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 … Appeared and started in 56 games behind the plate … Logged a .988 fielding percentage with 300 putouts and 16 assists … Caught nine runners stealing … Batted .204 with 23 hits in 113 at-bats … Crossed the plate 14 times and drove in 15 more runs … Singled in her collegiate debut and scored a run (2/10) … Went 3-for-3 in the Rebels’ come-from-behind win at Cal State Fullerton (2/11) … Lifted Ole Miss past Cal, scoring the lone run with her first career home run (2/12) … Recorded her first multi-home run game, going yard twice against DePaul (2/26) … Delivered an RBI single in the upset win over No. 9 Arkansas (4/1) … Doubled against LMU in the Los Angeles Regional Final (5/21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked tied for 69th in Extra Innings Softball's Recruiting Rankings … A three-time letterwinner at Friendswood High School in Friendswood, Texas … Played under Olympic gold medalist Christa Williams-Yates … Helped lead her FHS team to a 2019 district championship … Named the defensive player of the year as well as first team all-county and Texas Sportswriters All-State in 2019 … Batted .352 as a freshman with 13 RBIs and three extra base hits before suffering a season-ending injury … Hit .510 as a sophomore, recording 11 doubles, six home runs, 41 RBIs and 13 stolen bases … 41 RBIs as a sophomore set the school record … 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 … Played travel ball for 18u Hotshots Dumezich … Member of the all-A honor roll.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Charlie and Christie Esparza … Born Feb. 9, 2003 … Has three siblings, Cayne, Charleigh and Chylie … Helps out with coaching in her free time … Has career plans of working in sports psychology.
