Kayla Young
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Los Lunas, N.M.
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- Position:
- DP/1B
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- Year:
- R-So.
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Valencia HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2018, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2016, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
2018 Season (Sophomore): Played in 34 games with 22 starts, mainly at the designated player position ... Batted .260 on the season with four doubles, two home runs, and 16 RBIs ... Recorded four multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in BU's 7-3 win over Mayville State on Mar. 29 ... Earned NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2017 Season (Redshirt): Sat out the 2017 season as a redshirt.
2016 Season (Freshman): Saw action in 47 games, starting in 35 ... Batted .248 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 runs scored ... Third on the team with 26 RBIs ... Registered four multi-hit games ... Named an NSAA Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Four-year starter under coach (and father) Jeff Young at Valencia High School … Three-time all-district selection: second team (freshman), first team (sophomore and junior) … Member of the National Honor Society … Three-year Academic letterman (2012-14) … Played club softball for New Mexico Sundancers under coach Paul Kohmen.
Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Jennifer Young … Born on July 11 … Has a younger sister, Ashley … Undecided on a major.
News mentions
The Bellevue University softball team opened the North Star Athletic Association Tournament with a 3-2 loss to Dakota State University, dropping the Bruins to the loser's bracket of the tournament. BU faces Mayville State in an elimination game at 2:30 p.m. today
After dropping a pair of games to open the four-game conference series on Saturday, the Bellevue University softball team rebounded with a sweep over Waldorf University to split the North Star Athletic Association series with the Warriors Sunday afternoon at the Lied Activity Center. BU won by scores of 5-3 and 5-0.
Game 1: Mayville State 3, Bellevue 2 (8 innings) Game 2: Bellevue 6, Dickinson State 2
The Bellevue University softball team ran its winning streak to seven games with a doubleheader sweep over Hastings College Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins won the opener 12-2 in five innings and the nightcap, 7-1.
The Bellevue University softball team swept a pair of games with Mayville State University Thursday in North Star Athletic Association action at the Lied Activity Center Softball Field. Bellevue won the opener 7-3 before battling back for a dramatic 9-8 win in the nightcap.
Jamestown defeated Bellevue 6-2 and 5-2 on Sunday to pick up the four-game NSAA series sweep
Bellevue defeated Hannibal-LaGrange, 8-0, in the opener, followed by a 3-2 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene, and concluding with a 7-3 with over Bethel (Ind.).
Bellevue scored five seventh inning runs to overcome a 3-1 deficit against Lourdes and earn a split in their first day of competition at THE Spring Games.
The Bellevue University softball team opened the 2018 season winning two-of-three games on Friday at the Cowtown Classic.
Bellevue opens the 2018 Season Feb. 9-10 with five games at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas
Michala Cimino announced the additions of Ashley Young, Ashlyn Teran, Ellie Bliemeister, Kelsey Arnold, Kylee Sargent, and Lauren Jurek to the Bellevue Softball program
BU softball ranked 24th nationally in GPA and had nine individuals earn Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
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