Kasey Hamilton
Single-Game Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 7.1 | vs. Central Arkansas (5/22/22)
- Hits Allowed: 12 | vs. Baylor (5/25/22) ; vs. South Dakota State (3/10/21)
- Walks Allowed: 6 | vs. North Texas (4/23/22)
- Runs Allowed: 10 | at Oklahoma State (4/16/22)
- Earned Runs: 8 | vs. Stanford (3/10/23) ; vs. Oklahoma (5/1/22)
- Strikeouts: 10 | vs. Central Arkansas (5/22/22)
- WP: 3 | vs. North Texas (4/23/23)
2023 (Junior)
Named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team … KU’s day one starter, Hamilton started 25 games in the circle, totaling 30 appearances … In a team-high 130.2 innings pitched, she struck out a team-best 96 batters … Pitched a complete game shutout vs. Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 16) … Threw three complete games, including a win at No. 8 Texas (Apr. 14) … Hamilton finished the season with an ERA of 3.96 and a record of 9-10
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 38 games while starting 28 at pitcher … Pitched 149 innings, allowing 148 earned runs … Won 8 games as the starting pitcher … Pitched three complete games, at Texas Tech (Apr. 3), vs. North Texas (Apr. 23) and vs. Oklahoma (Apr 29) … Finished the season with an ERA of 5.12 and leading the team with 103 strikeouts
2021 (Freshman)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 24 games making 11 starts … Led the Jayhawks from the circle with 59 strikeouts through 78.2 innings pitched … Picked up the upset victory over No. 23 Wichita State with a complete-game performance and a career-high nine strikeouts … Earned the save against No. 18 Missouri in KU’s 4-3 upset in the Border Showdown … Threw her first-career shutout on April 17 against Texas Tech … Hit a two-run homer in her first-career at bat against Drake (Mar. 6)
High School
Helped Washburn Rural High School to become 2018 and 2019 Centennial League Champions … Led Washburn Rural to a 2019 Second-Place State Tournament finish and 2018 Third-Place State Tournament finish … Broke the school record for season strkeouts with 194 in 2018, finished her career with 400 … Held a 0.4 regular-season ERA in 2019 to help be named the City Softball Player of the Year and Centennial League Player of the Year … Selected as a First-Team All-State member in 2018 and 2019 … Named the 2020 Shawnee County Female Athlete of the Year … Played club ball for KC Select Fastpitch
Personal
Daughter of Lisa and Doug Hamilton … Has one sister, Bailey, and one brother, Jack … Her father, Doug, played basketball for Pitt State, and her brother, Jack, plays football at Washburn University