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2023 Softball Roster

23 Kayla Bowen

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Fresno, Calif.
  • High School Edison HS
  • Position UTL

Biography

Honors and Awards
Second Team All-WAC (2021)
First Team All-WAC (2023)
WAC All-Defensive Team (2023)
WAC Hitter of the Week (4/3/23)
WAC Hitter of the Week (4/11/23)

2022 (Senior): Started and played in all 51 games for the Aggies, primarily at first base … Hit .369 with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs … Paced the team in hits (59), doubles (13) and total bases (105), while ranking second in home runs, RBIs, batting average, slugging percentage (.710) and OPS (1.076), and third in runs scored (35) … Also made seven appearances as a pitcher … Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a win over UT Arlington (2/18) … Blasted a three run homer in a 19-3 win over rival UTEP (3/2) … Recorded a season-high RBIs with a double and three runs scored in a win over in-state rival UNM (3/8) … Racked up seven hits, six RBIs and three home runs over a three-game series against Utah Valley (4/1-2) … Knocked in three hits and a home run against Arizona (4/27) … Tallied three RBIs in a thrilling walk-off win against Utah Valley at the WAC tournament (5/12) … Named 2nd Team All-WAC.

2021 (Junior): Emerged as one of the Aggies' top hitters....Started 48 games at first base for the Aggies...Hit .305 with eight home runs and 39 RBIs...Had a .589 slugging percentage and a .354 on-base percentage...Went 3-for-5 in stolen bases...Had an inside-the-park home run against California Baptist on May 8...Had a season high four RBIs against Idaho State on Mar. 19...Named to the All-WAC Second Team.

2020 (Sophomore): Season cut short due to Coronavirus...Played in 20 games and started 16 of them...Hit .234 in 47 at-bats with a .447 slugging percentage and .265 on-base percentage...Had 11 hits and 11 RBI...Had three home runs on the year, one against IUPUI on Feb. 21 and two against IUPUI on Feb. 23., where she had a career-high eight RBIs.

2019 (Freshman ): Played in 50 games making 46 starts… Batted .262 with a .438 slugging percentage and a .331 on-base percentage… Posted a career-high three hits at CSU Bakersfield (5/4)…Tallied three runs scored at UTEP (3/19)… Recorded three RBI against ranked Texas Tech (4/30)… posted two home runs and eight total bases against Lehigh (3/10)… Recorded a pair of walks against North Dakota (3/24) and at UTEP (3/19)… Logged a double against Cal (2/23) and North Dakota (3/23)…Went 3-for-3 in stolen bases for the season….

High School: Received 2018 First Team All-Conference (County Metro Athletic Conference) honors… Named 2018 Edison High Offensive Player of the Year… Was a part of the Cal-Hi Sports 2018 All-State Team… Named to the Pagmeter/940 ESPN First-Team All Valley… Received 2018 City/County All-Star honors... Named to the First Team All-League CMAC in 2017… Pag Meter/ 940 ESPN Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2017… Named the 2017 Edison High School Offensive Player of the Year… Posted a .562 batting average in 2017, which included 60 RBI, 10 doubles, nine home runs and 12 stolen bases…

Personal: Daughter of Vince and Pristeen Bowen... Has one sibling Kameron... Cousin Bruce Bowen played in the NBA... Cousin Ryan Bowen played baseball for the Astros and Marlins... Uncle Terry Bowen ran track at Fresno State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019Freshman

    Utility Player
    5'6"
    23
  • 23

    2020Sophomore

    Utility Player
    5'6"
    23
  • 23

    2021Junior

    Utility Player
    5'6"
    23
  • 23

    2022Senior

    Utility Player
    5'6"
    23
  • 23

    2023Graduate Student

    Utility Player
    5'6"
    23