HONORS AND AWARDS
First-Team NFCA All-Mideast Region: (2017)
First-Team All-MVC: (2017)
First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete: (2017)
MVC All-Defensive Team: (2017)
MVC Player of the Week: (03-27-17)
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: (03-29-17)
MVC Honor Roll: (2016, 2014)
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (7): Fall '13, Spring '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17
2017 (SENIOR)
First-Team NFCA All-Mideast selection … First-Team All-MVC honoree … First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete … Moved to the outfield after seeing the bulk of her playing time at designated player or in the infield her first three seasons … Ranked second in the MVC and 23rd in the nation with a .428 batting average, which also ranks second among Bradley season marks …Had 28 more hits in 2017 than in her previous three seasons combined and tied for second in the MVC in hits with 68 … Hit total tied for sixth-best season total in school history … Slugged 15 doubles (tied for sixth in Bradley history), four triples and six home runs in 2017 to post highest season slugging percentage (.686) at Bradley …Drove in team-high 40 runs for fifth-best season total in school history as she tied for fourth in the MVC, while scoring or driving in 30 percent of Bradley’s runs … Led the team and was third in the MVC with a .469 on base percentage for sixth-best season total all-time on The Hilltop …Wrapped up career with highest career slugging percentage (.538) and seventh-best OBP (.396) in school history … Had 21 multi-hit outings and had 18 of Bradley’s 53 two-out RBI …Hit .438 with runners on base and .429 with runners in scoring position in addition to owning .500 average with two outs …Posted .375 average with 12 RBI in 17 games against teams which made the postseason …Drove in three runs and scored twice in victory over Oregon State …Named MVC Player of the Week (March 27) after going 6-for-13 with a double, triple, homer, three runs and eight RBI in road game at Illinois and three-game series at Evansville …Had a career-best eight-game hit streak to close out the season, hitting .500 with three doubles, one triple and one home run during that span …Drove in multiple runs in 11 contests … Her 25 extra-base hits tied for third-best season total at Bradley and were most by a Brave since 2004.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 30 games and made seven starts … Led the team with four pinch hits …Belted a two-run pinch hit homer to highlight a 9-8 victory over Bowling Green for her first hit of the year … Went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, RBI and two runs scored in the doubleheader at Tennessee Tech.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Made 28 of her 33 starts at designated player after she saw the bulk of her action early in the year as a pinch hitter … Hit .270 in conference play and drove in 13 of her 17 RBI in league action … Had 10 of her 12 extra-base hits against Valley foes, ranking second n the team with six doubles and four home runs in conference play … Hit home runs in each of the last two games of the series at Southern Illinois … Rebounded from a 2-for-18 start to the year to hit .295 after taking over the starting role at designated player … Collected hits in each of the last five regular-season games, going 7-for-18 (.389) with five runs, five RBI, three doubles and one home run during that stretch.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Used primarily as a pinch hitter … Made 11 starts at third base … Hit a home run in the final game of the series against Southern Illinois … Drew a walk in the first plate appearance of her career … Came off the bench to collect her first career hit against San Jose State with a pinch-hit single.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time first-team all-conference selection, Caitlyn was the 2013 Mid-Williamette Conference Player of the Year ... Two-time first-team all-state honoree ... Earned Polk County Player of the Year as a senior ... Helped the Dragons to the state quarterfinals her final prep season and a conference championship as a junior ... Hit .530 with 71 RBI, 12 homers and 15 doubles as a senior ... Boasted a .460 batting average or better all four seasons ... Owned a .494 average as a junior with 47 runs driven in ... Also earned four letters in volleyball, taking home all-conference honors at middle blocker as both a junior and senior.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Daniel and Cathy McCarron, Caitlyn was born in Salem, Ore. ... Has a younger brother: Spencer ... Majored in nursing.
