Career Summary
McKenna Bull finished her career as the most successful pitcher in BYU history. She holds the top spot for single season and career records in wins, complete games, shutouts, saves, innings pitched and strikeouts. She also finished in the top three in ERA, strikeouts per seven innings and opponent batting average. Additionally, in her senior season she threw 57.2-consecutive scoreless innings, a BYU record. Bull was the main workhorse through the toughest schedules that BYU softball has played. In the WCC, she was pitcher of the week 17 total times, including nine in 2017. She was the WCC Pitcher of the Year for three-straight seasons (2015-17) along with being named to the All-WCC First Team in each of those seasons as well. In all four seasons, Bull helped the Cougars win the WCC championship and advance to NCAA Regionals. Additionally, she received NFCA All-Pacific Region honors in each season, being named to the first team as a senior, and was an NFCA Third Team All-American in 2017.
Personal
- Parents John and Melissa
- One sister named Megan
- Majoring in family studies
Before BYU
- 53-17 career record at Weber High School
- Struck out 729 batters in her high school career
- Three-time 5A first team All-State and All-Area selection
- 2012 5A MVP from the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune
- Received All-Tournament MVP awards and led her team to the 2012 5A state championship
- Had a 1.34 ERA, she had 310 strikeouts and a 26-2 record her junior year
- As a senior, batted .318
- Winner of the Ralph Price Award at Weber High
- Played for the Salt Lake Pegasus and helped them to a first place finish in the 2013 Colorado Fireworks tournament. In 2012, she helped the Pegasus win the Western Nationals in Arizona
- All-WCC Second Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region Third Team
- Two-time WCC Pitcher of the Week
- Pitched three scoreless innings against No. 2 Tennessee.
- Struck out seven straight batters against Hawai’i.
- Tied a single-game BYU record with 14 strikeouts against Valparaiso
- Held No. 2/3 Oregon to four runs in 6.1 innings to help BYU to a victory
- Held Idaho State’s No. 11 scoring offense to two runs in a 9-2 victory
- Pitched a combined no hitter with teammates Tori Almond and Ashley Thompson against UVU
- Pitched a complete game one-hitter against Pacific after recording a save in two scoreless innings in the first game of the day
- Ranks first in WCC in victories (16)
- Ranks first in the WCC and NCAA in saves (7)
- Ranks 46th in NCAA in strikeouts (206) and 25th in strikeouts per seven innings (8.3)
- Became the fourth BYU pitcher to strikeout over 200 batters in a single season finishing sixth at BYU with 206 and also breaking BYU's previous freshman record of 134 strikeouts
- Had a WHIP of 1.47
- Started 27 games in 46 appearances
- WCC Pitcher of the Year
- All-WCC First Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region Third Team
- WCC Pitcher of the Year and First Team selection by College Sports Madness
- Set BYU single-season records for wins (34), strikeouts (256), innings pitched (257.1) and complete games (29)
- Tied the school single-season record for shutouts (8), record for strikeouts in a single game—14 (twice) and career saves (8)
- Led league in strikeouts (64), ERA (1.55), opponent average (.171), games started (12) and wins with an 11-0 record in WCC play
- Tied a career-high 14 strikeouts in an extra-inning games against Maryland and Saint Mary's
- Allowed only two hits against Northwestern while pitching a complete game as the Cougars won 5-1
- Threw a shutout against New Mexico, striking out nine
- Struck out nine in the season-opening win over Virginia
- WCC Pitcher of the Week four times (2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 4/13)
- WCC Player of the Week 5/4 by College Sports Madness
- Named to the 2015 All-WCC Preseason Softball Team
- Named to the College Sports Madness 2015 West Coast Preseason All-Conference First Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Second Team
- 2016 WCC Pitcher of the Year
- All-WCC First Team
- Named to the preseason All-WCC Team
- WCC Pitcher of the Week six times
- Ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA for strikeouts and shutouts for most of the season
- Broke BYU career records for saves and shutouts
- Broke BYU season records for strikeouts and shutouts by breaking her own 2015 records
- Moved up to second place in a BYU career for wins, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts
- Had 10 shutouts
- Threw her first solo no-hitter of her career against San Jose State
- Tied her career high 14 strikeouts against Wisconsin
- Broke the BYU career saves record against Bethune-Cookman
- Had 12 strikeouts against New Mexico State, Cal State Fullerton and Santa Clara
- Tallied 11 strikeouts against UTEP, Saint Louis, Utah State and Saint Mary's
- Notched 10 strikeouts in 12-inning shutout at San Diego
- Threw her second solo no-hitter against UC Santa Barbara, totaling seven strikeouts and just one walk
- Had no walks in a complete game against LMU
- NFCA Third Team All-American
- NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
- WCC Pitcher of the Year
- All-WCC First Team
- WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/13) (3/6) (3/20) (3/27) (4/3) (4/16) (5/1) (5/8) (5/15)
- Broke single-season records in ERA and shutouts with 1.37 and 12, respectively
- Pitched a BYU-record 57.2-straight scoreless innings
