2009: Appeared in 35 games for the second-straight year, starting 28 games, tying the single-season record for starts ... broke her own single-season record with 23 complete games and broke single-season records for wins, with 14, and strikeouts with 155 ... finished third in the SoCon with a 2.36 ERA, first in innings pitched with 204.1, an ASU single-season record, and second in strikeouts with 155 and wins, with 14 ... she pitched four shutouts, including a one-hitter in a 3-0 ASU win in her final home game ... she set ASU career marks in wins, 34, appearances, 129 and strikeouts, 349 ... earned first team all-conference honors.
2008: Appeared in 35 games, starting 27 while throwing 22 complete games and recorded three shutouts ... led team in wins and ERA and had 88 strikeouts, the sixth highest total in ASU history while her 22 complete games is the most in a single-season ... all seven of her wins were recorded when she threw a complete game ... recorded first win of season against Syracuse in 7-2 complete game win ... first of three shutouts came against Western Carolina, allowing just four hits while striking out nine ... struck out a career-high 10 batters in 12-0 wiin over NC Central in only five innings, 10 strikeouts is third most in one game in school history ... threw 10 shutout innings in 1-0 win over Georgia Southern on April 26.
2007: Received the starting nod in 18 games and worked 37 total games inside the circle for ASU as a sophomore ... posted a team-best 3.52 ERA in 133.1 innings of work ... struck out 58 batters and posted eight complete games including ASU’s only shutout of the season against Georgia Southern (May 5) ... worked a season-high 10.0 innings in the season-ending loss to College of Charleston (May 10) ... pitched 3.1 innings of no-hit, no-run ball in the second game of the season at Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 18.
2006: Started 15 games and appeared 22 times on the mound for the Mountaineers during the season ... compiled a record of 5-5 ... recorded a season ERA of 4.20 in 60 innings of action ... pitched four complete games, including a complete-game, one-hit shutout of North Carolina A&T with eight strikeouts ... earned a save at Furman on March 18 with 3.1 scoreless innings of work.
Ashe County High School: Three-time all-state selection ... finished her high school career second in North Carolina history with 1,250 strikeouts ... conference Player of the Year ... boasted a career ERA of 0.283 ... set state records for strikeouts in a game (40) and most scoreless innings pitched in a game (26) ... Ashe County High School Female Athlete of the Year ... won 77 games at Ashe County with 17 no-hitters, three perfect games and 51 shutouts.
Personal: Kayla Nicole Richardson ... born September 29, 1987 ... daughter of Tim and Sharon Richardson ... major is physical education ... made Dean's List in spring 2008
