2022 Softball Roster
Andrea Scali
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Parma, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Parma
- High School:
- Parma
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MAC Pitcher of the Year (2019)
• Nan Harvey Award recipient (2022)
• MAC Freshman of the Year (2019)
• USA Softball National Player of the Week (2019)
• NFCA Pitcher of the Week (2019)
• All-MAC First Team (2019)
• All-MAC Second Team (2022)
• MAC All-Freshman Team (2019)
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team (2019)
• All-MAC Tournament Team (2019)
• Seven-time MAC Pitcher of the Week
• MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Academic All-MAC
2021 SEASON
• Threw 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in season opener at No. 16 Georgia
2020 SEASON
• Made 11 appearances in the circle with nine starts and six complete games
• Posted a 4-6 record with one save and 4.77 ERA
• Recorded 76 strikeouts in 54.1 innings
• Named MAC Pitcher of the Week Award after striking out 34 over 19.2 innings and recording a shutout against host UT Arlington at Maverick Classic
• Threw one-hit shutout at UT Arlington (Feb.16)
• Struck out double-digit batters in three straight appearances against Howard (11), Texas Southern (12) and Stephen F. Austin (10) from Feb. 8-15
• Recipient of the Tony and Suzie Lee Thomas Endowed Athletic Scholarship
2019 SEASON
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team
• MAC Pitcher of the Year
• MAC Freshman of the Year
• USA Softball National Player of the Week
• NFCA Pitcher of the Week
• All-MAC First Team
• MAC All-Freshman Team
• All-MAC Tournament Team
• MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Posted a 22-9 record with a 2.15 ERA
• Compiled 269 strikeouts, 24 complete games, 11 shutouts, two saves and an opponent batting average of .183
• Appeared in 36 games and made 29 starts while throwing 199.0 innings of work
• Finished eighth in the country with 11 shutouts and third among freshmen
• Ranked 10th in the nation with 269 strikeouts and 9.5 strikeouts per seven innings
• Led the MAC in league-only games in ERA (1.00), wins (9), shutouts (4), opponent batting average (.182) and WHIP (0.94) while ranking second in strikeouts (98) and strikeouts per seven innings (8.52)
• Overall led the MAC in strikeouts (269) and opponent batting average (.183) and was second in ERA (2.15) and wins (22)
• 22 victories is the eighth most in a single-season in school history and the second most by a freshman
• Ranks sixth in a single-season in school history with 269 strikeouts and the most ever by a freshman
• Tied for third with 11 shutouts in a single-season and is the most ever by a freshman
• Threw a program record three no-hitters in a single-season with one perfect game
• Became the first player in the MAC to win the Pitcher and Freshman of the Year Awards since Kent State's Kylie Reynolds in 2007
• Tabbed USA Softball National Player of the Week throwing 18.0 innings with a 0.78 ERA with 26 strikeouts and three victories including two over No. 21 Baylor (Feb. 26)
• Selected NFCA National Pitcher of the Week and did not surrender a run in 22.2 innings while striking out 32 and throwing a no-hitter against Robert Morris (April 23)
• Six-time MAC Pitcher of the Week Award recipient, the most in the conference
• Named the MAC Pitcher of the Week in the first weekend of her career throwing 16 innings with a 0.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts while going 3-0 (Feb. 12)
• Threw 18.0 innings with a 0.78 ERA and 26 strikeouts totaling three victories including two over No. 21 Baylor and won MAC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 26)
• No-hit Youngstown State and had a 1.84 ERA with a 2-0 record and earned a save while being named MAC Pitcher of the Week (March 26)
• Was 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA and 30 strikeouts and was named MAC Pitcher of the Week (April 9)
• Did not surrender a run in 22.2 innings while striking out 32 and throwing a no-hitter against Robert Morris while earning MAC Pitcher of the Week honors (April 23)
• Won MAC Pitcher of the Week in the season's final week throwing a perfect game against Bowling Green (May 7)
• Began her career throwing 31 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run
• In first career start threw a complete game and didn't allow an earned run in a win with 12 strikeouts vs. LIU Brooklyn, her 12 strikeouts were the most by a KSU pitcher in their debut since 2012 (Feb. 8)
• Registered first career shutout against Penn State allowing just one hit while striking out 10 (Feb. 9)
• Earned a complete-game two-hit shutout at No. 21 Baylor with 11 strikeouts in Kent State's first win over a ranked team since 2015 (Feb. 23)
• Came out of the bullpen to earn a victory to complete the doubleheader sweep over No. 21 Baylor (Feb. 23)
• Punched out nine Minnesota hitters, a team that reached the WCWS (March 1)
• Struck out 10 at No. 12 Arizona, one of only six times the WCWS Wildcats struck out 10 or more times (March 2)
• Threw her first career no-hitter at Youngstown State while striking out seven with four walks and became the first freshman to throw a no-hitter in the MAC since 2012 and the first at KSU since 2008
• Earned first career save throwing 1.1 innings with three strikeouts at Toledo (March 23)
• Registered second career save striking out eight of the nine batters faced at Lehigh (March 27)
• Threw her second no-hitter against Robert Morris striking out 11 and was one error away from a perfect game (April 17)
• Fired a perfect game against Bowling Green with a career-high 14 strikeouts (May 4)
• It was the first seven-inning perfect game at Kent State since 1983 and just the fourth perfect game in school history
• Academic All-MAC
• Lois Youngen Women's Softball Scholarship recipient
2018 SEASON
• Missed the entire season due to injury
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Totaled a school record 857 strikeouts with a 0.58 ERA, with a .558 batting average, 29 home runs and 158 RBIs in her career at Parma
• Two-time Great Lakes Conference Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year
• Two-time First Team All-Ohio selection
• Named a finalist for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission High School Athlete of the Year
• In Senior year, led Parma to a District Championship
• Holds schools record with 12 varsity letters in softball, basketball and volleyball
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Chris and Aimee Scali
• Has one sister Allie, who played softball at Mount Union
• Majoring in integrated social studies