- Threw a complete-game win over No. 13 Washington
- Named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team
- Broke the BYU career strikeout record against Miami, throwing a season-high 11 Ks
- Threw 5 strikeouts win win over No. 11/13 Utah
- Became BYU's career win leader in the victory over Dartmouth, throwing 10 strikeouts in the matchup
- Notched 10 strikeouts in win at Oregon State
- Earned career-win 100 in complete-game shutout against San Diego
- Threw double-digit strikeouts in two games against Saint Mary's (11 and 10)
- Pitched a one-hitter against Mississippi State in NCAA Regionals
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 31
Cougars picked first in 2017 WCC preseason poll
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 23
BYU softball 2017 season preview
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 22
Road wins at UNLV lead BYU to undefeated fall season
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 15
Senior effort leads BYU to doubleheader sweep over Southern Utah
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 08
Cougars sweep Broncos in doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 07
Strid blasts BYU to 11-0 win over SLCC
- ImageSoftball | Sep, 30
BYU tops Snow College in first fall game
- ImageSoftball | Sep, 06
BYU softball releases fall schedule
- ImageSoftball | Aug, 18
Pete Meredith inducted into the ASA/USA National Softball Hall of Fame
- ImageSoftball | Jun, 09
2016 BYU softball season review
- ImageSoftball | May, 19
BYU run-ruled by No. 15 Mizzou in first game at NCAA Regionals
- Softball | May, 19
Bull and Thompson receive NFCA Pacific Region honors
- ImageSoftball | May, 16
Thompson, Bull, Bell earn top awards, BYU gets five on All-WCC First Team
- ImageSoftball | May, 09
Cougars head to Logan for final in-state game of the year
- Softball | May, 09
Thompson, Bull sweep WCC weekly awards for second time this season
- ImageSoftball | May, 06
Bull sets season strikeout record in doubleheader wins
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Cougars complete series sweep of Tigers with 8-4 win
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 29
Bell blasts Pacific in doubleheader sweep
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 25
Bull, Thompson sweep WCC weekly awards
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 23
Bull's record-breaking game completes series sweep
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 21
Cougars host Gaels for second WCC series at home
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 21
Cougars host Gaels for second WCC series at home
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 20
BYU shuts out UVU for the season sweep
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 18
BYU travels up the road for second game against UVU
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 18
BYU travels up the road for second game against UVU
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 09
Lions steal series from Cougars
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 01
Thompson's homer drives BYU over Texas
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 28
Rested Cougars travel for three-game series against the Longhorns
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
BYU scores in every inning of 8-0 run-rule win over UVU
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
BYU to face Utah Valley in home opener
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
BYU to face Utah Valley in home opener
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
Bull earns fourth WCC Pitcher of the Week honor
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
Bull earns fourth WCC Pitcher of the Week honor
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 19
Bull's no-hitter sparks BYU to 8-0 win over UC Santa Barbara
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 18
Sugg shines in upset of No. 24 Fresno State, BYU falls to SDSU
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 17
First day of San Diego Classic for BYU results in doubleheader split
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 15
BYU beats Utah 5-4 in Deseret First Duel
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 12
Thompson shines as BYU wins one of two in doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 11
Three home runs lead BYU to doubleheader split
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 08
BYU to play four games in Oklahoma this weekend
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 08
BYU to play four games in Oklahoma this weekend
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 07
Bull earns third-consecutive WCC Pitcher of the Week honor
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 07
Bull earns third-consecutive WCC Pitcher of the Week honor
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 05
Cougars fall 10-6 to No. 10 James Madison
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 04
Bull gets BYU's sixth shutout, splits doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
BYU sweeps day with first road upset of top-15 team since 2010
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 01
Top-20 teams await BYU in the Wildcat Invitational this weekend
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 01
Top-20 teams await BYU in the Wildcat Invitational this weekend
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 29
Bull wins second-straight WCC Pitcher of the Week honor