2020 Softball Roster
Poynter, Kayla
Jersey Number 6
Kayla Poynter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Walnut Grove
- Hometown:
- Loganville, Ga.
Bio
HONORS
CAREER
Made 71 appearances in the circle, including 44 starts and 13 complete games ... Finished with a 3.21 ERA with 206 strikeouts in 273.0 innings ... Posted a .133 average at the plate, recording two hits, one run and one RBI in 15 at-bats.
2022 (GRADUATE)
Made 12 appearances in the circle in her fifth season with the Aggies, opting to use her extra year granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Recorded 5 strikeouts in 5 innings pitched against TAMUCC (2/11)...Came in as relief against Houston Baptist, garnered four strikeouts en route to earning the win (3/23)...Struck out three in three innings of work against No. 17 Georgia (3/26)...Earned the start and tallied four strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work in the circle against Incarnate Word (4/5)...Earned the start in game two of the three-game series against No. 21 LSU (4/9)...Came in as relief in games two and three against No. 5 Arkansas.
2021 (SENIOR)
Started in 15 games with 25 appearances for the Maroon & White… Registered six shutout innings against Central Arkansas (2/22)… Tossed the complete seven-inning shutout against Montana (3/13)... Recorded a season-high of eight strikeouts against Houston Baptist (3/16)… Tallied 4 innings against No. 12 LSU… Tossed 6.0 innings in the shutout win against Texas A&M-CC (3/30)… Recorded 3.2 innings of relief against No. 23 South Carolina to tally the win… Went the complete seven against Auburn, surrendering three hits while striking out six (4/10)… Tossed the entire seven innings against Ole Miss (4/17)… Pitched 3.0 innings against Houston to register the win… Garnered the start against Mississippi State (4/24)… Pitched a career high 7.1 innings against No. 17 Kentucky, giving up one earned and striking out three… Worked 5.2 innings against No. 4 Florida (5/8)… Pitched 4.0 innings against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament (5/12)... Saw action in all three games at the Norman Regional combining for 8.2 innings of work, while fanning 10... In her 102.1 innings of work, she has compiled 73 strikeouts... Finished the year with a 10-8 record and 2.33 ERA.
2020 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 11 games, starting seven… Pitched 58.1 innings with 54 strikeouts and only 14 earned runs...Finished the season with a 7-2 record, leading the pitching staff in wins...Held a 1.68 ERA... Recorded a career-high 16 strikeouts vs. Abilene Christian (2/8)… Pitched 58.1 innings with 54 strikeouts and only 14 earned runs… Threw her third complete game on the season against No. 10 Kentucky.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Compiled a 4.25 ERA and 4-6 record with four complete games in the circle ... Fanned a career-high 10 batters in a complete-game effort as she only allowed one hit and two walks against Longwood (3/2) ... Led the Aggies to a 1-0 victory over UTA after tossing the first complete-game shutout of her career (3/6) ... Recorded one hit, one RBI and one run in four at-bats.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Compiled a 1-3 record and a 3.84 ERA in nine appearances … Struck out 26 batters in 31.0 innings … Earned her first career start and win against Marist as she threw 5.1 innings and struck out four … Tossed her first career complete game against South Carolina while fanning a season high six batters (4/1) … Recorded the first hit of her career at Mississippi State (4/7).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Named to the First Team All-Region team in 2014 and 2015 … Was a 2015 1st team All-State honoree … Named 2016 Region 4 Pitcher of the Year and 2017 Region 8 Pitcher of the Year … Named 2016 4A State Pitcher of the Year … Selected to 1st Team All-State in 2017 … Earned MaxPreps National Player of the Week honors in 2016.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in Early Childhood Development… Hopes to become a kindergarten or 1st grade teacher… Hobbies include watching Netflix, hanging out with friends and spending time with family… Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was the first SEC win against Kentucky in 2020.
