best 2.53 season ERA
  • Threw two, one-hit games - at Winthrop (March 29) and versus App State (May 5)
  • Recorded four shutouts on the season
  • Finished the season with a 15-11 record
  • Led the Chanticleers to the Sun Belt Championship semifinals against Texas State (May 14)
  • Picked up win No. 50 against Marshall (Feb. 18)
  • Recorded strikeout No. 500 against Maryland (Feb. 26)
  • Tallied career strikeout No. 630 against App State (May 12)
  • Tied CCU's record in all-time saves leader with 11 with her save at Campbell (March 9)
  • Finished her career ranked second all-time in CCU history in appearances (162) and strikeouts (647)
  • Ended her career ranked third all-time in wins (64) and innings pitched (714.2) in CCU's annals
  • Ranks eighth all-time in CCU history in complete games (60)
  • Fanned 10 batters in three different games on the year - versus Troy (March 13), at Winthrop (March 29), and against Appalachian State (May 6)
  • Earned the save with three strikeouts over 2.0 innings in the 9-4 win over Georgetown (Feb. 11)
  • Picked up the win versus Marshall (Feb. 18), striking out two over 3.0-scoreless innings
  • Struck out eight in a complete-game shutout win over Fordham (Feb. 18)
  • Fanned six hitters and allowed just one hit over 4.0 innings to earn the win over Monmouth (Feb. 24)
  • Threw 100 pitches and struck out eight hitters over 8.0 innings in a win over Tennessee State (March 4)
  • Picked up nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings in a 5-2 loss to Troy (March 11)
  • Bounced back to pick up the win versus the Trojans (March 13) in the series finale, fanning 10 over 6.0-scoreless innings
  • Came out of the bullpen to pick up the win versus Charleston Southern (March 15), striking out two over 1.1 innings
  • Was the winning pitcher of record in both games of the doubleheader at Winthrop (March 29), combining to strike out 19 hitters over 10.2-scoreless innings
  • Recorded the save by striking out the side in the seventh inning in the win over Campbell (April 6)
  • Threw a complete-game win in the series opener versus Georgia State (April 22), striking out nine hitters over 7.0 innings in the 3-2 win
  • Also scored the win in the series finale versus Georgia State (April 24), allowing one run on two hits and five strikeouts over 5.0 innings
  • Was the winning pitcher in five of the final seven games she appeared in during the year
  • Struck out seven and gave up just one hit over 7.0-complete innings in a 2-0 win over App State (May 5)
  • Went the distance to earn the win over App State (May 6) in the regular-season finale, striking out 10 and giving up just one unearned run in the complete game
  • Fired a complete-game shutout in the first round of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship Tournament versus ULM (May 10), striking out six in the 5-0 win
  • Went the distance in back-to-back wins over Appalachian State (May 12) and Troy (May 13), throwing 7.0 innings in both elimination games to help lead the Chants to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Championship Tournament
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA and above) for the 2022 spring term
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall term
  • Was named a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete


2021 (Senior)

  • Pitched in 30 games, starting 23 on the season
  • Led the Chants with 10 wins, 11 complete games, two saves,  4.09 ERA, 130 innings pitched, and 112 strikeouts
  • Ranked in the top-10 in the Sun Belt in wins (8th), starts (t-6th), complete games (t-3rd), saves (t-6th), Innings pitched (7th), and strikeouts (6th)
  • Fired a complete-game shutout versus Buffalo (Feb. 20), striking out 13 in the 6-0 win
  • Picked up her second win of the season and fourth complete game of the year versus Lipscomb (Feb. 28)
  • Pitched 7.0 innings to pick up a complete-game shutout win versus ULM (March 14)
  • Earned the win versus the College of Charleston (April 13), allowing five hits and three runs, one of which was earned, with six strikeouts in 5.0 innings in the 14-3 win
  • Pitched a season-high 8.2 innings and took the loss in the first game of a doubleheader at Georgia State (April 17), where she allowed three earned runs with 10 strikeouts
  • Pitched 8.0 innings versus Campbell (April 23) to improve to 8-8 on the season, but allowed six runs, 10 hits, and struck out 10 batters
  • Pitched the final .2 innings in game two versus Campbell (April 23) to get the save, her first save of the season
  • Picked up her ninth win of the season versus UTA (April 24)
  • Tossed her first-ever one-hit complete-game shutout over App State (May 7)
  • Named to the Dean's list (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters


2020 (Junior) *Season Ended Early Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic*

  • Pitched in 14 games, starting 12 over the shortened season
  • Had a record of 4-5 with a 5.06 ERA
  • Pitched a team-high 55.1 innings
  • Struck out a team-high 44 batters and allowed 28 walks
  • Had a team-best four complete games and tied for a team-best two shutouts, including a complete game shutout win over the Iona Gaels (Feb. 22)
  • Picked up the win with 5.0-scoreless innings versus Delaware State (Feb. 16)
  • Scored the win with four strikeouts over 4.2 innings pitched against Seton Hall (Feb. 21)
  • Picked up back-to-back complete game victories versus Iona (Feb. 22) and Ohio (Feb. 28)
  • Struck out five hitters and allowed just two hits in 7.0-scoreless innings in the win over the Gaels (Feb. 22)
  • Fanned nine hitters and allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks in 7.0-complete innings in the complete-game win over the Bobcats (Feb. 28)
  • Pitched in all three games in the home series versus Louisiana (March 6-8)
  • Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2019 fall and 2020 spring terms


2019 (Sophomore)

