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2025 Softball Roster

Tara Fritscher
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis

17 KaiLi Gross

  • Height 5-5
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Canfield, Ohio
  • High School Poland Seminary
  • Position IF/P
  • Major Biomedical Engineering

Biography

Awards and Honors


(3x) CSC Academic All-America First Team (2025, 24, 23)
CSC Academic All-America Third Team (2022)
(4x) CSC Academic All-District Team (2025, 24, 23, 22)
NFCA All-America First Team (2025)
NFCA All-Region VII First Team (2025)
NFCA All-Region VII Third Team (2024)
(4x) All-UAA First Team (2025, 24, 23, 22)
UAA Sophomore of the Year (2022)
(2x) NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2025, 24)
NCAA Finals All-Tournament Team (2024)
(6x) UAA Hitter of the Week
(4x) UAA All-Academic
(3x) CWRU Van Horn Society
2025 CWRU Emily R. Andrews Award Winner

Single-Season Program Records


  • Runs batted in - 63 (2024)
  • Doubles - 19 (2024)
  • Triples - 7 (2023)
  • Sacrifice Flies - 6 (2024)
  • Stolen Base Percentage - 1.000 (32-for-32 in 2023)

Career Program Records


  • Batting Average - .409 (258-for-631)
  • Games Played - 191
  • Games Started - 190
  • At-Bats - 631
  • Runs - 176
  • Hits - 258
  • Doubles - 62
  • Triples - 15
  • Home Runs - 34
  • Runs Batted In - 176
  • Stolen Bases - 101
  • Total Bases - 452
  • Sacrifice Flies - 12

Batting Career Highs


  • 4 hits (4x)
  • 3* doubles vs. Chicago on April 19, 2025
  • 2* triples vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 9, 2025
  • 2 home runs vs. Haverford on March 13, 2025 and vs. Denison on March 30, 2025
  • 6 RBI vs. Chicago on May 11, 2024
  • 4* runs vs. Haverford on March 13, 2025
  • 3 stolen bases (6x)

*single-game program record

Pitching Career Highs


  • 7.0 innings pitched vs. Wooster on March 27, 2021
  • 4 strikeouts vs. Kenyon on March 20, 2021

2025


Completed one of the greatest hitting careers in program history...Finished as program's career record holder in 13 categories including batting average, appearances, starts, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, steals, total bases, and sacrifice flies...Named to NFCA All-America First Team at second base and All-Region VII First Team...Collected fourth consecutive All-UAA First Team selection (most in program history)...Became second CWRU student-athlete in any sport to earn three CSC Academic All-America First Team honors and second CWRU student-athlete in a single sport to earn four overall CSC Academic All-America honors...Received NCAA Cleveland Regional All-Tournament Team and CSC Academic All-District Team selections...Started all 42 games at second base during her graduate season, leading the team in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs scored, RBI, doubles, triples, and home runs...Hit .437 (62-for-142), the seventh-best single-season batting average in program history...Slugged 16 doubles, 11 home runs (third most in single season in program history), and two triples...Had .481 on-base percentage and .810 slugging percentage, the third highest in Spartan history...Scored 45 times and drove in 45 runs...Stole 13 bases on 19 attempts...Collected 79 putouts and 40 assists while turning seven double plays at second base, committing just six errors for .952 fielding percentage...Set single-game program record with three doubles against Chicago on April 19, two triples on March 9 against CMS, and four runs scored against Haverford on March 13...Hit program record 34th career home run in final game on May 17 against Wisconsin-Whitewater...Recorded multiple hits in 20 contests and drove in multiple runs 10 times...Ended career as only Spartan with batting average over .400 (.409) or at least 100 stolen bases (101)...Finished second in program history in career slugging percentage (.716) and seventh in on-base percentage (.444)...Concluded career with .443 batting average (35-for-79) in 23 postseason games...Named UAA Hitter of the Week on March 17...Received UAA All-Academic recognition...Inducted into CWRU Van Horn Society for third time...Received CWRU Emily R. Andrews Award, presented to the outstanding senior who has made a strong contribution to the women's intercollegiate sports program.

2024


Named to Academic All-America First Team, All-UAA First Team (third consecutive season), All-Region VII Third Team, Academic All-District Team, NCAA Finals All-Tournament Team, and NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team...Set single-season program record for runs batted in (63), sacrifice flies (6), and doubles (19)...Broke program career records in triples (13), stolen bases (88), total bases (337), and sacrifice flies (10)...Started all 49 games at second base for CWRU as a senior...Led team with .429 batting average (67-for-156), nine home runs, 19 doubles, three triples, 63 runs batted in, and .763 slugging percentage...Scored 40 runs (second-most on team), drew 11 walks, and stole 24 bases in 28 attempts...Committed just two errors, while recording 70 putouts and 54 assists...Finished season seventh in Division III in RBI, eighth in total bases, ninth in doubles, 10th in sacrifice flies, and 16th in RBI per game (1.29)...Had team-best 18-game hitting streak from March 11 through April 7...Finished season with best career batting average (.401) and second-best career slugging percentage (.689) in program history...Ended season with career .469 (30-for-64) batting average in the postseason across 19 games...Named UAA Hitter of the Week three times (March 18, May 13, and May 20)...Received UAA All-Academic honors...Inducted into CWRU Van Horn Society for second time.

2023


Named to Academic All-America First Team and Academic All-District Team...Received UAA First Team honors for second consecutive season...Started all 43 games at shortstop for the Spartans during her junior year...Hit .378 with .429 on-base percentage and .642 slugging percentage...Scored 48 runs (fourth most in program history)...Stole 32 bases (second most in program history) without getting caught...Moved into fourth place in CWRU history with 64 career stolen bases...Set single-season program record with seven triples...Added 13 doubles and four home runs, driving in 34 runs...at end of season, ranked third in career average (.385), fourth in career slugging percentage (.661), and eighth in career on-base percentage (.420)...Named UAA Hitter of the Week on May 8 and 15...Earned UAA All-Academic recognition...Inducted into CWRU Van Horn Society.

2022


Appeared in 38 games, including 37 starts in her sophomore season at CWRU...named UAA Sophomore of the Year and named to All-UAA First Team...led team with .398 (49-for-123) batting average and .675 slugging percentage...second on team with .435 on-base percentage...hit six home runs, 10 doubles, and three triples...scored 30 runs and drove in 12...stole 25 bases, second in the UAA...started one game and made one relief appearance in the circle, posting a 3.15 ERA with six strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched...received UAA All-Academic honors...named to Academic All-America Third Team.

2021


Started first 19 games in her first season with the Spartans, missing the final 17 games due to injury...in 61 at-bats, posted 23 hits, 22 runs batted in, four doubles and four home runs...also recorded a walk and scored 13 runs...went 2-2 in the circle and posted a 3.00 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 28.0 innings pitched.

Prior to CWRU


Was a four-year member of the Poland Seminary High School softball team...was coached by Jim Serich...helped lead team to Ohio State Semi-finals in 2019...named All-Northeast Ohio Honorable Mention and First Team All-Conference in 2018...earned the Team Heart and Hustle Award in 2018...named second Team All-Conference and received the Team Batting Champ Award in 2017...helped lead Team Central to a 2017 Junior League Softball World Series Championship Title.

Personal


Born June 17...daughter of Eric and LiLi Gross.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021First-Year

    P/IF
    5'5"
    3
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    P/IF
    5'5"
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    Infield/Pitcher
    5'5"
    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

    Infield/Pitcher
    5'5"
    17
  • 17

    2025Graduate Student

    Infield/Pitcher
    5'5"
    17