AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South Pitcher of the Week (March 9, 2020)
JUNIOR (2020): Established the program record for lowest single-season ERA (0.44) as she finished a perfect 4-0 on the mound … appeared in six games, making four starts along the way, logging 32 innings, scattering 27 hits and limiting opposing offenses to two earned runs and three walks … led the way for the Salem pitching staff with 19 strikeouts … only three extra-base hits surrendered to opposing hitters, all resulting in doubles … made her first start of the slate at Huntington (Feb. 29), where she tossed seven innings and tallied two K’s … came out of the bullpen for an inning at Agnes Scott (March 1) and struck out one hitter … capped off her second start of the season with six strikeouts over eight innings, surrendering six hits and one run along the way at Randolph (March 7) … served as a relief pitcher in the second game at Randolph (March 7), tossing two innings and allowing one hit … made her third start of the slate versus Ferrum (March 8), logging seven innings, allowing five hits and converting five strikeouts … received USA South Pitcher of the Week honors from the league office on Monday, March 9 after finishing with a 2-0 record and 0.41 in three appearances and two starts against Ferrum and Randolph … Ogle's week concluded with a 0.41 ERA for a Spirits unit that moved their winning streak to seven straight … had her final start of the season against FDU-Florham (March 11), fanning five batters and allowing eight hits in seven innings of work … also contributed two hits and an RBI as a hitter for the Spirits … first hit of the season came at Huntingdon (Feb. 29), where she had an RBI … came through with second hit against Ferrum (March 8).
SOPHOMORE (2019): Capped off her second season at Salem by closing with a .286 batting average, 10 hits and five runs over the course of the season … owned a .294 slugging percentage and a .294 on-base percentage … took to the mound on 21 occasions, finishing 6-4 on the season with a 3.90 ERA after logging 76.1 innings, allowing 81 hits, 55 runs, 50 earned runs, 32 walks while making 77 strikeouts … was 1-for-3 from the plate against Southern Virginia (Feb. 15), resulting in her first win of the season … collected her second hit of the slate against Huntingdon (March 16), finishing 1-for-3 from the plate … had one hit each versus Meredith (March 31) and Mary Baldwin (April 6) … enjoyed her best single-game performance of the season (3-for-4) against Ferrum (April 7), finishing with a double … had her eighth hit of the season against Averett (April 10), going 1-for-3 from the plate with an RBI and a run scored … came through with one hit each against Meredith (April 26) and Averett (April 27) … tossed five innings, making 11 strikeouts while surrendering one hit in a 10-0 win over Southern Virginia (Feb. 15) … fanned 10 hitters over 6.2 innings in a clash with Brandeis (Feb. 18) … picked up her second win of the season at Pfeiffer (March 12) after tossing seven innings, allowing five hits, three runs and fanning three Falcon hitters in a 5-3 victory … claimed her third win of the campaign against Kentucky Christian (March 19) after logging 4.2 innings, allowing four runs and converting six strikeouts in a 12-7 Salem win … improved to 4-1 on the season with a win over Frostburg (March 20), working four innings, allowing five hits, three runs and making six strikeouts along the way … came through with her fifth win of the season against Greensboro (April 3), limiting The Pride to one hit while fanning six hitters in seven innings of work … claimed her sixth and final win of the season at Mary Baldwin (April 6) after coming through with eight strikeouts in a 7-4 win … closed out a solid performance against Averett (April 10), which included seven strikeouts in an 8-3 setback.
FRESHMAN (2018): Played in 12 games over the course of the season, making seven starts along the way … finished with four hits in 18 at bats, recording one run and three RBI … took to the mound on 18 occasions, making 14 starts, while logging 86.1 innings, allowing 85 hits, 44 runs, 35 earned runs, 33 walks and finishing with 77 strikeouts … opposing hitters managed just a .254 batting average against her … had the first hit of her collegiate career against Emory & Henry (Feb. 9), going 1-for-3 from the plate … collected her second hit of the season (1-for-2) along with an RBI and a run scored at Averett (March 3) … came through with consecutive hits against William Peace (March 15) and Pfeiffer (March 17) … made her collegiate debut on the mound against Emory & Henry (Feb. 9), tossing seven innings allowing six hits and eight runs, while striking out 12 batters in the setback … notched the first win of her career against Brandeis (Feb. 20) after tossing one inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out a pair … emerged with six strikeouts in four innings in a no decision against Randolph (Feb. 25) … came away with her second win at Averett (March 3) after 3.2 innings, which resulted in two hits and four strikeouts … scattered 10 hits and three runs over eight innings before Salem closed out her third win with a 4-3 victory over Greensboro (March 4) … fanned six William Peace hitters on March 15 for her seventh multi-strikeout performance … came through with her fourth victory of the season against Lynchburg (March 18), allowing three hits over seven innings, while striking out three … fanned five Ferrum hitters (March 23) over five innings of work in a setback … picked up her fifth win of the slate against Mary Baldwin (March 29) with a five-inning outing that included seven strikeouts … improved her record to 6-5 on the season with a victory against Methodist (March 31) after surrendering three hits and three walks, while striking out five, in five complete innings … moved to two games over .500 on the mound (7-5) with a one-hit win against William Peace (April 6), which included five innings of work and six strikeouts.
PREP: Graduated from Clover High School in 2017 … a four-year varsity letterwinner who played under the direction of head coach Shea Hall … member of the Blue Eagles 2015 squad that captured the 4A South Carolina State Championship … recognized as a member of the All-Tournament team on two occasions in 2016 … was named to All-Area Team by the Spartanburg Herald in both 2016 and 2017 … her defensive prowess earned her team Defensive Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017 … named All-Region and All-State in 2016 and 2017 … closed out her career by being named Spartanburg Herald Player of the Year in 2017 … was a member of the Gaston Gazette Super-7 Team (2017) … brought home the Regional Championship in 2017, winning Region Four 5A Player of the Year honors … recognized as South Carolina 5A Player of the Year as a senior … named to the 5A/2A/1A North All-Star team in 2017, taking part in the South Carolina All-Star Tournament … closed out her senior slate with 215 strikeouts and a 1.207 ERA … played four years of Club Softball, including two years for the Charlotte Magic and two years for the Carolina Cardinals Long … reached the National Championship with the Cardinals Moose, finishing third place.
PERSONAL: Kayla Ogle … daughter of Cindy and Thomas Ogle … born Sept. 3, 1999 … has one sibling, Tyler … member of National Honor Society … graduated 33rd in a class of 500 with an overall GPA of 4.6.
