Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highs
Games started (season): 18 - 2023
Games played (season): 33 - 2024
Most Wins (season): 7 - 2023
Most Saves (season): 1 - 2023 & 2024
Innings Pitched (game/season): 10.0 - Twice // 132.1 - 2023
Strikeouts (game/season): 15 on Apr. 26, 2023 at Samford // 137 - 2023
Fewest Hits Allowed (game min. 4 innings/season): 1 on Mar. 12, 2023 vs. Toledo // 95 - 2024
Fewest Runs Allowed (game min. 4 innings/season): 0 - Twice // 55 - 2023
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed (game min. 4 innings/season): 0 - Twice // 46 - 2023

As a Sophomore (2024):

Recorded the first complete game shutout of the season and of her career versus Northwestern State Feb. 10...Earned the first back-to-back wins of the season versus UTSA (2/9) and NW State (2/10)...Racked up nine strikeouts, a season high for Hilleary and for the Owls...Showed out during the Stetson series as she tossed nine innings of one run ball along with six strikeouts in game one (3/16)...Recorded her first save of the season to lock down the Owls' first series win of the season versus Stetson...Slashed through the Bellarmine Knights (4/12) as she tallied eight punchouts in a complete game performance allowing just one run... Retired 5 batters on just eight pitches to slam the door shut...Refused to allow extra bases hits surrendering just 17 doubles, 10 less than the '23 season and three home runs, eight less than the year before

As a Freshman (2023):

>> ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27)
>> NFCA "Selected Top Performance" of the Week (Feb. 28)
>> ASUN All-Freshman Team

Hilleary made 18 starts and 29 total appearances in 2023 ... made her first career appearance and earned first strikeout against UT Martin on Feb. 10 ... made first career start vs. Murray State on Feb. 17 ... pitched 10-inning complete game against Indiana State on Feb. 24 allowing only five hits and one earned run with five strikeouts ... led KSU's upset win over No. 11/7 Alabama on Feb. 26 with a complete game allowing only four hits and three runs for her first career victory in the circle ... pitched 5.0 innings with 10 strikeouts, four hits and zero earned runs in KSU's 5-0 win at Georgia Southern (Mar. 7) ... notched 12 strikeouts allowing only five hits and zero earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched on Mar. 11 vs. North Dakota ... posted a one-hit compete game in the circle with six strikeouts on Mar. 25 vs. EKU ... she struck again against Samford on Apr. 26, pitching 10 innings of relief with 15 strikeouts, allowing only one earned run and four hits ... the freshman threw 142 pitches in the outing, 101 finding the strike zone.

Prior to KSU
In high school, Hilleary earned second-team all-state honors and was nominated for player of the year while playing for a program ranked in the top 10 in the state of Alabama. Hilleary crushed it in the classroom as well, receiving the Austin Booster Club Academic Award in 2020 and was named to the National English Honor Society in 2021. She also earned the highest GPA on the softball team in three of her four years. Since her freshman year of high school, Hilleary has played A-class travel ball across the country.