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Jersey Number 9
Kayla Winkfield
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Giddings, TX
- High School:
- Giddings HS
Career MSU Records:
· T-7th in stolen bases (75)
· T-9th in triples (10)
2016
· T-7th in stolen bases (75)
· T-9th in triples (10)
2016
- For the third-straight year, started in every game, drawing the start at shortstop in 57 contests
- Closed out her MSU career as the leader of the Bulldog offense, pacing State with a .330 average, 59 hits, 39 runs scored, six triples and a .458 slugging percentage
- Also topped the Maroon and White with 17 stolen bases, showcasing her well-known speed
- Paced MSU with 122 assists and fielded a team-best nine double plays
- Led the SEC in triples (6) and triples per game (0.11), while standing ninth and 19th in the nation in the two categories, respectively
- Was the driving force behind MSU’s 0.21 triples per game and 12 total three-baggers, which ranked fourth and fifth in the SEC, respectively
- Set career highs in nearly every category during her senior season
- Owned the longest reached base safely streak (15) and hitting streak (9) on the team for the 2016 season
- Second on the team with 14 multi-hit contests
- Opened the season on a six-game hitting streak, including tallying multi-hit games against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 13), Houston (Feb. 14) and at South Alabama (Feb. 19)
- In the Feb. 19 contest at USA, she recorded an RBI single in the eighth to give MSU the winning run
- Went 3 for 3 with a run scored and two stolen bases, recording her first three-hit contest of the season
- Earned a career-best nine-game hitting streak from March 26 at Tennessee to April 10 at Alabama
- During that streak, she went 2 for 4 with a double and scored the game-winning run off an Amanda Ivy single to left to defeat Ole Miss (April 3), 1-0
- In the very next game, she became the only Bulldog in the 2016 season to record a four-hit contest, going 4 for 4 with a triple and three runs scored against the Rebels (April 4)
- Tallied her team-leading second four-hit contest at Mississippi Valley State (April 28), while also blasting her only home run of the season
- Ended her Bulldog career getting a hit in eight of her last 10 contests, including four multi-hit games
2015
- Started all 57 games of the 2015 season at the shortstop position and played all 376.1 innings of MSU’s season at short
- Posted a .331 batting average and finished third on the team in hits (57), second in doubles (9) and second in triples (4)
- Recorded 14 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games on the season
- Her 13 extra-base hits were 12 more than she had her first two seasons combined
- Was a part of fielding nine double plays
- Was the second biggest MSU threat on the base paths as she was successful on 28-of-31 steal attempts
- Started the season with a six game hitting streak from Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5) to Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11)
- During the hitting streak went 7-for-16 with two runs, six RBI and two doubles
- Recorded her first double of the season against Saint Louis (Feb. 7) going 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI
- Went 3-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base against Lamar (Feb. 14)
- Recorded her first triple of the year against No. 8 Georgia (March 8) as she went 1-for-4 with two RBI
- Went 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, a double and a triple at Southern Miss in the first game of the doubleheader (March 25)
- Recorded another six game hitting streak from Lipscomb (March 31) to No. 1 LSU (April 8)
- During the second hitting streak she went 8-for-22 with three runs, a double, a triple and three stolen bases
- Had her best performance during an SEC series come against No. 12 Tennessee when she went 4-for-8 with three runs scored, two RBI, a triple, a walk and three stolen bases (April 17-19)
- Went 3-for-3 with two runs, a double and a season-best three stolen bases, which tied her career best, against Georgia Southern (April 25)
- Closed the season by going 2-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases vs. No. 18 Baylor (May 17) in the Lafayette Regional
2014
- Took over the everyday shortstop role and excelled defensively while contributing offensively
- Started all 60 of the team’s games at shortstop and hit .221
- Tallied 30 hits, 22 runs scored, 12 runs batted in, seven walks and five hit by pitches
- Also finished third on the squad with 13 stolen bases and fourth with a trio of sacrifice bunts
- Recorded a team third-best 106 putouts and placed second on the squad with 58 assists
- Batted .429 with the bases loaded (three-for-seven) and reached base 36.4 percent of the time when leading off an inning (12-for-33)
