Senior (2010): 2/13 vs. Illinois State - In 4.1 innings pitched, recorded her first strikeout of the season ... 2/20 vs. North Dakota State - In second start of the season went 4.1 innings with three strikeouts ... 3/7 vs. Quinnipiac - Went 1.1 innings for first save of the season ... Struck out two batters ... 3/9 vs. St. Joseph's - Went 6.0 innings and nabbed first win of the season ... Did not give up a walk while striking out four ... 3/27 vs. Cornell (Game One) - Recorded second save of the season ... Pitched 0.2 innings with one strike out ... 4/2 vs. Seton Hall (Game Two) - Recorded third save of the season and first in Big East play ... Moved up in the record books and is now tied for fifth all-time with nine career saves ... 3/27 vs. Cornell - Pitched 0.2 innings to record second save of the season ... Allowed one hit and struck out one batter ... 4/2 vs. Seton Hall - Tallied third save of the season ... Pitched 0.1 innings for the save ... 5/8 vs. Georgetown - In 2.0 innings of work, struck out four batters and allowed one hit.
Junior (2009): Appeared in 31 games, starting 12 ... Ranks eighth all time on USF's career strikeout list with 328 ... Pitched three complete games tossing a team leading100.1 innings ... Earned eight wins ... Led the team with 98 strikeouts ... Allowed a .142 batting average against right handed batters to lead the Bulls ... 2/6 vs. UNC Greensboro - Made first appearance of the season ... 2/20 vs. Eastern Michigan - Made first start of the season and recording first win ... Tossed five innings, not allowing an earned run ... 3/6 vs. Fordham - Threw first complete game ... 3/7 vs. NC State - Recorded save, tossing two innings, striking out three ... 3/10 vs. UConn - Threw second complete game, earning the win ... Allowed no earned runs.
Sophomore (2008): Played in 26 games...Finished 10 games...Pitched a total of 45 innings...ERA of 4.60... Pitched in 11 BIG EAST games ... In BIG EAST games: Second on the team with a 1.20 ERA...2/9 vs. Bethune Cookman – Made first appearance of the season...2/17 vs. FGCU – Received first start of the season...3/11 vs. George Mason – Picked up first win of the season...4/23 vs. Stetson (Game Two) – Pitched complete game while striking out a season high of eight batters.
Freshman (2007): Made 44 appearances in the circle, the most of any pitcher ... Her 16 victories were the team high ... Combined for a team-high five shutouts ... Tied for second with five complete games ... Tied the rookie record with five saves ... Saves were second-most on team and tied for third-most in a season ... Led the team with 145 innings pitched and 195 strikeouts ... Strikeouts are the fourth-most in a single season ... Held opponents to second-lowest batting average (.205) ... Ranked the following in the BIG EAST: sixth in ERA, fourth in opposing batting average, 10th in innings pitched, second in strikeouts, sixth in strikeouts looking (43), fourth in wins, third in saves, first in appearances, first in games finished, first in games in relief, sixth in least runs allowed, seventh in earned runs allowed ... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 12 and April 16 ... In BIG EAST games, led the team in appearances (17), saves (4), innings (45) and strikeouts (60) ... Record of 6-2 in league games ... Six victories were most on the team ... Held opposing conference batters to an average of .211, second-lowest ... Ranked the following among the BIG EAST in league games: ninth in ERA (2.33), sixth in opposing batting average, sixth in wins, first in saves, second in appearances, second in games finished (8), first in games in relief (15), eighth in hits (35), seventh in runs allowed (15), eighth in earned runs (15) ... 2/9 vs. Arkansas - Played in her first collegiate game, coming out of the bullpen ... In three and one-third innings, only dished out one hit, while posting six Ks ... 2/10 vs. Virginia - Recorded her first-career save, pitching the final inning and two-thirds ... 2/18 vs. ETSU - Got her first collegiate start and her first win combining with Bree Spence for a no-hitter ... 3/6 vs. Robert Morris (Game Two) - Picked up her first-career, complete-game shutout victory ... 3/10 vs. Jacksonville - Provided three innings of scoreless relief, allowing a hit with seven Ks ... One of her strikeouts was her older sister, Sara, who plays for Jacksonville ... 3/10 vs. Northern Illinois - Posted her first-career double-digit strikeout outing with 10 Ks ... 3/17 vs. Ball State - Set a new career high with 11 strikeouts ... 4/22 vs. Notre Dame (Game Two) - Credited with her second save of the day... Tied the freshman record with five saves on the season ... 5/10 vs. Pittsburgh (BIG EAST Tournament) - Picked up the win pitching two and two-thirds innings of relief ... Struck out five and scattered two hits.
High School: Earned four letters playing softball at Cocoa High ... Compiled a career ERA of 0.68 and recorded 980 strikeouts ... Retired 358 batters on Ks in her senior season where she also posted three perfect games and five no-hitters ... Put together a 57-consecutive scoreless inning streak ... Led team to state semifinals ... Was honored for her senior campaign by being named second team all-American, Florida Today’s Player of the Year and first team all-state ... Four-year first team all-conference honoree and team MVP ... Second team all-state from 2004-05 ... Also lettered four years in volleyball ... Earned academic letter sophomore through senior year ... Member of the following organizations in high school: Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Key Club, J. Kyle Braid Leadership... Played club ball for Team F-L-A Gold.
Personal: Full name is Kristen Lynn Gordon ... Born on Feb. 22, 1988 in Rockledge, Fla. ... Daughter of Kaye Gordon ... Her sister, Sara, 22, plays softball for Jacksonville University ... Majoring in nursing at USF.
OVERALL STATS
Year
|
ERA
|
W
|
L
|
App
|
GS
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
2007
|
2.05
|
16
|
6
|
44
|
12
|
5
|
145.0
|
108
|
45
|
33
|
59
|
195
|
2008
|
4.60
|
3
|
6
|
26
|
7
|
0
|
45.0
|
44
|
39
|
23
|
38
|
35
|
2009
|
2.51
|
8
|
5
|
31
|
12
|
1
|
100.1
|
93
|
45
|
36
|
41
|
98
|
2010
|
3.31
|
4
|
7
|
32
|
8
|
3
|
74.0
|
78
|
45
|
35
|
34
|
55
|
TOTAL
|
3.12
|
31
|
24
|
133
|
39
|
9
|
364.1
|
323
|
174
|
127
|
172
|
383
|
CONFERENCE STATS
Year
|
ERA
|
W
|
L
|
App
|
GS
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
2007
|
3.00
|
6
|
2
|
17
|
2
|
4
|
45.0
|
35
|
15
|
15
|
17
|
60
|
2008
|
0.93
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
15.0
|
11
|
7
|
2
|
10
|
11
|
2009
|
3.30
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
40.1
|
40
|
23
|
19
|
19
|
34
|
TOTAL
|
2.51
|
11
|
5
|
40
|
6
|
4
|
100.1
|
86
|
45
|
36
|
46
|
105
|