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2021 Softball Roster

Edward Jacobs, Jr.
Edward Jacobs Jr
Steven Guersch
Steven Guersch
George Rodriguez
Steven Guersch
Steven Guersch
Richard Nguyen
George Rodriguez

35 Kayla Neff

35 Kayla Neff

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous School:
    Edison HS

Summary

Biography

2021
• Helped Biola reach the NCAA Division II National Championship Series
• Helped Biola win the NCAA Division II West Region Championship
• Earned NFCA/D2CCA All-Region honors
• Named to the NCAA Division II All-Tournament team at the national championships
• Earned All-PacWest first team recognition
• Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
• Earned Biola's prestigious Dr. Dave Holmquist Career Achievement Award
• Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Hit seven homeruns to lead the team and land at 21 all-time big flies in her career
• Recorded a team-best 41 hits to finish the year hitting .347. During her five-year career she went 206-for-591 (.349)
• Finished top-10 in the PacWest in hits, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBI, homeruns, walks and sacrifices
• Posted 22 walks and 31 RBI to lead the team by a wide margin in each category
• Hit safely in each of Biola's six games at the NCAA Division II National Championships, going 8-fo-19 with three homers and eight RBI as BU finished runner-up

2020
• Earned Preseason Player of the Year honors - postseason awards not handed out due to shortened season
• Appeared in all 23 games, starting 22 of them behind the plate
• Second on the team with a .348 batting average (23-for-66)
• Top-10 in the PacWest in hits (23), Hit-by-pitches (4), fielding percentage (1.000), putouts (122) and runners caught stealing (7)
• Three of her four hit-by-pitches came in one game vs. Hawaii Hilo (3/2/20)
• Third on the team with five multi-hit games
• Hit in eight straight games and reached base in nine straight games from March 2 - March 7
• Scored three runs and drove in 11 (third on team)
• Was 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts
• Second on the team with a .456 on-base percentage
• **2020 season ended after 23 games due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019
• PacWest Conference Player of the Year, All-PacWest first team, NCAA Division II All-West region, NCCAA All-American
• Two-time PacWest Conference Player of the Week
• Hit .424 with a team-best 59 hits, 32 runs scored and 34 RBI (led the PacWest in batting)
• Bashed eight homeruns to finish third in the PacWest
• Led Biola in every major offensive category
• Led the Eagles in multi-hit games (15) and multi-RBI games (9), including NINE three-hit games
• Had season-highs with a 10-game hitting streak and 14-game reached base streak (second only to Ruth Munoz (12/17)
• Started 37 of Biola's 45 games at catcher
• Had a five-RBI game against Hawaii Hilo on March 19


2018
• Earned All-PacWest second team honors
• Appeared in 51 games, starting 41 of them at catcher
• Hit .303 with 12 XBH and 24 RBI

• Scored 20 runs and racked up 61 total bases
• Led the team with 302 putouts, posting a .982 fielding % behind the plate
• Second on the team with seven HBP, led the team with five SF

• Gunned down 11 potential base stealers
• Had a four-hit game at CSU San Marcos on March 20, one of nine multi-hit games


2017
• Appeared in 43 games in her first season with the Eagles, starting 41 games
• Led the team in doubles with 16
• Led the team with 20 walks

• Third for the Eagles with a .320 Avg.
• Second in slugging with a .544 slg%
• Second in OB% with .416
• Second for the Eagles with 23 RBI's 
4-for-4 with 7 RBI's, 2 homeruns and scoring a total of 3 times against Antelope Valley on February 11th
Tied the program record of most RBI's in one game (7)
3-for-4 against Menlo on March 11th
4-for-7, 3 doubles, 4 RBI's, and one run scored for the doubleheader against Lewis & Clark on February 10th
Led the Eagles to a victory over Menlo with a walk-off hit in extra innings

HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped three varsity seasons at Edison HS, graduating in 2016
• Named to the Sunset League first team and selected to the senior all star game in 2016.
• Advanced to CIF playoffs with the Chargers her junior and senior seasons.
• Posted a .457 batting average in 2015 and was named Offensive MVP
• Did not make an error behind the plate in 2016, throwing out .375 percent of runners.

PERSONAL
• Born July 21, 1998 to Greg and Kristi Neff
• Has two siblings (Jacob and Raelynn)
• She enjoys learning American Sign Language
• Favorite Bible Verse: Joshua 1:9
• Why I Chose Biola: “I chose Biola because of the Christian atmosphere. ”
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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2017Freshman

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2018Sophomore

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2019Junior

    Catcher
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2020Senior

    Catcher
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2021Senior

    Catcher
    5'7"
    35
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