The University of Mississippi Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Kaylee Horton
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- UT
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-6
- Experience:
- 2L
- Hometown:
- Jasper, Ala.
- High School:
- Curry
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| โข 2019 SEC All-Defensive Team โข 2019 SEC Spring Honor Roll โข 2018 SEC Spring Honor Roll |
2019 (JUNIOR): Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team ... Appeared in and started all 61 games ... Batted .289 with 31 runs scored and 28 runs driven in ... Tied for second in the SEC with five triples ... also added in four doubles for a .364 slugging percentage ... Third on the team with 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI gamesย ... Went 23-for-29 on stolen base attempts, ranking fourth in the SEC ... Posted a .974 fielding percentage in right field with just one error ... Opened the season with a 3-for-3 showing at the plate against UCF (2/7), scoring a pair of runs and stealing four bases ... Went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored against Cal Poly (2/15) ... Reached in all three plate appearances against Sam Houston State (2/23), posting a pair of singles and a walk with one run driven in ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, a pair of RBIs a run scored and a steal against Pitt (3/1) ... Drove in three runs while going 1-for-2 with a double against No. 14 Arkansas (3/10) ... Drove in seven total runs during the series with the Razorbacks ... Scored three runs with a pair of steals versus Samford (3/15) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run driven in and three scored at Mississippi State (4/19) ... A perfect 3-for-3 at the dish against Southern Miss (4/24) ... Had a day to remember in the NCAA Oxford Regional game against Chattanooga (5/17), going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a bases clearing triple ... Brought home the walk off run against No. 7 Louisiana (5/19) to send Ole Miss to Super Regionals, scoring Kylan Becker with a fielder's choice ... Led the Rebels with eight RBIs during the regional.
2018 (SOPHOMORE):ย Appeared in 56 games, making 47 starts between the outfield and second base ... Ranked fourth on the team with a .276 average, scoring 22 runs and driving in 18 more ... Was 9-for-10 on stolen base attempts ... Ranked second on the Rebels with 13 multi-hit games ... Went 3-for-3 with a run scored against Boston College ... Followed with a 3-for-4 showing at Texas A&M, driving in a run ... Strung together a seven-game hitting streak, tied for a team-best mark, going 12-for-21 over that time ...ย Reached safely in all three at-bats against Alcorn State, scoring three runs, while driving in another and stealing a pair of bases ... Named to theย SEC Spring Honor Roll.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Played in all but five games in her first season and started 49, all at second base โฆ Hit .270 with 11 RBI and seven extra-base hits (6 2B, 1 3B) โฆ Five multi-hit games and 23 runs scored โฆ Recorded first career RBI vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (2/17) โฆ Finished the Houston Classic with five hits, five runs and two RBI โฆ Drove in a pair of runs in the 10-4 win at No. 5 Auburn (4/8) โฆ Finished the season with hits in six of her final eight games โฆ Ended the year on a 12-game reached base streak โฆ Tied for 12th in the SEC in fielding double plays (12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned five letters at Curry High School in Jasper, Ala. โฆ Led the Yellowjackets to the 2015 and 2016 AHSAA 4A State Championship after going 45-5 in her junior campaign and 47-2 as a senior โฆ Walker County and Regional Champions 2012-16 and area champions 2013-16 โฆ Named 2016 All-American by MaxPreps and FloSoftball โฆ Earned All-State honors in 2015 and 2016 and Super State honors in 2015 โฆ Hit .613 in her career, which is second best all-time in the state of Alabama โฆ Tallied 346 career hits, 10th-most all time in the AHSAA and seventh all-time in the state with 201 stolen bases โฆ Also Curry HS school record holder for average, doubles (52), singles (276) and stolen bases โฆ Hit no lower than .535 in her high school career, and finished with at least 68 hits and 42 stolen bases all four seasons โฆ Also lettered four years in basketball as a point guard โฆ Named Class 4A All-Area and also an all-county selection โฆ Named sophomore class officer โฆ Member of the Future Business Leaders of America โฆ Leadership of Walker County (2015) โฆ Wendyโs High School Heisman Winner โฆ Ranked top-10 in senior class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kaylee Brianne Horton โฆ Born Feb. 9, 1998 โฆ Daughter of Jeff and Lauren Horton โฆ Has one brother, Weston, and one sister, Kensley โฆ Majoring in exercise science.