  • Pitched in 45 games, starting 31 contests in the circle
  • Ranked in the top 10 of seven Sun Belt pitching categories - was second with 23 wins, third with 213.2 innings pitched, third with 172 strikeouts, fourth with 41 strikeouts looking, second with five saves, ninth with a 3.05 ERA, and fifth with a .240 opponent batting average
  • Lead the Chants with a record of 23-13
  • Also led the team in ERA (3.05), complete games (18), strikeouts (172), innings pitched (213.2), and saves (5)
  • Became the first Chant to win 20 games in a season since Kiana Quolas in 2014
  • Had a season-high nine strikeouts in a 6-4 win versus UNCW (April 16)
  • Also fanned eight hitters in wins over Presbyterian (Feb. 16), UNLV (March 3), and at South Alabama (April 7)
  • Threw 5.0-scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and just one hit in the win over Rider (Feb. 9)
  • Struck out two hitters over 3.0-hitless innings to pick up the save at Charleston Southern (Feb. 13)
  • Pitched a complete-game shutout win over Marshall (Feb. 15), striking out five in the 1-0 victory
  • Fanned three hitters and allowed six hits over 5.2-scoreless innings to earn a win over Pitt (Feb. 22)
  • Went the distance, allowing one run on two hits, one walk, and five strikeouts in 7.0 innings to earn the win over Penn State (Feb. 23)
  • Posted saves in wins over Jacksonville (March 1) and Georgia State (March 9)
  • Recorded three complete-game wins in between the two saves, throwing 7.0-complete innings in wins over Austin Peay (March 2), UNLV (March 3), and Georgia State (March 8)
  • Picked up back-to-back wins with 7.0-scoreless innings versus Georgia State (March 10) and 5.0-scoreless frames against Bryant (March 12)
  • Struck out six batters over 5.0-scoreless innings in a 5-4 win at Georgia Southern (March 16)
  • Posted non-conference midweek wins over Duke (March 19) and Winthrop (March 27)
  • Ran off three straight wins in Sun Belt Conference play versus ULM (March 29 & March 30) and South Alabama (April 6)
  • Also recorded a save versus the Jaguars (April 6) in game two of the doubleheader and then posted a complete-game win in the series finale over South Alabama (April 7)
  • Recorded another complete-game win over Texas State (April 13), fanning four hitters over 7.0 innings pitched
  • Added a midweek road win at UNCW (April 16), striking out nine and pitching around four runs on five hits and five walks in 5.1 innings pitched
  • Earned a save with 2.2-scoreless innings in the road win at the College of Charleston (April 23)
  • Picked up the win versus App State (May 2), striking out five over 6.1 innings in the 3-1 win
  • Fired a complete-game win versus Georgia Southern (May 8) in the first round of the 2019 Sun Belt Championship Tournament, holding the Eagles to one run on four hits, two walks, and five punch-outs
  • Named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's list (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2018 fall semester


2018 (Freshman)

  • Started in 35 of the 37 games in which she pitched in
  • Was named the Madness Sun Belt Softball Player of the Week following a season-high 14 strikeouts against Kent State (Feb. 16), which is the second-highest in school history, and then followed it up with 10 strikeouts in a five-inning complete game against Robert Morris (Feb. 17)
  • Went 12-14 overall with a 3.70 ERA over 149.1 innings pitched
  • Tallied 13 complete games on the season, including five shutouts
  • Also had three saves on the year
  • Recorded a complete-game shutout win over Iowa State (Feb. 10) in her CCU debut, striking out seven in 7.0-scoreless innings
  • Also threw a complete-game shutout win with 11 strikeouts versus Presbyterian (Feb. 11)
  • Earned the win with three strikeouts over 5.0 innings in an 11-1 win over Lafayette (Feb. 15)
  • Picked up the win versus Georgetown (Feb. 23), allowing five runs on five hits, four walks, and seven strikeouts over 6.0 innings
  • Went the distance in a 6-2 win over New Mexico State (March 4), throwing 106 pitches over 7.0-complete innings
  • Also recorded a complete-game win versus Charleston Southern (March 21), giving up one run on one hit, three walks, and eight strikeouts versus the Bucs
  • Posted a Sun Belt Conference win over UT Arlington (March 25) and then a complete-game shutout win in non-conference play at Winthrop (March 27)
  • Turned in back-to-back wins versus Georgia Southern (April 7-8), including a complete-game shutout win in game two of the three-game series
  • Struck out 11 batters over 6.0 innings in a 4-2 win over Appalachian State (May 4)
  • Recorded saves in CCU's wins over New Mexico State (March 2), versus Louisiana (March 10), and at UNCW (April 10), 
  • Named a 2018 NFCA Academic All-American
  • Earned a spot on the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2017 fall and 2018 spring terms


High School

  • Was a three-year varsity starter at Leonardtown High School
  • Hit .362 at the plate with 17 hits while recording 13 RBIs during her senior year
  • Helped lead her team to a 4A-East Regional Championship while batting .357 with 25 hits, four doubles, and 11 RBIs her sophomore season
  • Posted an 8-1 record her freshman season with a 5.36 ERA over 78 innings and led the team to a regional semifinalist finish
  • Totaled 369 strikeouts in 158 innings pitched for a 21-3 overall record, a career-best, that led to a team's 4A-East Regional Championship in 2015
  • Recorded an 11-5 overall record with one save and a 3.22 ERA with 245 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched despite an injury her junior season
  • Was a two-time first-team All-Met selection during her sophomore and junior seasons
  • Named to the All-SMAC Academic first team all four years

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2018Freshman

    P/1B
    5'7"
    99
  • 99

    2019Sophomore

    P/1B
    5'7"
    99
  • 99

    2020Junior

    P
    5'7"
    99
  • 99

    2021Senior

    P
    5'7"
    99
  • 99

    2022Graduate Student

    P
    5'7"
    99