2020 Softball Roster
Potts, Kendall
Jersey Number 13
Kendall Potts
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mansfield Legacy
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
Bio
HONORS
Appeared in 117 games at Baylor and Texas A&M ... Recorded 266 strikeouts and a 37-21 record.
2020 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 11 games, with nine starts… Tallied 38 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched… Threw 5 innings against No. 5 Arizona, allowing three earned runs on three strikeouts (2/20)… Went 6.2 innings vs. No. 3 Oklahoma striking out seven on two runs… Pitched two complete games against St. John’s (2/14) and Kansas (3/1)… Threw 6.2 innings combined against No. 10 Kentucky.
2019 (JUNIOR)
Made 32 appearances in the circle, including 22 starts, in her first season in Aggieland ... Posted a 3.14 ERA with a 12-13 record and 11 complete games ... Led the pitching staff with 86 strikeouts ... Held a 3.24 mark and 5-7 record in SEC action.
2017 (JUNIOR AT BAYLOR)
Appeared in five games in 2017 before suffering a season-ending injury.
2016 (SOPHOMORE AT BAYLOR)
Appeared in 35 games in 2016, recording 82 strikeouts in 105.1 innings as she held opposing hitters to a .203 average … posted a team-best 1.93 ERA and 13-1 (.929) record, the highest single-season winning percentage in program history.
2015 (FRESHMAN AT BAYLOR)
Earned a spot on the 2015 All-Big 12 Freshman Team after finishing the season with an 8-3 record including a 2-0 ledger in conference play … ranked second on the team in innings pitched (94.2) and strikeouts (57) as a freshman … a two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
A four-year letterwinner at Mansfield Legacy High School under Aggie Softball alumna, Michelle Mayfield … helped her team to a 94-27 record during her four-year career and four playoff appearances, including a district championship as a sophomore in 2012 … posted a 1.86 ERA and averaged 12.4 strikeouts per appearance in the circle as a senior while hitting .492 … earned a spot on the All-District 15-4A first team in 2014 … named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area team twice, including a first-team selection in 2014 ... named the District 5-5A Pitcher of the Year in 2012 as a sophomore … a three-time Academic All-District honoree … played club ball for Houston’s Impact Gold.
PERSONAL
Her sister, Katelyn (26), played softball at Midwestern State and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi … earned her undergraduate degree in health, kinesiology and leisure studies at Baylor University and is pursuing her master’s in Sport Management at Texas A&M … plans to become a collegiate pitching coach after graduation.
POTTS UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
Miscellaneous:
Teammate who…
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
4/4/20
- Fall 2019 AD Academic Honor Roll
- Spring 2020 SEC Honor Roll
Appeared in 117 games at Baylor and Texas A&M ... Recorded 266 strikeouts and a 37-21 record.
2020 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 11 games, with nine starts… Tallied 38 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched… Threw 5 innings against No. 5 Arizona, allowing three earned runs on three strikeouts (2/20)… Went 6.2 innings vs. No. 3 Oklahoma striking out seven on two runs… Pitched two complete games against St. John’s (2/14) and Kansas (3/1)… Threw 6.2 innings combined against No. 10 Kentucky.
2019 (JUNIOR)
Made 32 appearances in the circle, including 22 starts, in her first season in Aggieland ... Posted a 3.14 ERA with a 12-13 record and 11 complete games ... Led the pitching staff with 86 strikeouts ... Held a 3.24 mark and 5-7 record in SEC action.
2017 (JUNIOR AT BAYLOR)
Appeared in five games in 2017 before suffering a season-ending injury.
2016 (SOPHOMORE AT BAYLOR)
Appeared in 35 games in 2016, recording 82 strikeouts in 105.1 innings as she held opposing hitters to a .203 average … posted a team-best 1.93 ERA and 13-1 (.929) record, the highest single-season winning percentage in program history.
