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Western Michigan University Athletics

2012 Softball Roster

21 Kayla Houston

21 Kayla Houston

  • Position:
    Pitcher/Utility
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Valhalla
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2011: Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team ... struck out ten in a complete-game effort against Utah (2/11) ... named MAC West Pitcher of the Week for performance at Kajikawa Classic (2/10-13), where she recorded 21 strikeouts with a 3.50 ERA over four appearances ... walked twice and scored a run against #5 Alabama (2/26) ... threw a complete game one-hitter with 11 strikeouts, while adding a solo-homer at the plate against Maine (3/1) ... went 1-of-3 at the plate and went the distance on the mound in a 4-3 victory over Loyola Marymount (3/5) ... struck out three and allowed just two earned runs in 3-2 victory over Notre Dame (3/29) ... threw 148 pitches and struck out three in a complete-game victory over Central Michigan (4/1) ... threw four shutout innings, doubled and scored a run in victory over Oakland (4/5) ... complete-game nine strikeout effort in victory over Kent State (4/8), while also contributing two doubles and two RBI's ... pinch-hit three-run double against Ohio (4/17) ... hit decisive three-run double at Miami (5/7) in WMU's MAC title-clinching win ... hit .529 in MAC Tournament ... finished tournament with two hits in each of the last four games ...hit home run in 9-0 consolation final against CMU (5/15) ... earned third letter.

2010: Appeared in and started a career-high 35 games ... matched career high for RBIs in a game with two against Notre Dame (3/18) ... reached base safely in 10 games ... scored a career high six runs ... made six appearances in the circle with a career high three starts ... set new strikeout personal bests in back-to-back appearances with six at Michigan State (3/24) and seven at Ohio (4/9) ... worked 17.1 innings with 15 strikeouts ... earned second letter.

2009: Started 29 games in 34 appearances and one start in the circle ... made collegiate debut in season opener against Penn State (2/6) ... collected first collegiate hit and RBI against UCF (2/7) ... scored first collegiate run against Tennessee State (2/27) ... hit first collegiate home run against Ohio (3/27) ... had a season long five-game hit streak ... recorded one multi-RBI game ... worked 4.2 innings in three appearances ... recorded five strikeouts ... earned first letter.

High School: Three-time letter winner in softball as a sophomore, junior and senior ... all-league as a sophomore.

Personal: Majoring in journalism and has been published in the Western Herald, the University's student newspaper ... daughter of Cheryl and Sterling Houston ... born March 16, 1990 in Oceanside, Calif.

 

Year GP-GS AB R AVG H 2B 3B RBI HR SB-ATT FLD%
2011 39-29 83 8 .253 21 8 0 14 3 0-0 .889
2010 35-35 62
6
.113
7
2
0
5
0
0-0
.934
2009 34-29 65 3 .215 14 3 0 6 1 0-0 .857
Totals 108-93 210 17 .200 42 13 0 25 4 0-0 .904
                       
Year GS-CG APP IP W-L ERA H ER SO   SHO/CBO SV
2011 19-12 31 139.1 6-11 4.52 174 90 116   0/1 1
2010 3-1 6
17.1
0-3
5.65
24
14
15
  0/0
0
2009 1-0 3 4.2 0-1 12.00 8 8 5   0/0 0
Totals 23-13 40 161.1 6-15 4.86 206 112 136 0/1 1

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2009Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2010Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2011Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2012Senior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'8"
    21