Jenna Caira Biography - Syracuse University Athletics

By the Numbers
Career Statistics
Career and Season Bests
2010 Game-By-Game
2009 Game-By-Game

Honors and Awards
2010
BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player
BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team
All-BIG EAST Second Team
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week - April 12
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week - May 3
BIG EAST Player of the Week - April 19
ECAC Player of the Week - April 19
BIG EAST Honor Roll - March 15
2009
BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
ECAC Rookie of the Year
All-BIG EAST Third Team
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week - April 13
BIG EAST Honor Roll - May 4

Caira In The Record Books
Single-Game Records
12.0 Innings Pitched vs. Georgetown (4/11/09)
No Hits Surrendered (Two Times) vs. Canisius (4/13/09)
No Runs Surrendered (11 Times) at Pittsburgh Game One (5/1/10)
Single-Season Records
Category	Rank	Stat	Year
ERA	T-8th	2.27	2010
ERA	9th	2.33	2009
Wins	2nd	19	2010
Wins	T-5th	16	2009
Appearances	T-4th	37	2010
Appearances	T-6th	34	2009
Games Started	3rd	31	2010
Games Started	T-5th	27	2009
Complete Games	T-3rd	21	2010
Complete Games	T-9th	16	2009
Shutouts	T-2nd	6	2009
Innings Pitched	4th	191.0	2010
Innings Pitched	6th	186.1	2009
Strikeouts	2nd	259	2010
Strikeouts	5th	192	2009
Strikeouts Per 7 IP	1st	9.49	2010
Strikeouts Per 7 IP	7th	7.22	2009
Opp. Average	3rd	.206	2010
Opp. Average	5th	.216	2009
Career Records
Category	Rank	Stat
ERA	6th	2.30
Wins	T-8th	16
Appearances	4th	71
Games Started	T-3rd	58
Complete Games	4th	37
Shutouts	4th	8
Saves	T-5th	1
Innings Pitched	4th	377.1
Strikeouts	3rd	451
Strikeouts per 7 IP	1st	8.37
Walks per 7 IP	9th	3.08
Opp. Average	2nd	.211

Junior | Pitcher | Toronto, Ontario | Cardinal Carter HS

Caira at SU: The most dominating strikeout pitcher in SU softball history owns the career record for strikeouts per 7 innings pitched (8.37) and set the single-season standard in 2010 with 9.49 ... The first pitcher in school history to throw multiple no-hitters in a season (two in 2009) ... Owns three single-game records and is ranked among the top 10 in 10 single-season records and an additional 12 career record lists ... Ranked among the top five on eight freshman and nine sophomore record lists ... The first BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player in SU history ... Earned BIG EAST and ECAC Rookie of the Year honors following her freshman season, becoming the first Orange to earn ECAC Rookie of the Year honors ... A three-time BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week ... Joined the pitching staff of the Canadian National Team in summer 2009 and returned for a second season in summer 2010.

Junior Year (2011): Team captain ... Named Scholar-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 17 ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week for March 7 ... Allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out seven in 6.0 innings pitched against Rutgers on March 27 … Struck out a total of 12 batters in 8.0 innings of work in a doubleheader against Rutgers on March 26 … Allowed one run on three hits and recorded six strikeouts in 7.0 innings in game one against Penn on March 18 … Struck out seven in 7.0 innings versus Fordham … Gave up two runs on four hits in 6.0 innings against Virginia on March 12 … Threw a shutout with 10 strikeouts in 7.0 innings versus Valparaiso … Pitched a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in 7.0 innings against North Dakota State … Threw three shutout innings giving up no hits to earn a save versus Pacific …Allowed two runs and struck out five against Florida … Gave up zero earned runs and struck out six versus Cal State Fullerton … Surrendered three runs in 7.0 innings against Fresno State … Matched a career-high 16 strikeouts, while issuing no walks and allowing one earned run in 7.0 innings versus 10/11 Hawaii … Allowed zero runs in 3.1 innings against Utah … Earned a save after surrendering no earned runs in 3.0 innings pitched versus Louisville on February 18 … Allowed one run in 6.0 innings pitched against Georgia State … Pitched four shutout innings versus Morehead State on February 13 … Allowed zero runs on three hits and struck out five in 6.0 innings against Morehead State on February 12 … Surrendered one run on three hits and struck out five in 7.0 innings versus Tennessee Tech.

