2020 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Kaitlin Buff
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rolling Hills Prep
- Hometown:
- Lomita, CA
- Major:
- Marketing
Bio
2020: Went 2-0 in 10 appearances with a pair of starts, tossing 30.0 innings in senior season...Allowed just three earned runs over final 17 innings...Made season debut with 3.2 innings of relief on opening day vs. Utah Valley (2/6)...Scored first career run and saw action in right field in win over UNCW (2/22)...Tossed first career shutout vs. Morgan State, holding Bears to three hits with a season-high three strikeouts over five innings (2/29)...Pitched two scoreless innings of relief in wins over Winthrop (3/6) and Rider (3/7)...Worked around five hits and four walks in five shutout innings of relief vs. Bucknell to collect second win of the season (3/11).
2019: Ranked second on the team in wins (5), appearances (23) and innings pitched (41.2) to help Colonials set a program record for wins and claim a share of its first A-10 title...Tied program record with three saves...Earned first save of the season with three shutout innings vs. Furman (2/9)...Notched a win with two scoreless innings of relief vs. Oakland (3/15)...Claimed victories in three straight scoreless relief outings vs. Georgetown (3/17), Morgan State (3/27) and Saint Joseph's (3/30)...Pitched a season-high six innings at Saint Joseph's on March 31, holding the Hawks without an earned run...Picked up a save after recording a season-high four strikeouts in three scoreless innings vs. Saint Louis (4/6), teaming with Sierra Lange on the shutout...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: Ranked third on the GW staff in wins (7), ERA (4.05) and strikeouts (22), tossing 57 innings over 22 appearances with five starts...Held opponents to a .272 batting average to pace the squad...Combined with Ashley Pilcher to pitch a five-inning no-hitter against Howard on Feb. 28. It was the fourth in program history...Won first six decisions of the season, including a 4-0 win over Siena on March 18 in the championship of the Buff & Blue Challenge in which she pitched six shutout innings...Also won starts against Fairleigh Dickinson (March 10) and Princeton (March 11) during the Colonial Classic.2017: Ranked second on the team with a 3.85 ERA in rookie campaign, notching an 8-6 record in 22 appearances and 11 starts...Tossed 80 innings during freshman season...Held opposing batters to a .249 average, ranking sixth on GW's single-season list and fourth all-time in GW's freshman record book...Buff's eight rookie wins ranks fourth on GW's freshman list...Posted a career-best six strikeouts against San Diego (March 10) in 5.2 innings of work...Led the team with a 2.66 ERA against A-10 opponents with a squad-best 4-1 record in 10 appearances and one start...Held A-10 hitters to a .210 average in 29 innings of work.
High School: Posted stand-out high school career at Rolling Hills Prep...Named 2016 Division 7 Player of the Year by LA Times...Named to All-CIF Southern Section team in 2016...Named All-State among small and medium schools by CalHiSports.com in 2016...Helped squad to back-to-back CIF-SS championship titles in 2015 and 2016...Led league in strikeouts (93) and ERA (1.38) as a junior...Played for Narbonne High School during freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Rolling Hills Prep...Led league in strikeouts as a freshman (86)..Helped Narbonne High School reach CIF semifinals in 2013.
Personal: Kaitlin Nicole Buff...Born July 17, 1998, in San Pedro, California...Daughter of Christine and Michael Buff...Has two older brothers, Bryan Phillips and Justin Phillips, and one older sister, Danielle Phillips....Intends to major in business at GW.
2019: Ranked second on the team in wins (5), appearances (23) and innings pitched (41.2) to help Colonials set a program record for wins and claim a share of its first A-10 title...Tied program record with three saves...Earned first save of the season with three shutout innings vs. Furman (2/9)...Notched a win with two scoreless innings of relief vs. Oakland (3/15)...Claimed victories in three straight scoreless relief outings vs. Georgetown (3/17), Morgan State (3/27) and Saint Joseph's (3/30)...Pitched a season-high six innings at Saint Joseph's on March 31, holding the Hawks without an earned run...Picked up a save after recording a season-high four strikeouts in three scoreless innings vs. Saint Louis (4/6), teaming with Sierra Lange on the shutout...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: Ranked third on the GW staff in wins (7), ERA (4.05) and strikeouts (22), tossing 57 innings over 22 appearances with five starts...Held opponents to a .272 batting average to pace the squad...Combined with Ashley Pilcher to pitch a five-inning no-hitter against Howard on Feb. 28. It was the fourth in program history...Won first six decisions of the season, including a 4-0 win over Siena on March 18 in the championship of the Buff & Blue Challenge in which she pitched six shutout innings...Also won starts against Fairleigh Dickinson (March 10) and Princeton (March 11) during the Colonial Classic.2017: Ranked second on the team with a 3.85 ERA in rookie campaign, notching an 8-6 record in 22 appearances and 11 starts...Tossed 80 innings during freshman season...Held opposing batters to a .249 average, ranking sixth on GW's single-season list and fourth all-time in GW's freshman record book...Buff's eight rookie wins ranks fourth on GW's freshman list...Posted a career-best six strikeouts against San Diego (March 10) in 5.2 innings of work...Led the team with a 2.66 ERA against A-10 opponents with a squad-best 4-1 record in 10 appearances and one start...Held A-10 hitters to a .210 average in 29 innings of work.
High School: Posted stand-out high school career at Rolling Hills Prep...Named 2016 Division 7 Player of the Year by LA Times...Named to All-CIF Southern Section team in 2016...Named All-State among small and medium schools by CalHiSports.com in 2016...Helped squad to back-to-back CIF-SS championship titles in 2015 and 2016...Led league in strikeouts (93) and ERA (1.38) as a junior...Played for Narbonne High School during freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Rolling Hills Prep...Led league in strikeouts as a freshman (86)..Helped Narbonne High School reach CIF semifinals in 2013.
Personal: Kaitlin Nicole Buff...Born July 17, 1998, in San Pedro, California...Daughter of Christine and Michael Buff...Has two older brothers, Bryan Phillips and Justin Phillips, and one older sister, Danielle Phillips....Intends to major in business at GW.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Innings Pitched | 8.0 | vs. Niagara (3/18/17) |
| Strikeouts | 6 | vs. San Diego (3/10/17) |
| Assists | 3 | vs. Princeton (3/11/18) |
| Putouts | 1 | 6x, Last vs. Virginia Tech (3/10/20) |
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