2017 Softball

44 Jill Kilcoyne

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Holy Name
  • Hometown Worcester, Mass.

Biography

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Named to the GNAC All-Conference First Team as well as the GNAC All-Tournament Team
  • Posted a program-record 18 wins, tossing 18 complete games
  • Broke her own record for strikeouts in a single season with 203 K's over 156 innings pitched to rank ninth in the nation in total strikeouts
  • Earned GNAC Weekly Honor Roll honors twice and GNAC Pitcher of the Week Honors on 4/25/16
  • Threw a No-Hitter on 4/24 vs. Lasell College
  • Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Named the GNAC Pitcher of the Year while earning GNAC First Team All-Conference honors
  • Earned NFCA and ECAC All-Region honors
  • Struck out a school record 183 batters, 80 more than any other pitcher in the GNAC and ranked 11th nationally averaging 9.7 K's per seven innings
  • Posted 13 wins and hurled 16 complete games
  • Led the GNAC with a league-low 1.59 ERA
  • Named to GNAC Weekly Honor Roll three times
  • Named GNAC Pitcher of the Week and ECAC Pitcher of the Week on 4/6/15
  • Named to GNAC Academic All-Conference team

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Put together a breakout rookie campaign on the mound for Emmanuel with a 10-win season on the hill, posting a 1.56 earned run average which ranked second in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
  • Recorded 151 strikeouts which was tied for the league lead, averaging 8.71 K's per game which was the second highest total among GNAC pitchers
  • Tossed 17 complete games to rank second among her league peers, throwing a total of 121+ innings
  • The highlight of Kilcoyne's season came on April 19 when the Worcester, Mass. native tossed the program's first-ever perfect game in an 8-0 victory over Anna Maria, striking out 10 in the win
  • Named the GNAC Pitcher of the Week for the week of 4/21/14 and was also tabbed to the GNAC All-Conference Second Team
  • Tabbed a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Scholar Athlete.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Kilcoyne was a three-sport athlete at Holy Name High School (Worcester, Mass.)
  • Played two years of varsity softball
  • Played junior varsity basketball and field hockey
  • Was the softball team's starting pitcher for two seasons
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society, SADD, SMASH and Camp Sunshine. 

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Secondary Education and Math
  • Career Aspirations: High school math teacher and softball coach
  • Favorite Movie: A Cinderella Story
  • Favorite Book: Speak
  • Favorite Pre-game meal: PB&J
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Smartfood 
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Upper JYC
  • Favorite Class at EC: General Psychology 
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Playing in the GNAC Championship
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Pedro Martinez

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2014First Year

    RHP/1B
    5'7"
    44
  • 44

    2015Sophomore

    RHP
    5'7"
    44
  • 44

    2016Junior

    RHP
    5'7"
    44
  • 44

    2017Senior

    RHP
    5'7"
    44