2021
Played in 33 games making 31 starts, and pitched in two games as a graduate transfer ... hit .282 with 24 hits, including nine of the extra-base variety ... hit five doubles and was third on the team with four home runs ... scored eight runs and drove in 16 RBIs ... slugged .482 and had an OPS of .836 ... had five multi-hit games and a pair of three-hit games ... hit her first home run in a UWG uniform against Delta State on February 26 ... pitched in two games, going 1-0 with a 1.91 ERA ... threw a total of 7.1 innings with five strikeouts
2020 (Tennessee Tech)
Did Not Play
2019 (Tennessee Tech)
Pitched in 14 games in 2019, starting eight games ... went 4-5 with a 5.63 ERA ... struck out 37 batters over 54.2 innings pitched ... pitched five complete games ... at the plate, went 8-for-30 with a .267 average ... drove in seven RBI with a pair of doubles
2018 (Tennessee Tech)
In the circle, Hughes put together a 5-12 record in 28 appearances and 17 starts ... compiled a 4.64 earned run average ... had 12 complete games among 123 2/3 innings of work ... allowed 106 runs -- 82 earned -- on 159 hits as she walked 77 and struck out 60 ... batters hit .309 against her ... offensively, Hughes appeared in 15 games, batting .229 on the season ... collected eight hits on 35 at-bats ... had two doubles and one home run ... drove in three RBI and scored three times.
2017 (Tennessee Tech)
Hughes played in 13 games in the field, starting four ... batted .111 with two hits in 18 at-bats ... drove in two RBI and scored once ... in the circle, Hughes appeared in 10 games with three starts, going the distance once ... compiled a 3.00 ERA in 18 2/3 innings of work ... struck out 10 and walked 15.
Overview
In her prep career, Hughes batted .325 with nine home runs, and compiled a 61-11 record in the circle with a 1.83 earned run average in 388 innings ... She was named to the all-state team in 2014 and 2015, named to the Best of Preps 2014 and 2015 by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, was the Tennessee Player of the Game during the 2016 Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Game, and was the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Athlete of the Year for Southeast Tennessee in 2016 ... Baylor School squad won the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship in 2013, 2015 and 2016 ... As a senior, Hughes batted .327 with five home runs, as well as pitching her way to an 18-3 record and a 1.66 ERA in 114 innings ... The daughter of James and Karen Hughes ... Father James played baseball at Huntingdon (1987-1990) ... Mother Karen played volleyball, basketball and softball at Carson-Newman (1990-1994) ... full name is Kayla Morgan Hughes ... Birthdate is July 2, 1998.
