Kiara Hurley

Photo by: Gracey Jarecke, KSU Athletics

Team Huddle v Morehead State - March 6 2022

Photo by: Evansville Athletics

BGSU softball 2022 - photo by Mallory Hiser (Nov. 22, 2021)

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Maumee
Hometown:
Maumee, Ohio

NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2022 season): 1

HURLEY AND THE FALCONS

In just one season at BGSU, had a team-leading four saves to add her name to the school's career list (T-11th)

HURLEY'S CAREER NUMBERS

Pitched in 131 career games, making 88 starts
Had a very deceptive 32-53 record
Also had 56 complete games, seven saves, a 3.97 career ERA and 308 strikeouts in 558 2/3 innings

2022

Received the team's Meserve Award at the end-of-year banquet
The award is presented to the BGSU softball student-athlete who demonstrated the following qualities throughout the season: passion, leadership, competitive spirit, ‘teamsmanship,’ athletic and academic excellence and resiliency
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Pitched in a total of 22 games on the year, making six starts
Had a 4-3 record and a 4.08 ERA in 60 innings of work
Led the Falcons with four saves and had 24 strikeouts and a .294 opponent batting avg.
In MAC games, was 1-1 with a 3.67 ERA
Had a 3.50 ERA in home games, and was 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA in true road contests
In neutral-site games, was 3-2 with a 3.73 ERA
Appeared in three games in relief at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
Picked up a win in her BGSU debut, going four-plus innings vs. Butler and allowing just one earned run and three hits
Earned a save vs. Eastern Illinois the next day, with two innings of shutout, two-hit ball
Drew her first start as a Falcon, and picked up a win over Delaware at the NC State Invitational
The next day, got the save against Central Connecticut State, getting the final five outs while allowing two hits and no runs
Picked up her third save of the year by retiring the final batter against Morehead State at the UE Invitational
By March 6, had become the first Falcon with three saves in a season since 2018
Had an ERA of just 0.72 in 9 2/3 innings of work at the Lady Bison Classic in Nashville
Threw 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief vs. Pittsburgh
Drew the start vs. Houston Baptist and allowed one earned run in four innings of work, earning the win
Pitched 2/3 of an inning of scoreless relief in BGSU's win at Ohio
Came on to throw 1 2/3 innings of no-run, two-hit relief in a come-from-behind victory over Toledo
Had a stellar relief appearance vs. Buffalo
Came into the game vs. the Bulls with runners on second and third with no outs, and retired three-straight batters without allowing a run to score
Pitched a scoreless inning of relief vs. Detroit Mercy, allowing just one hit to pick up her fourth save of the year
Fired a one-two-three inning vs. Akron at Meserve Field
Gave the Falcons 5 1/3 innings of solid relief at Ball State, allowing two runs
Earned a victory at Kent State, allowing just an unearned run and three hits in four innings of work
Threw 37 of her 55 pitches for strikes in that win
Pitched three innings in relief vs. the Flashes the next day
Threw 2 1/3 innings against Miami in the MAC Tournament
Pitched an inning and a third vs. Virginia in the NISC, allowing one hit and no earned runs
Two days later, drew the start against Kansas and pitched 4 2/3 innings
The final pitch of her career resulted in a double-play grounder

2021 AT NCCU

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Named to the All-MEAC First Team at the end of the season
Became the first NCCU softball player ever to be named to the All-MEAC Team twice
Appeared in 36 of the team’s 44 games, making 25 starts
Had a deceptive win-loss record of 9-18 and a 3.51 ERA
Struck out 100 batters on the year
Threw a complete game in each of her 25 starts
Had three saves and allowed opponents to bat just .266 against her
In league regular-season action, went 7-3 with two saves in 15 appearances
Had an opponent batting average of just .216 and a WHIP of only 0.97 in conference action
Had a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Mount St. Mary’s
Ended the season by winning five of her last six decisions
Helped the Eagles advance to the championship game of the MEAC Tournament for the first time in program history
Had a pair of complete-game wins on the same day to lead NCCU to the title game
Was named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career
Named MEAC Pitcher of the Week three times on the season and five times during her three years at NCCU
Named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team

2020 AT NCCU
(Season canceled on March 12, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic)

Preseason All-MEAC First Team
MEAC All-Academic Team
Made 10 appearances in the pitcher’s circle, including eight starts and six complete games
Went 0-8 with a 7.05 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 45.2 innings of work
Led NCCU’s hurlers in ERA, WHIP, innings pitched, strikeouts and opponent BA
Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts in a game against USC Upstate

2019 AT NCCU

Second Team All-MEAC
MEAC All-Tournament Team
NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month (May 2019)
NCCSIA All-State Second Team
MEAC All-Academic Team
MEAC Pitcher of the Week twice (March 5, April 1)
Pitched in 38 of 48 games, including 35 starts
Posted 18 wins with a 3.18 ERA with 133 strikeouts over 193.2 innings pitched
Tied NCCU's D-I Era record for wins in a season
Second in the MEAC in strikeouts
Held opponents to a .240 batting average and maintained a 1.10 WHIP
Had 24 complete games, including four shutouts
Earned two wins in the MEAC Championship tournament
Had two eight-strikeout performances (Coppin State and South Carolina State)
Tossed a one-hit shutout against St. Peter’s
Hurled a complete-game victory over nationally-ranked Univ. of North Carolina
Logged an impressive 2.33 ERA along with a .176 opponent BA and 0.75 WHIP in MEAC play
Her 3.80 strikeouts-to-walk ratio led the MEAC and ranked 67th nationally and her 1.27 walks allowed per seven innings ranked second in the MEAC and 34th nationally

2018 AT EASTERN MICHIGAN

Appeared in 25 games as a freshman, including 14 starts
Went 2-9 with a save and a 5.42 ERA
Posted 28 strikeouts in 62.0 innings pitched
Picked up wins against Miami (Ohio) -- her complete game -- and Central Michigan
Credited with a save against Toledo
Transferred to NCCU after EMU dropped the softball program

HIGH SCHOOL

A four-year letterwinner at Maumee H.S. ('17) for coaches Brian Jones and Shawn Watson
Served as captain for one year
During her senior year, had 200 strikeouts, pitched 160.1 innings and had a 2.36 ERA
Team MVP in 2017
2017 Northern Lakes Second Team All-League and senior all-academic teams
In 2016, was named the team's Player of the Year
Garnered 2016 OHSFSCA All-State Division 2 Honorable Mention recognition
Part of the 2016 Northwest District Fast pitch Softball Division 2 First Team
Also played basketball for the Panthers

PERSONAL

Born in Bowling Green, Ohio
Daughter of Chris and Renee Heaston
Working toward a Master of Accountancy degree at BGSU
Would like to be a forensic accountant for the FBI
Has five siblings, including three brothers (Kaleb Heaston, Dion Hurley and Ilias Wright) and two sisters (Krystal Cadarette and Dionna Hurley)
Played travel ball for the Wizards
Favorite athlete is Serena Williams

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I wanted to finish my softball career and earn my master's degree back at home where my family can catch some games. I also want to help this amazing program win a MAC Championship."

WILLIS ON HURLEY (prior to the 2022 season)
“I am excited to announce Kiara as the newest addition to our bullpen. She is an intelligent pitcher and extremely effective with her spin and deception. Kiara is a student of the game and extremely hard working. She brings a wealth of talent to our pitching staff and will be a great mentor to our younger pitchers.”