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2021 Softball Roster

Profile

  • 3B
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Mission Viejo, Calif.
    Hometown
  • 5'7
    Height
  • Capistrano Valley HS
    High School
Garett Graf/USU Athletics
Tyson Bybee
Rick Parker
Rick Parker
Kennedy Hira
#9
Kennedy Hira
3B
Position
Senior
Class
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS: Second-Team All-Mountain West (2021); NFCA/Easton Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2021); Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2020, 2021); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

2021 (SR): Earned second-team all-Mountain West honors… Hit .275 on the season, tallying 25 hits in 91 at-bats… Hit four doubles and seven home runs… Hit two homers against Fresno State (March 28), including a walk-off grand slam… Had multiple hits in seven games, including a season-high three against San Diego State (April 25)… Scored 14 runs and tallied 22 RBIs… Was walked four times and hit by a pitch twice… Recorded 16 putouts and 35 assists with a .836 fielding percentage… Earned academic all-MW honors and was named a MW Scholar-Athlete... Was also a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2020 (JR): Played in and started 23 games at third base... Batted .159 on the season with 10 hits in 63 at-bats... Had multiple hits in two games... Hit four doubles during the season... Scored 11 runs and batted in five... Was walked three times and hit by a pitch five times... Hit the first sac fly of her career against Hawai’i (Feb. 14)... Had a perfect fielding percentage, recording 10 putouts and 23 assists... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was named a MW Scholar-Athlete... Was also a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2019 (SO): Played in 36 games, starting 29... Saw time at third base and as a designated hitter... Hit .286 on the season with 26 hits in 91 at-bats... Had multiple hits in six contests, including a career-high three at Cal Poly (March 9)... Hit six doubles, one triple and four home runs... Scored 11 runs and tallied 23 RBIs... Was walked seven times and hit by a pitch three times... Had 15 putouts and 33 assists with a .923 fielding percentage... Was named an NFCA/Easton Scholar-Athlete... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was named a MW Scholar-Athlete... Was also a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2018 (FR): Played in 20 games, starting seven... Batted .207 on the year with six hits in 29 at-bats... Had two hits at Utah Valley (March 21)... Was walked one time... Had a season-high two putouts at UC Davis (March 10)... Was named an NFCA/Easton Scholar-Athlete... Was named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner, playing her final two high school seasons at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif... Batted .333 with a .458 slugging percentage her senior season... Also had a team-high 12 RBIs that season... Earned first-team all-league honors as a junior and senior, along with second-team accolades her sophomore season... Played high school softball with USU teammate Delaney Hull... Played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Santa Margarita Catholic High School... Played for three club programs, finishing her career with Clutch Up Softball Academy.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ken and Jen Hira... Has one younger brother... Graduated in May, 2021, with a degree in business administration.

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