- Fall 2019 AD Academic Honor Roll
- Spring 2020 SEC Honor Roll
- Spring 2021 SEC Honor Roll
- 2022 SEC Softball Community Service Team
| Category | Career High (as of 5/23/22) |
| At Bats | 3, 3x, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/8/19) |
| Hits | 1, 2x, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/8/19) |
| Runs | 1 vs. Cal Baptist (2/10/19) |
| Home runs | |
| RBI | 1 vs. Northern Colorado (2/8/19) |
| Walks | 1 vs. Cal Baptist (2/10/19) |
| IP | 7.1 vs. No. 17 Kentucky (5/1/21) |
| Walks | 6 vs. Lamar (2/15/20) |
| SO | 16, vs. Abilene Christian (2/8/20) |
| Pitches | 133 vs. Ole Miss (4/17/21) |
CAREER
Made 71 appearances in the circle, including 44 starts and 13 complete games ... Finished with a 3.21 ERA with 206 strikeouts in 273.0 innings ... Posted a .133 average at the plate, recording two hits, one run and one RBI in 15 at-bats.
2022 (GRADUATE)
Made 12 appearances in the circle in her fifth season with the Aggies, opting to use her extra year granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Recorded 5 strikeouts in 5 innings pitched against TAMUCC (2/11)...Came in as relief against Houston Baptist, garnered four strikeouts en route to earning the win (3/23)...Struck out three in three innings of work against No. 17 Georgia (3/26)...Earned the start and tallied four strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work in the circle against Incarnate Word (4/5)...Earned the start in game two of the three-game series against No. 21 LSU (4/9)...Came in as relief in games two and three against No. 5 Arkansas.
2021 (SENIOR)
Started in 15 games with 25 appearances for the Maroon & White… Registered six shutout innings against Central Arkansas (2/22)… Tossed the complete seven-inning shutout against Montana (3/13)... Recorded a season-high of eight strikeouts against Houston Baptist (3/16)… Tallied 4 innings against No. 12 LSU… Tossed 6.0 innings in the shutout win against Texas A&M-CC (3/30)… Recorded 3.2 innings of relief against No. 23 South Carolina to tally the win… Went the complete seven against Auburn, surrendering three hits while striking out six (4/10)… Tossed the entire seven innings against Ole Miss (4/17)… Pitched 3.0 innings against Houston to register the win… Garnered the start against Mississippi State (4/24)… Pitched a career high 7.1 innings against No. 17 Kentucky, giving up one earned and striking out three… Worked 5.2 innings against No. 4 Florida (5/8)… Pitched 4.0 innings against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament (5/12)... Saw action in all three games at the Norman Regional combining for 8.2 innings of work, while fanning 10... In her 102.1 innings of work, she has compiled 73 strikeouts... Finished the year with a 10-8 record and 2.33 ERA.
2020 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 11 games, starting seven… Pitched 58.1 innings with 54 strikeouts and only 14 earned runs...Finished the season with a 7-2 record, leading the pitching staff in wins...Held a 1.68 ERA... Recorded a career-high 16 strikeouts vs. Abilene Christian (2/8)… Pitched 58.1 innings with 54 strikeouts and only 14 earned runs… Threw her third complete game on the season against No. 10 Kentucky.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Compiled a 4.25 ERA and 4-6 record with four complete games in the circle ... Fanned a career-high 10 batters in a complete-game effort as she only allowed one hit and two walks against Longwood (3/2) ... Led the Aggies to a 1-0 victory over UTA after tossing the first complete-game shutout of her career (3/6) ... Recorded one hit, one RBI and one run in four at-bats.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Compiled a 1-3 record and a 3.84 ERA in nine appearances … Struck out 26 batters in 31.0 innings … Earned her first career start and win against Marist as she threw 5.1 innings and struck out four … Tossed her first career complete game against South Carolina while fanning a season high six batters (4/1) … Recorded the first hit of her career at Mississippi State (4/7).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Named to the First Team All-Region team in 2014 and 2015 … Was a 2015 1st team All-State honoree … Named 2016 Region 4 Pitcher of the Year and 2017 Region 8 Pitcher of the Year … Named 2016 4A State Pitcher of the Year … Selected to 1st Team All-State in 2017 … Earned MaxPreps National Player of the Week honors in 2016.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in Early Childhood Development… Hopes to become a kindergarten or 1st grade teacher… Hobbies include watching Netflix, hanging out with friends and spending time with family… Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was the first SEC win against Kentucky in 2020.
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
