BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Pac-12 All-Freshman honoree and NFCA West All-Region First Team member Kennedy Powell has joined the Texas A&M softball team, head coach Trisha Ford announced Monday. Powell spent the 2023 season at UCLA.
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"Kennedy is someone that instantly makes us better," Ford said. "She is a special talent that will immediately come in and make a huge impact. I'm excited to start bringing some of the Texas talent back home."
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The Conroe, Texas, native made 45 starts and was one of two Bruins to play in all 59 games. Powell batted .374 which ranked No. 10 overall in the Pac-12 and No. 17 in the nation amongst freshmen. She logged 13 multi-hit games, including three consecutive three-hit games from Feb. 25 to March 3 against Texas A&M, No. 2 Oklahoma and UCF. During league play, Powell batted .355 with a .548 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage.
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Coming out of Conroe High School, she was ranked as the No. 6 overall recruit in the nation by Extra Inning Softball, No. 15 by MaxPreps and No. 24 by FloSoftball. Powell garnered UIL District 13-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior. She competed at the 2020 USA Gold Nationals batting .429 with 15 runs and a team-high 13 stolen bases to earn MVP honors.
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"Kennedy is someone that instantly makes us better," Ford said. "She is a special talent that will immediately come in and make a huge impact. I'm excited to start bringing some of the Texas talent back home."
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— Kennedy Powell (@Kennedyjp_1) June 21, 2023
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The Conroe, Texas, native made 45 starts and was one of two Bruins to play in all 59 games. Powell batted .374 which ranked No. 10 overall in the Pac-12 and No. 17 in the nation amongst freshmen. She logged 13 multi-hit games, including three consecutive three-hit games from Feb. 25 to March 3 against Texas A&M, No. 2 Oklahoma and UCF. During league play, Powell batted .355 with a .548 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage.
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Coming out of Conroe High School, she was ranked as the No. 6 overall recruit in the nation by Extra Inning Softball, No. 15 by MaxPreps and No. 24 by FloSoftball. Powell garnered UIL District 13-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior. She competed at the 2020 USA Gold Nationals batting .429 with 15 runs and a team-high 13 stolen bases to earn MVP honors.
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| YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB |
| 2023 | .374 | 59-45 | 115 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .443 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .424 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | .374 | 59-45 | 115 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .443 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .424 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.