- Recorded five two-hit games and three multi-RBI contests
- Hit in the eighth (48 games) and ninth (11 games) spots of the order
- Team posted a 10-1 record (.909 winning percentage) when hitting in the No. 9 hole of the order
- Batted .173 (nine-for-52) against Southeastern Conference competition with eight runs scored and two RBI
- Registered a MSU second-best 25 assists and third-best 46 putouts against league foes
- An offensive threat during wins, batting .270 (24-for-89) with 12 steals and 12 RBI
- Found success during the NCAA Tournament (May 16-17), tying for the team lead with a .429 batting average
- One of six Bulldogs to drive in a run during the NCAA event
- Tied career high with two hits against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 7) and registered first career RBI
- Singled and was hit by a pitch versus Jacksonville State (Feb. 8), scoring a run and driving in another
- Made a run-saving stop on a single up the middle against LIU-Brooklyn (Feb. 14), keeping it a 3-1 Mississippi State lead
- Plated a career-high two runs against Iowa (Feb. 23), including game-winning score with a single in the second inning
- Went one-for-one with a sacrifice bunt at Memphis (March 18)
- Recorded first career extra-base hit at No. 21 Auburn (March 23) with a double
- Tied season high with two hits in the series finale against the Tigers
- Drove in the game-winning run against Samford (March 26) with a fourth-inning single
- Matched career high with two runs batted in versus Marshall (March 30) and tied a then-single-game personal best with two steals
- Set career highs with three runs scored and three stolen bases at Mississippi Valley State (April 1)
- Scored first and last runs in 4-2 victory against No. 3 Alabama (April 12)
- Added a single and walk in the contest
- Tallied a hit and run scored in the last two games at No. 4 Tennessee (April 19-20) and drove in a run in series finale
2013
- Started 14 games and played in 46 during debut season
- Made all 14 starts at shortstop and hit in the eighth spot of the order each time
- Led MSU with 32 games appeared in as a substitute
- Contributed 10 hits, six walks, 17 runs scored and a team third-best 17 stolen bases
- Appeared in 20 of the team’s 24 Southeastern Conference contests and started five
- Swiped six bases and scored six times during league action
- Turned in a .333 batting average and .438 on-base percentage during non-conference contests and tallied 11 runs
- Paced the Bulldogs with a .714 batting average during neutral-site contests, picking up five hits in seven at-bats
- Stole three bases and scored twice during neutral-site contests
- Went six-of-seven stealing bases versus top-25 clubs
- Six swipes were the most of any Bulldog against ranked teams
- Went nine-of-13 stealing bases as a pinch runner
- Reached base 55.6 percent of the time leading off an inning and hit .500 against left-handed pitchers
- Made collegiate debut starting at shortstop against Troy (Feb. 8) and went one-for-three
- Tallied a hit, stolen base and run scored in the run-rule win over Tennessee State (Feb. 9)
- Helped snap a 21-game losing streak to No. 12 LSU (March 9), entering as a pinch runner, stealing a base and scoring the game-winning run
- Stole home and scored on a double steal in the series opener at No. 3 Florida (April 5)
- As the starting shortstop, earned season highs in walks (three), runs (three) and stolen bases (two) in a run-rule win at Samford (April 16)
- Walked, stole second and scored a run in the series-opening win at No. 4 Alabama (April 19), helping snap the Crimson Tide’s 27-game winning streak against the Bulldogs
- Registered a career-high three singles to go along with a stolen base in a neutral-site victory against Middle Tennessee State (April 22)
High School
- Played at Giddings High School under head coach Kristy Bradford
- Was considered one of the best defensive players in the state of Texas
- A triple-sport athlete in softball, basketball and track & field
- Earned all-state and all-district honors in softball and basketball following sophomore and junior seasons, while earning all-district honors her freshman year in softball
- Earned the Golden Glove Award as a freshman and Texas Outstanding Outfielder Award as a sophomore
- Went to the Texas State Championships in track & field her first three years of high school
- Finished third in the 100-yard dash and sixth in the triple jump as a junior
- Part of the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relays at the Texas Relays as a freshman
Personal
- Born Kayla Camille Winkfield on April 14, 1994, in Austin, Texas
- The daughter of William and Patricia Winkfield
- Has one sister, Keanna
- Majoring in human sciences (human development and family studies)
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