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2022 Softball Roster

Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett

3 Kayla Swiderski

  • Position Infield
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Class Junior
  • Previous School Lindbergh
  • B/T L/R
  • Major Occupational Science

Biography

2022 • JUNIOR
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades.
• Played in 20 games and started 19 (eight at second base, seven as the designated player, four at shortstop).
• Third on the team in hit-by-pitch (four).
• Posted career highs in on-base percentage (.328) and sacrifice bunts (two).
• Had two hits and two RBI in the Western Illinois series.
• Was 2-for-2 with an RBI double vs. Ole Miss at the Ole Miss Classic.
• Produced RBI singles vs. Fordham and Northern Kentucky.

2021 • SOPHOMORE
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Started 22 of the 23 games in which she appeared (12 at shortstop, 10 at second base).
• Led the team in hit-by-pitch (seven).
• Tied for third on the team in batting average with runners in scoring position (7-for-21, .333).
• Fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.324) and assists (39).
• Fifth on the team in batting average with two outs (5-for-18, .278).
• Her 11-game streak of reaching base by hit, walk or hit-by-pitch tied for the SLU season best.
• Reached base at a .429 clip leading off an inning.
• Hit .367 (11-for-30) in her first 11 games of the season.
• Had two-hit games vs. Northern Kentucky, Loyola Chicago and Iowa State.
• Drove in three runs with her two hits vs. Loyola Chicago.
• Recorded a two-run single in game two of the Dayton home series.

2020 • FRESHMAN
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Selected A-10 co-Rookie of the Week Feb. 10.
• Played in all 21 games and started 19.
• 37 assists -- second on the team, tied for fifth in the A-10.
• Third on the team in walks (seven) and chances (68).
• Batted .353 with two outs.
• Tallied a SLU season-high six assists vs. Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Tied the team season high of two walks vs. Chattanooga and Mississippi Valley State.
• Produced a four-game hitting streak, including a two-hit game vs. UTSA, during which she hit .500 (5-for-10) with three RBI.
• Her RBI single in the bottom of the seventh capped a three-run rally that gave SLU a 5-4 win over Southern Mississippi.
• Had a two-run double vs. Niagara and a double vs. Saint Francis.

PRIOR TO SLU
Garnered second-team All-State accolades twice, first-team All-Region honors three times and first-team All-District laurels four times … also made the All-Metro third team … a starter at shortstop and team captain all four years … owns Lindbergh’s career record for RBI (128) and ranks second on the Flyers’ career lists in batting average (.466) and hits (149) … as a senior, had a .439 batting average, 43 RBI, a .545 on-base percentage, a .695 slugging percentage and only four strikeouts for Lindbergh’s district runner-up team … made the All-Region, All-District and All-Conference first teams … selected for the Missouri-Illinois High School All-Star Game … earned Academic All-State plaudits and a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Week nod … was selected Lindbergh’s 2016 Most Valuable Player and received the 2017 team’s Flyer Award for Leadership … played travel ball for the Louisville Lady Sluggers-Swiderski … also was a YMCA regional swimming champion in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke … four-time Lindbergh Renaissance Platinum Award recipient (GPA of 4.0 or higher) … received the Lindbergh Academic Achievement Award in all eight semesters … four-time member of the All-State Academic Honor Roll … National Honor Society member … Sunset Hills Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    Infield
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    Infield
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    Infield
    3