University of South Alabama Athletics

AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
• Lettered two seasons at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla.
• Two-time First-Team NJCAA All-America selection
• Two-time First-Team NFCA All-America selection
• Two-time First-Team NFCA All-Region selection
• Two-time First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection
• Two-time Panhandle Conference Pitcher of the Year selection
• Posted a 72-4 record for the Raiders and struck out 304 batters in 419.0 innings of work and a 1.29 earned run average
• Her 72 wins set a new school record at Northwest Florida State

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025)
• Led the Raiders to the program’s first-ever NJCAA National Championship in 2025 as they finished with a 61-4 overall record and a 20-0 mark in conference play
• Named the 2025 NJCAA National Pitcher of the Year – the first player in program history to receive the prestigious award
• Earned First-Team NJCAA and NFCA All-American honors, as well as First-Team All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 
• Selected as the NJCAA College World Series Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Pitcher
• Named Panhandle Conference Pitcher of the Year and was an all-FCSAA First Team selection
• Delivered one of the most dominant seasons in NJCAA history, going 35-2 with a 0.94 ERA – a single-season record at NWFS
• Recorded 173 strikeouts in 200.2 innings of work in the circle
• Led the nation in wins, complete games (26), shutouts (12), was second in ERA, third in starts (33), fifth in innings pitched, 10th in saves (4), 14th in opponents’ batting average (.165) and ranked 16th in strikeouts
• Allowed two or fewer hits in 21 of her 40 appearances
• Tossed five-straight consecutive games – all 35.0 innings and over 500 pitches – at the NJCAA College World Series 
• Allowed just seven runs and struck out 25 batters en route to claiming the national title
• In the championship game, the righthander allowed just one run on nine hits, struck out seven and walked one
• Also stranded nine runners in the game, including working out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning of the game versus top-seeded Florida Southwestern
• Struck out a season-high 14 batters in a 4-1 victory over Lansing CC (3/7)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2024)
• Helped the Lady Raiders finish with a 58-6 record and a 19-1 mark in conference play
• Earned First-Team NJCAA and NFCA All-American honors, as well as First-Team All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 
• Named both Panhandle Conference and Region VIII Pitcher of the Year
• Was a 2024 NJCAA Rawlings Gold Glove recipient
• Also named to the FCSAA All-Tournament Team and first-team all-conference
• Went 37-2 with a 1.60 ERA and one save
• Her 37 wins set a program record for a pitcher and topped the NJCAA
• Ranked third in innings pitched (218.1), seventh in shutouts (7), and fifth in complete games (25)
• Led the conference in ERA and strikeouts and also tossed three no-hitters
• Appeared in 46 games with 40 starts in the circle
• Held opponents to a .209 batting average and opponents to two or fewer hits in 14 of her 46 outings, tossing a pair of no-hitters
• Tossed first no-hitter of the season against Jones College (2/16) in a 13-0, five-inning victory
• Second no-hitter came against Tallahassee Community College (4/23) in another five-inning win
• Struck out a season-high nine batters in a seven-inning, one-hitter at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (2/20)

AT CENTRAL (LA.) HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered four seasons in softball at Central High School in Greenwell Springs, La.
• Over her final three prep seasons, she compiled a 58-16 record, and struck out 559 batters in 452 innings of work in the circle
• Led the Wildcats to three-straight postseason appearances, including a district championship as a senior
• Was a three-time all-state and all-metro selection
• Named the District MVP as a senior
• Posted a 21-6 record with 202 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA in 149 innings in her 26 appearances as a senior
• Finished her junior campaign with a 21-5 record with 197 strikeouts and a 2.09 ERA in 160 innings in her 28 appearances
• Set a program record for consecutive wins as she opened her junior season with 17-straight wins
• Named LSCA Class 5A all-state as a junior as a utility player
• Posted a 16-5 record in the circle with 160 strikeouts and a 1.81 ERA in 143 innings in her 22 appearances as a sophomore
• Was an honorable mention all-state selection as a sophomore and a first-team all-district honoree for District 4-5A
• Played five years of travel ball for Louisiana Blazers Elite located in Walker, La.
• Her 18U team won a championship at the NFA Championship, while also recording two runner up finishes at the NFA and the USA Gold National Championship
• Her 16U team also placed second at the NFA Championship
• Also lettered two seasons in volleyball for the Wildcats

PERSONAL
• Full name is Cailyn Elizabeth Heyl
• Born in Baton Rouge, La.
• Daughter of Cleve and Tricia Heyl
• One of three children in her family
• Has an older brother, Connor and an older sister, Corinne 
• Majoring in exercise science