Biography
• All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team [Pitcher] (2023)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024, 2025)
• National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Division 2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award (2022, 2024, 2025)
2025 (Senior): Became the first Eagle ever to earn a third selection to the CSC Academic All-District team…earned the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award…named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…tabbed an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete…transitioned to a relief role with 19 appearances and three starts…picked up five wins and a save…struck out 19 batters…also produced at the plate with a .297 average, 17 runs, nine RBI and 15 stolen bases…tossed 5.2 shutout innings of relief to help the Eagles down Florida Tech 5-4 in extras (Feb. 8)…also scored the game-winning run…ended her career ranked 1st all-time in appearances (92), 1st in innings pitched (434.1), T-2nd in wins (36), T-2nd in shutouts (10), T-2nd in starts (65), T-4th in complete games (30), 5th in ERA (2.68), 6th in opponent average (.246), 6th in strikeouts (206), and 8th in walks per seven innings (2.53).
2024 (Junior): Selected to the CSC Academic All-District team…received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award…included on the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…named an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete…posted a career-best 2.45 ERA…made 18 starts and 24 appearances inside the circle…tossed seven complete games and a team-high three shutouts, which tied for the fifth-most in the SSC and tied for the ninth most in program history…accumulated eight wins…struck out 50 batters over 105.2 innings…also scored three runs in three at-bats…recorded the program’s fifth no-hitter against Chowan (March 6) with five strikeouts…earned SSC Pitcher of the Week honors with that performance, becoming just the second Eagle to earn the weekly award…picked up ERAU’s first-ever win over Valdosta State (Feb. 9) by posting two hitless innings.
2023 (Sophomore): Selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team…received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors…named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete…included on the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…the Eagles’ ace, appearing in 30 games with 27 starts…recorded a team-best 2.06 ERA, 15 wins, 74 strikeouts, and .252 opponent batting average…performed well inside the batter’s box as well, earning a .256 average with eight runs…stole five bases to help ERAU break the team single-season program record (87)…finished in the top 10 in the SSC in multiple categories including wins (4th), strikeouts (7th), and ERA (8th)…recorded the second-most appearances, fifth-most wins, fifth-most starts, and the ninth-most shutouts (3) in a single season in program history…held No. 4 Auburn Montgomery to two runs on nine hits to secure the 5-4 upset (Feb. 11)…earned her first shut out of the season at Rollins (Feb. 18)…scored all three times she reached base versus Le Moyne (Feb. 24)…crucially held Carson-Newman scoreless in a five-strikeout complete game to allow the Eagles to win 1-0 (Feb. 25)…went the distance against No. 24 Wilmington (Feb. 28), limiting the Wildcats to one run in the win…shut down No. 20 Saint Leo (Mar. 17) for a 2-0 series finale win…had no earned runs charged to her account across 13 innings of work at Lynn (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)…also notched a career-high two hits in game one…pitched the entire 14-inning win at RV Nova Southeastern (Apr. 7), second most innings pitched in a game by an Eagle.
2022 (Freshman): Tabbed as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete…received the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award…named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…made 19 appearances with 17 starts inside the circle…used a 3.16 ERA and 1.19 WHIP to achieve an 8-8 record…went the distance in 10 games…shut out the opposition four times…picked up 63 whiffs over 104 innings of work…limited opposing hitters to a .214 average…recorded 16 putouts and 17 assists…possessed a .333 batting average…set a season-high in strikeouts (9) in a 7-5 win over Lynn (April 9)…earned a three-inning save against No. 14 Auburn-Montgomery (Feb. 12)…also picked up her first hit, run and RBI of the season in that contest…her best outing came in a one-hit and six strikeout shutout win over Nova Southeastern (Feb. 26)..tied for fifth-most shutouts (4) in a single season in program history and ranked sixth in opponent average (.214).
Prep: 2021 graduate of Sayville High School…made the Honor Roll every quarter…five-year softball letterwinner…selected to the All-State fifth team, All-Long Island second team, and All-Suffolk County team in 2021…recipient of the 2021 Sayville High School Golden Key Award…tabbed as a top-100 Long Island softball player during her senior season…voted varsity softball MVP…earned 2019 All-Division honors…help lead the Golden Flashes to a Suffolk County and Long Island championship in 2019…four-time Newsday softball player to watch…represented New York in the Little League Softball Eastern Regional in 2016…played three seasons of volleyball...Honor Society member.
Personal: Born in Port Jefferson, New York…parents are Jennifer and Robert Kinahan…majoring in Communications…desires to be a sports reporter…volunteered with the Leadership Club and Athletes Helping Others at Sayville High School.
