The University of Mississippi Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
KK Esparza
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- C/INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-8
- Experience:
- 1L
- Hometown:
- Friendswood, Texas
- High School:
- Friendswood
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Started five games at catcher before redshirting.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Helped lead Ole Miss to its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth ever 40-win season โฆ Appeared and startedย in 56 games behind the plate โฆ Logged a .988 fielding percentage with 300 putouts and 16 assists โฆ Caught nine runners stealing โฆ Batted .204 with 23 hits in 113 at-bats โฆ Crossed the plate 14 times and drove in 15 more runs โฆ Singled in her collegiate debut and scored a run (2/10) โฆ Went 3-for-3 in the Rebelsโ come-from-behind win at Cal State Fullerton (2/11) โฆ Lifted Ole Miss past Cal, scoring the lone run with her first career home run (2/12) โฆ Recorded her first multi-home run game, going yard twice against DePaul (2/26) โฆ Delivered an RBI single in the upset win over No. 9 Arkansas (4/1) โฆ Doubled against LMU in the Los Angeles Regional Final (5/21).
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Ranked tied for 69thย in Extra Innings Softball's Recruiting Rankings โฆ A three-time letterwinner at Friendswood High School in Friendswood, Texas โฆ Played under Olympic gold medalist Christa Williams-Yates โฆ Helped lead her FHS team to a 2019 district championship โฆ Named the defensive player of the year as well as first team all-county and Texas Sportswriters All-State in 2019 โฆ Batted .352 as a freshman with 13 RBIs and three extra base hits before suffering a season-ending injury โฆ Hit .510 as a sophomore, recording 11 doubles, six home runs, 41 RBIs and 13 stolen bases โฆ 41 RBIs as a sophomore set the school record โฆ Prior to junior season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, batted .442 with five doubles, a triple, two homers, 17 RBIs and six steals โฆ Played travel ball for 18u Hotshots Dumezich โฆ Member of the all-A honor roll.
PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Charlie and Christie Esparza โฆ Born Feb. 9, 2003 โฆ Has three siblings, Cayne, Charleigh and Chylie โฆ Helps out with coaching in her free time โฆ Has career plans of working in sports psychology.
