LOGAN, Utah - Utah State head softball coach Todd Judge announced the signing of Kaylee Erickson on Thursday.
"I am very excited to bring a player of Kaylee's caliber to Utah State," Judge said. "Kaylee is a unique player that can play all positions in the infield. She also is a great hitter that has power to all fields. Being an older player, Kaylee will bring great leadership to our program for the next three years."
Erickson, a 5-foot-9 catcher, played at BYU during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, earning all-WCC honorable mention accolades in her sophomore campaign. She appeared in 39 games as a Cougar, making 25 starts. So far in her collegiate career, Erickson has recorded 17 hits, 17 runs and seven RBIs. She holds a .254 career batting average, .311 on-base percentage, .463 slugging percentage and .952 fielding percentage.
The native of Phoenix, Arizona, recently returned from an 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Boise, Idaho area.
Erickson prepped at Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was voted first-team all-Desert Valley as a sophomore, junior and senior. As a senior, she earned first-team all-state, 6A Conference and Arizona Interscholastic Association honors, as well as being voted to the 2019 Sports360AZ 5A-6A first-team all-academic softball team. Erickson was named the 2019 Female Athlete of the Year at Sandra Day O'Connor.
During her senior year, Erickson served a team captain and led her team to win the 2019 6A state championship, batting .500 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs during the season. As a junior, she posted a .449 batting average with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs. Erickson hit a total of 30 homers during her high school career.
Erickson reunites with Judge after having played club softball under his coaching with the Oro Valley Suncats. She was part of the Suncats team that won the 2019 TCS Fireworks (18U Power Pool Division) championship in Aurora, Colorado. Erickson also played club ball for the Arizona Firecrackers.
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