2015 (FRESHMAN AT BAYLOR)
Earned a spot on the 2015 All-Big 12 Freshman Team after finishing the season with an 8-3 record including a 2-0 ledger in conference play … ranked second on the team in innings pitched (94.2) and strikeouts (57) as a freshman … a two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
A four-year letterwinner at Mansfield Legacy High School under Aggie Softball alumna, Michelle Mayfield … helped her team to a 94-27 record during her four-year career and four playoff appearances, including a district championship as a sophomore in 2012 … posted a 1.86 ERA and averaged 12.4 strikeouts per appearance in the circle as a senior while hitting .492 … earned a spot on the All-District 15-4A first team in 2014 … named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area team twice, including a first-team selection in 2014 ... named the District 5-5A Pitcher of the Year in 2012 as a sophomore … a three-time Academic All-District honoree … played club ball for Houston’s Impact Gold.
PERSONAL
Her sister, Katelyn (26), played softball at Midwestern State and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi … earned her undergraduate degree in health, kinesiology and leisure studies at Baylor University and is pursuing her master’s in Sport Management at Texas A&M … plans to become a collegiate pitching coach after graduation.
POTTS UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Art
- Favorite Quote: “To limit your abilities is where you place it”
- Favorite softball player of all time: Jennie Finch
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Noah Syndergaard
- Favorite professional team (any sport): Mets
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: The smiley face with hands
- Favorite type of music: Rock, Alternative Metal and Indie
- Favorite food: Chick-fil-a
- Favorite binge watching TV show: Friends
- Favorite book: A Song of Ice and Fire
- Favorite movie: Captain America: Winter Solider
- Favorite animal: All of them except for bugs minus butterflies
- Favorite part about the sport of softball: Buckling knees with change-up
- Favorite thing about A&M: Yells + Wildcat
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Warhymn and T-Sips
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Fool – Fitz and the Tantrums
- Favorite place to vacation: Any beach outside of Texas
Miscellaneous:
- My nickname is: Kung Fu Kenny
- One word to describe me when I’m on the field: Old
- One word to describe me away from the field: Old
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Coach Evans
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Coming back from not playing in two years
- The person I would most like to meet: Sebastian Stan
- People have told me that I look like (name a celebrity): Rhonda Rousey
- The most famous athlete I have met: Noah Syndergaard or Jennie Finch
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Paul Walker or Dimebag Darrell
- The song title that best describes me: Don’t Call it a Comeback
- Best pump-up song: Closure – Asking Alexandria
- Music instruments that I play: Hairbrush microphone
- Languages (other than English) that I speak fluently are: Sarcasm
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: College softball player
- Early bird or night owl: Both depending on time of the year
- Few people know that I: I hate banjos and Pink Floyd. I also used to be a catcher and slapper
- My best non-athletic talent(s): Drawing
- My most prized possession: My fur babies
- My most annoying habit: I cry easily
- My pet peeve(s): Forks scraping teeth/plate
- My superstitions: No double French braids during games, warm up ball in the right shoe, mouth piece box in left. Cleats double knotted
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Flip houses for profit
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Travel the world
- Do a pull-up
- Flip a house
- Being at A&M has taught me: Have fun in the moment
- Best piece of advice for your freshman teammates: enjoy every second
- After I graduate, I plan to: To become a pitching coach
- I am most thankful for: The opportunity to be here
Teammate who…
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Jourdyn Campbell
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Gabby Moreno
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Payton McBride
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Taudrea Sinnie
- Teammate most likely to become president: Morgan Smith
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- American Ninja Warrior: Dani Elder
- The Amazing Race: Gabby Moreno
- The Bachelorette: Kelbi Fortenberry
- Project Runway: Taudrea Sinnie
- Shark Tank: Gabby Moreno
- The Voice: Madi Jatzlau
4/4/20
Liberty Postgame: Texas A&M
Sunday, May 18
NCAA Regional Day 3: Liberty Postgame
Sunday, May 18
Highlights: Texas A&M 5, Liberty 6
Sunday, May 18
Highlights: Texas A&M 14, Liberty 7
Sunday, May 18
