Honors:
- USA South All-West Division second team (2022)
- NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
- USA South All-Academic (2021-22)
- USA South All-West Division second team (2021)
- USA South Pitcher of the Week (March 29, 2021)
- USA South All-Academic (2020-21)
2022 (Senior - Stats): Made 23 appearances and 20 starts in the circle... Earned All-USA South West Division second team honors... Compiled a 9-10 record with a 4.11 ERA in 127.2 innings with 78 strikeouts and 13 complete-games... Went seven innings and allowed one run with four strikeouts in a win at Huntingdon (March 26)... In the USA South Tournament, threw 11 innings over two games and allowed one run on seven hits with nine strikeouts... Ends career second in program history in wins (28), shutouts (6), starts (52), innings pitched (352.2), and appearances (83), while ranking third in complete-games (33) and strikeouts (225)... Named to the USA South All-Academic team... Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
2021 (Junior - Stats):Â Made 32 appearances and 24 starts in the circle... Earned USA South All-West Division second team honors... Went 16-11 with a 3.73 ERA in a USA South-best 155.2 innings pitched... Had 20 complete games with four shutouts while striking out 108 on the year... Led the USA South, and ranked fourth in the nation, with those 20 complete games while she also ranked 20th in Division III in wins... Set a program single-season record for starts with 32, tied a program record with four shutouts while ranking second in wins, fourth in complete games, and fifth in innings pitched... Was a USA South Pitcher of the Week on March 29 after going 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA the week prior... She struck out a career-high eight in a win over Johnson (March 24) and had a career-best 4.86 strikeouts per seven innings this season... Also became the first Covenant pitcher to earn an all-conference honor since 2012 (Chelsea Krafft, All-GSAC)... At the plate, batted .271 with 13 hits, four RBIs, and six runs scored... Earned USA South All-Academic
2020 (Sophomore - Stats):Â Made seven appearances in the circle, including making four starts... Went 1-3 and tossed 17.1 innings on the year... Made the start and went 4.1 innings with a career-high-tying five strikeouts while allowing three earned runs to notch the win against Mary Baldwin (Feb. 29)
2019 (Freshman - Stats): Tied for the team-lead with 21 appearances in the circle... Made four starts... Went 2-2 on the year with a team-best 4.58 ERA in 52 innings of work... Made collegiate debut against Berry and tossed 1.1 innings allowing one earned run... Made first start at Berea (March 20) and went three innings allowing one run on six hits with a season-high five strikeouts... Notched first win after throwing the final 2.2 innings in relief in a comeback win at Judson (March 9)... Got the save after going three scoreless innings in a win at Sewanee (Feb. 27)
High School: Attended Fellowship Christian School... Was a four-year letterwinner... A second team all-region honoree all four years... Broke school records in wins (22), strikeouts (318), innings pitched (218), and hits (78)... Spent one year playing travel ball with Atlanta Premier... Member of National Honor Society
Personal: Parents are Ron and Valerie Kierpa... Has one brother, Grant, who played baseball at Covenant from 2016-17... Favorite Bible verse is Matthew 11:28... Majoring in English
Kierpa's Single-Game Highs:
Pitching:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, several times
Strikeouts: 8, Johnson -- March 24, 2021
Hitting:
At Bats: 4, 3 times
Hits: 2, 3 times
Runs: 1, 6 times
RBI: 1, 4 times
