2016 Softball Roster
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Caitlin Sill
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Tuttle, Okla.
- High School:
- Tuttle HS
Career at Tulsa: A four-year letterwinner … made 98 appearances and 72 starts in the circle … went 43-31 with a 2.33 ERA … totaled 41 complete games, 17 shutouts, five combined shutouts and 10 saves in 467.2 innings … tallied 265 strikeouts and allowed 422 hits, 197 runs, 156 earned runs, 189 walks and a .240 opponent batting average … had 40 at bats with two doubles, a home runs, six RBI and two runs scored at the plate … ranks in the top-10 in school history in saves (1st–10), shutouts (6th–17), wins (7th–43), complete games (8th–41), appearances (9th–98), innings pitched (10th–467.2), strikeouts (10th–265) and lowest opponent batting average (10th-.240) … two-time all-conference performer.
Senior (2016): American Athletic Conference Second Team … NFCA Central Region Third Team … American Athletic Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player … American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 29 and March 21) … made 33 appearances an 28 starts … went 19-11 with a 1.84 ERA, 21 complete games, eight shutouts and one save in 182.2 innings … posted 95 strikeouts, and allowed 167 hits, 69 runs, 48 earned runs, 78 walks and a .241 opponent batting average … had career-high wins, appearances, starts, complete games, shutouts, innings and strikeouts, and career-low ERA … allowed three or fewer hits in six starts, and two or fewer runs in 12 starts … pitched two consecutive shutouts in the American Athletic Conference Championship to lead Tulsa to the title and an NCAA Tournament berth … tossed a three-hit shutout of No. 25 UCF in the semifinals (5/13) and a four-hit shutout of No. 24 USF in the championship game (5/14) … pitched a nine-inning, four-hit shutout of UConn on Senior Day (5/8) … earned a three-inning save vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/20) … pitched a two-hit shutout at No. 24 Texas (2/27) … tossed a five-inning, four-hit shutout of Lamar (3/6) … pitched a two-hit shutout at Stanford (3/12) … struck out eight and allowed four hits in six shutout innings of relief vs. Saint Louis (3/20) … tossed a five-inning, two-hit shutout of Oklahoma State (4/6).
Junior (2015): American Athletic Conference Second Team … made 28 appearances and 19 starts, posting a career-low 2.21 ERA with an 11-10 record in the circle … tossed 11 complete games, six shutouts and set a school record with six saves … tallied a career-high 80 strikeouts and 133.0 innings, allowing 128 runs, 108 earned runs and a .238 opponent batting average ... recorded four hits in 22 at bats, including a home run, and drove in four RBI and scored two runs … struck out five batters and allowed three runs on four hits in her first outing vs. Grand Canyon (2/6) … tossed one perfect inning to earn a save vs. Grand Canyon (2/7) … struck out one batter in 1.2 perfect innings to pick up a save vs. North Texas (2/21 … tallied a season-high seven strikeouts in in a four-hit shutout of North Dakota (3/6) … tossed a shutout inning with a strikeout to earn the save vs. Wichita State (3/24) … pitched a complete-game six-hit shutout to earn the win at USF (3/29) … pitched 15.2 innings, allowing just two runs, in a 16-inning marathon vs. No. 16 UCF (4/3) … tossed complete-game three-hit shutouts with five strikeouts at East Carolina (4/11; G1) and vs. Oklahoma State (4/15) … picked up her fifth save with 3.0 shutout innings vs. Missouri State (4/29), and her record sixth save with 1.2 shutout innings at UConn (5/2; G1) … came back to throw a complete game in Game 2 at UConn (5/2; G2), allowing five hits in five innings … threw a two-hit shutout in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals vs. UConn (5/7) … hit a three-run home run vs. Santa Clara in the season opener (2/6), and drove in a run vs. Oregon (2/20).
Sophomore (2014): Made 22 appearances and 17 starts in the circle ... went 11-4 with a 2.49 ERA and five complete games, two shutouts and three combined shutouts in 95.2 innings ... struck out 63 batters, and allowed 74 hits, 40 runs, 34 earned runs, 44 walks and a .213 opponent batting average ... also tallied 14 at bats, and hit a pinch-hit RBI double vs. Wichita State (4/1) ... struck out seven batters and allowed one run on four hits and one walk vs. St. John's (2/7) ... allowed only an unearned run and scattered five hits in 7.2 innings at FAU (2/8) ... pitched a one-hit shutout at Kennesaw State (2/21; G1) ... struck out six and allowed a run in a 5.0-inning complete game vs. Liberty(3/7) ... struck out eight batters and allowed one run on three hits and no walks in 5.0 innings at Marshall (3/15; G2) ... pitched 4.0 innings, allowed two runs and earned the win in the NCAA Regional vs. Houston (5/17) ... started and pitched 4.0 innings in the NCAA Regional finals against No. 17 Baylor (5/18).
Freshman (2013): Played in 12 games with nine starts, and made 15 pitching appearances with eight starts ... posted a 3-5 record and a 3.98 ERA in 56.1 innings, with four complete games, one shutout, one combined shutout, two saves and 27 strikeouts ... had a double in four at bats ... doubled vs. Marshall (3/10) ... pitched 2.0 shutout innings vs. Utah State (3/22) and 1.0 shutout inning vs. Lamar (3/23) ... earned her first collegiate win in a five-inning complete game vs. Lamar (3/1) ... pitched 1.2 shutout innings with two strikeouts to earn a save vs. Marshall (3/9; G2) ... tossed a complete-game, scattering six hits and allowing one unearned run with three strikeouts vs. Indiana State (3/14) ... pitched 2.1 shutout innings at East Carolina (4/7) ... tossed a six-hit shutout to earn her third win at UTEP (4/27; G2) ... pitched 3.0 shutout innings vs. Southern Miss (5/4; G2).
High School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Tuttle High School ... compiled a 98-18 record in the circle with a 0.81 ERA, while hitting .347 with 12 home runs, 97 RBI and a .422 on base percentage in her career ... was a 2011 Oklahoma All-State selection, and a four-time Little All-City selection by the Daily Oklahoman and a three-time Sooner All-Conference selection ... led her team to a Class 4A runner-up finish as a senior ... in an injury-shortened 2011 season, she posted a 10-2 record with a 0.97 ERA, and a .375 batting average ... as a junior, Sill went 8-0 with a 0.77 ERA, a .413 batting average with 10 home runs, 42 RBI and a .526 on base percentage ... led her team to the Class 4A Oklahoma state championship as a freshman ... also lettered four years in track and field and two years in basketball.
Personal: Born Caitlin Grace Sill on May 23, 1994 in Oklahoma City, Okla. … daughter of John and Carolyn Sill … has two sisters … sisters, Amanda and Rachel, played softball at Southeastern Oklahoma State … grandfather John Sill, Sr., played football at Oklahoma State for two years … most memorable event was winning the Oklahoma Class 4A state championship as a high school freshman … biggest sports thrill is the adrenaline she feels standing in the circle during a big game … favorite professional athlete is Clayton Kershaw … favorite movie is Pocahontas … favorite TV show is “Desperate Housewives” … favorite books are the Harry Potter series … major is finance.
