Caylor Arnold

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mount Gilead
Hometown:
Mount Gilead, Ohio

2016: Appeared in 44 games at catcher with 29 starts ... Served as a personal catcher to Amy Letourneau in the latter part of the season, giving Northwestern lineup flexibility with the DP/flex positions ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Ripped an RBI double and drew a walk in an extra-inning game against No. 20 Fresno State (2/27) ... Had a career-best three-hit game in a rematch against No. 22 Fresno State (3/4) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI against LIU Brooklyn (3/18) ... Caught the final two innings of a combined no-hitter at Purdue (5/7).

2015: Appeared in 30 games at catcher with 26 starts ... Academic All-Big Ten ... In the first start of her career, clubbed a game-tying two-run home run while finishing 2-for-2 with a walk in a 7-3 win over North Carolina (2/6) ... Later that night, was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a victory against UC Santa Barbara (2/6) ... Went through a period of snake-bite at the plate, crushing three line drives in an 0-3 game against South Carolina (2/22) before lining out multiple times at the Louisville Slugger Invitational (2/27-3/1) ... Finished 1-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a walk in an 11-0 win at Louisville (3/8) ... Showed off her arm in a win against IUPUI, throwing out two runners stealing while picking off a third (3/14) ... Singled, walked, drove in a run and scored in a win over Wisconsin (3/28).

2014: Appeared in three games ... Beat out an infield single in a pinch-hit appearance against Boise State (2/8) before remaining in the contest to catch ... Entered to catch against George Washington (2/14) as a defensive replacement, also going 0-1 with a walk and a run from the plate.

2013: Appeared in three games as a pinch hitter, getting an at-bat versus Middle Tennessee State (2/15) and smashing a two-out, pinch-hit, ground-rule double against Cal Poly (3/2) for her first collegiate hit.

High School: Three-time All-Mid Ohio Athletic Conference and All-Central District first-team selection ... Two-time All-State first team choice ... As a junior, batted .507 and slugged .857 while leading Mount Gilead to a MOAC Division championship ... Batted .497, slugged .847 and stole 27 bases as a freshman while her team finished the season with a 22-4 record ... Hit .467 with an .811 slugging percentage as a sophomore in 2010 ... Played 10 years of club with the Ohio Lady Lasers before playing last season with head coach Gerry Quinn and the Illinois Chill ... In 2005, named USSSA World Series MVP after leading the Lady Lasers to the World Series championship ... Team finished 10th at ASA Nationals in 2006 and eighth in 2010 ... Also lettered two years in indoor track and one year in basketball ... Honor Roll, Merit Roll and National Honor Society member ... MOAC Student-Athlete Award ... The American Legion Americanism and Government Program county winner.

Personal: Born Caylor Janae Arnold ... Daughter of Bill and Tressa Arnold ... Enjoys nature photography ... Chose Northwestern over Louisville, Miami (Ohio), Ohio State, Indiana, Penn State and Kent State ... Majoring in communication studies and is enrolled in the IMC Certificate program.