2010 Softball Roster
Roster
Jenna Caira
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cardinal Carter
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
At SU: Program's all-time leader in wins (97), appearances (167), games started (141), complete games (82), shutouts (28), innings pitched (887.0), strikeouts (1,051), strikeouts per seven innings (8.23), most saves (7), lowest ERA (1.87) and lowest opponent batting average (.190) ... Only player in BIG EAST history with 1,000 career strikeouts.
Senior Year (2012): Game-by-Game Statistics:  Team captain ... 27-9 overall record ... 1.60 ERA ... Third-team All-American ... First-team All-Great Lakes Region ... Second-team All- BIG EAST ... Named National Pitcher of the Week twice ... 'Cuse Awards Softball Team MVP... Allowed just one hit and two runs versus Cal State Northridge ... Allowed just one run and three hits against McNeese State University ... Was 3-0 at the Citrus Classic with all of her wins coming against nationally-ranked opponents (No. 24 UNC, No. 15 Michigan, No. 11 Baylor) ... Allowed just three hits and no runs against Jacksonville ... Had 11 K's against Seton Hall ... Pitched six scoreless innings while striking out nine against Pittsburgh ... Had a career-high 18 strikeouts, her fourth time reaching double digit strikeouts this season, against Rutgers ... Pitched her third-career no-hitter against Rutgers ... Was 2-0 and earned National Pitcher of the Week for her efforts against N0. 16 USF, which included a no-hitter on Senior Day ... Pitched a complete game shutout against No. 2 Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament ... Caira earned Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).
Junior Year (2011): Game-by-Game Statistics: Team captain ... 2011 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year ... NFCA First-team All-Great Lakes Region ... BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player ... Set single-season records for wins (35), strikeouts (321) and innings pitched (283.1) ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week for March 7 … 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 then 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 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 ... She earned Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2010): Game-by-Game Statistics:Â 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.
2009 (Freshman Year): Game-by-Game Statistics: Named 2009 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ... Earned All-BIG EAST Third Team accolades ... 2009 'Cuse Awards Female Rookie of the Year ... Led the team in wins (16), innings pitched (186.1) and strikeouts (192) ... Pitched 12 innings with 13 strikeouts and recorded her first collegiate win in the three-game series at New Mexico ... Threw a complete game for a 4-1 win vs. Akron ... Threw five strikeouts in five innings for the win against Maine ... Pitched a complete game throwing seven strikeouts vs. FIU ... Threw nine strikeouts while pitching a complete game for a 9-0 win at Seton Hall ... Pitched six innings and allowed only two runs in game two at Buffalo ... Pitched a complete game win with six strikeouts in game one at Connecticut ... Pitched a no-hitter in game one vs. Villanova ... Pitched a complete-game win allowing only one run and striking out seven at St. John’s ... Threw a career-high 16 strikeouts in the 12 inning game vs. Georgetown walking one and allowing two runs...Pitched a five-inning complete game no-hitter in game two vs. Canisius ... Threw six strikeouts in a 3-0 victory vs. Cornell ... Threw seven strikeouts and walked only one to upset No. 17/18 Louisville in game one ... Pitched a complete-game win with 10 strikeouts vs. Siena ... Threw a game-high nine strikeouts in game one at DePaul ... Struck out 11 batters in a doubleheader at Notre Dame ... Secured a 6-0 shutout in game one vs. Colgate ... Pitched a complete-game win vs. Rutgers with only two runs ... Struckout nine against USF in BIG EAST Tournament.
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.
| CAIRA'SÂ CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | Â CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | B/AVG |
| 2009 | 2.33 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
27 |
16 | 6 | 186.1 | 148 | 84 | 62 | 83 | 192 | .216 |
| 2010 | 2.31 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 185.0 | 143 | 86 | 61 | 79 | 251 | .208 |
| 2011 | 1.51 | 35 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 283.1 | 193 | 94 | 61 | 96 | 321 | .187 |
| 2012 | 1.60 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 232.1 | 129 | 72 | 53 | 98 | 279 | .158 |
| Totals | 1.87 | 97 | 42 | 167 | 141 | 82 | 28 | 887.0 | 613 | 336 | 237 | 356 | 1,043 | .190 |