Sophomore Year (2010): Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors ... Named BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player ... Ranked 23rd nationally with 9.5 strikeouts per seven innings pitched, 81st with 19 wins, 71st with 5.41 hits allowed per seven innings pitched and 40th with 259 strikeouts ... Ranked second among BIG EAST pitchers in batters struck out (251) and batters struck out looking (68) and third in wins and games started (31) ... Led the pitching staff with 19 wins, 37 appearances, 21 complete games, 191.0 innings pitched, 259 strikeouts and a .206 opponent batting average ... Notched career bests in ERA (2.27), wins, appearances, games started, complete games, innnings pitched, strikeouts, batters faced (825) and opponent average ... One-hit opponents four times while issuing no earned runs on seven occasions and no walks three times ... Threw 19.0 consecutive innings from April 25 to April 27 ... One-hit opponents in three-consecutive outings from April 27 to May 1 ... Began contributing as a designated player, ranking fifth on the team in average (.239), fourth in doubles (7), second in home runs (4) and fourth in slugging percentage (.431) ... Logged a five-game hit streak from March 20 to April 2 ... Notched a career-best 14 strikeouts in 7.0 innings against rv/21 Tennessee ... Struck out six while holding the opposition without an earned run against Cal State Fullerton ... Became the ninth player in Syracuse history to record a hit in her first collegiate at bat, doubling in a run against Campbell ... Struck out nine in 5.0 innings at 16/16 LSU ... Shut out Charleston Southern while issuing no walks and striking out nine in 5.0 innings ... Had a career day at the plate against Jacksonville, going 2-for-4 with a career-best three RBI and her first collegiate home run ... One-hit Iowa while allowing no earned runs and striking out 10 through 8.0 innings and notched a season-best five assists ... Allowed one earned run while striking out eight in 6.0 innings against Florida State and hit her first career triple ... Surrendered no earned runs and no walks while striking out 13 in 7.0 innings in the home opener against Buffalo while going 1-for-3 at the plate and scoring a run ... Struck out 12 in 7.0 innings in game one against St. John's ... Struck out six while allowing one earned run in 4.0 innings in game one against Providence while hitting .500 (1-for-2) and scoring a run while driving in another ... Garnered BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors on April 12 ... Threw 7.0 innings, striking out nine while allowing only one run in game one at Cornell and tied an SU single-game record with two home runs ... Dealt the first strikeout of the season to Alison Intihar, the toughest player to strikeout in NCAA Division I ... Surrendered no earned runs while striking out seven in game one at Villanova and was 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored ... Had a double, a run scored and an RBI in game three at Villanova ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week and ECAC Player of the Week for April 19, becoming the only student-athlete in 2010 to be named both BIG EAST Pitcher and Player of the Week ... Drove in a run in game one at Louisville on ESPNU ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) in game two at Louisville on ESPNU ... Surrendered only one run while striking out seven in 7.0 innings and hit .667 (2-for-3) with a pair of RBI in game three against Connecticut ... Pitched a combined 12.0-consecutive innings in a two-game series at Penn State, shutting out the Nittany Lions while allowing only two hits ... Struck out 13 in 7.0 innings in game one at Penn State ... Stuck out seven in 5.0 innings in game two at Penn State ... Recorded her third-straight one-hit outing in game one at Pittsburgh, shutting out the Panthers while striking out 13 ... Also went 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in game one at Pittsburgh ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) in game two at Pittsburgh ... Earned her second BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week award on May 3 ... Retired the first 10 batters in order in game one at Canisius, finishing with 13 strikeouts ... Allowed one earned run while striking out nine in a season-best 8.0 innings pitched and had a double in game one against DePaul ... Hit .500 (1-for-2) in game two against DePaul ... Earned the win against Villanova in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal with four strikeouts in 7.0 innings and went 2-for-3 with a double at the plate ... Allowed one earned run while striking out six in 7.0 innings and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double in the BIG EAST Championship final against Louisville ... Named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team ... Garnered BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player honors.

Personal: Eujenna Afrodite Caira ... Born in April 1989 … Daughter of Marc and Helan Caira … Has one brother and two sisters … Majoring in physical education in the School of Education.

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