Jordan Kinard Class: Junior Hometown: Sand Springs, Okla. High School: Mannford HS Height: 6-1 Position: P Birthdate: 08/26/1989 Experience: 1L B/T: R/R

Career at Tulsa: A returning letterwinner ... has made 26 appearances and 23 starts ... after just one year in the program, she has a 1.94 ERA to currently rank second in school history, while her .175 opponent batting average currently ranks first in school history, as does her 6.95 strikeouts per seven innings ... her five shutouts ranks 10th in school history and 45 strikeouts-looking stands sixth.

Freshman (2008): Became a major force in the circle for the Golden Hurricane as her freshman season progressed, earning starts in the Conference USA Championship first round against UTEP and in the first game of the NCAA Norman Regional against Arkansas ... appeared in 26 games with 23 starts ... was a second-team All-Conference USA selection and a member of the C-USA All-Freshman Team ... posted a 14-6 record and led the Hurricane with a 1.94 ERA, in shutouts with five, hits allowed with 89, runs allowed with 51 (40 earned), strikeouts with 143, opponent batting average with .175, and allowed only 70 walks, while tying for the team lead with 16 complete games ... threw two no-hitters, one against Southern Miss on March 8 (Tulsa won 12-0 in five innings) and one against Missouri State on April 23 ... the no-hitter against Southern Miss was Tulsa's first against C-USA competition since TU joined the league prior to the 2006 season ... allowed more than three runs only four times and more than four runs only twice ... totaled double-digit strikeouts three times ... fanned 15 batters against Central Arkansas on Feb. 24, and 12 each against UAB on April 5 and Wichita State on April 30 ... her opponent batting average for a single-season was the lowest in school history, while her ERA ranked eighth, her 6.95 strikeouts per 7.0 innings ranked third, her 14 wins ranked seventh, her 16 complete games ranked eighth, her five shutouts ranked sixth, her 143 strikeouts ranked fourth and her 48 strikeouts-looking ranked third.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Mannford High School ... broke the Oklahoma record for most strikeouts in a state tournament game with 31, and the state tournament with 63 ... posted a 28-1 record as a senior, including a 0.067 ERA with 19 shutouts and 406 strikeouts ... finished her prep career with 1,108 career strikeouts ... won the Ferguson Jenkins Award for her work both on the field and in the classroom ... earned all-state and all-region honors as a senior, including being named the Tulsa World Pitcher of the Year and a Wendy's Heisman Athlete ... was a three-time all-conference performer in softball, and a two-time all-conference selection in basketball ... helped lead the Pirates to a state title as a senior and a runner-up finish as a sophomore ... played club ball with Oklahoma Ultimate Gold and the Oklahoma Eclipse.

Personal: Born Jordan Brittany Kinard on August 26, 1989 in Tulsa, Okla. ... daughter of Greg and Tonya Kinard ... has one brother - Hunter, 13 ... her biggest sports thrill is winning the softball state championship in her senior season of high school ... she chose her jersey number because her original choice was taken, so she took the closest number ... major is nursing.

Kinard's Career Pitching Statistics

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2008....  1.94  14-6    26  23  16   5/0     0  144.0   89   51   40   70  143  12   0  14   600   .175   9   9   1  10  0
TOTAL...  1.94  14-6    26  23  16   5/0     0  144.0   89   51   40   70  143  12   0  14   600   .175   9   9   1  10  0

Kinard's Career Hitting Statistics

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2008....  .000  26-23     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      3  16   3  .864
TOTAL...  .000  26-23     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      3  16   3  .864




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