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Kaila Hunt

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Evans, Ga.

High School:
Greenbrier

Height:
5-5

Position:
Infielder

Experience:
1L

05/24/2012

Softball Opens Super Regional with 4-1 Win

Traina allows two hits and strikes out 10

05/23/2012

Softball Set to Host Michigan in Tuscaloosa Super Regional

Alabama hosts its fifth straight Super Regional

05/20/2012

Softball Claims Tuscaloosa Regional Title

Alabama wins its 10th NCAA first round regional championship

05/19/2012

Softball Advances to Regional Championship with 5-2 Win

Jackie Traina earns her 34th win of the season

05/18/2012

Softball Opens Tuscaloosa Regional with 5-1 Win

Alabama won its 17th straight first round regional game

2011 (FRESHMAN)
Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team ... was also named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... started 55 out of the 61 games she played in as a true freshman ... batted .299 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI ... was 4-for-10 at the plate with three RBI and one home run in the Hibbett/Easton All-Alabama Classic ... went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Alabama A&M (Feb. 12) ... batted 2-for-3 with a solo home run against Troy (Feb. 13 )... batted 5-for-7 (.714) with four RBI and four runs at the BAMA Bash ... went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and three RBI against Syracuse (Feb. 20) ... went 5-for-11 (.454) at USF Tournament with three home runs and 10 RBI ... batted 1-for-3 with a solo home run against Illinois State (Feb. 25) ... went 1-for-2 with a three-run double against Central Connecticut in the second game of the USF Tournament (Feb. 25) ... hit a two run home run against Western Michigan (Feb. 26) ... went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in the tournament finale against South Florida (Feb. 27) ... went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run and added two RBI against Notre Dame (March 4) ... hit a solo home run in the series opener against Auburn (March 16) ... went 2-for-2 with two RBI against Arkansas (March 26) ... batted 3-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI against South Carolina in their series opener (April 1) ... blasted a solo home run in the second game of a doubleheader against Mississippi State (April 16) ... went 1-for-2 with two RBI against Mississippi in the series opener (May 6) ... batted .286 with a home run and three RBI in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in NCAA Regional action against Memphis (May 21) ... went 1-for-3 with a double and a run batted in against Stanford in game one of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional (May 26) ... drove in the game-winning run against Cal in her first career WCWS at-bat (May 2) ... went 2-for-3 against Baylor and scored a run in the WCWS win over Baylor ... played in all 25 SEC games, earning 24 starts ... batted .286 with four home runs and 11 RBI over during the league season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Came to Tuscaloosa from Evans, Ga., where she played at Greenbrier High School for coach Garret Black ... earned first-team all-county accolades all three seasons at GHS ... named to first team all-state her freshman and junior years ... was crowned Offensive Player of the Year, selected region AAAAA Player of the Year, and nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year her senior season ... team made it to the Elite Eight all four years in high school ... broke the school career home run record with 24 long balls ... batted .485 with four home runs and 37 RBI while fielding .961 her senior season ... played club softball for the Atlanta Vipers for head coach Dickey Valley ... won the ASA State Championship in 2007 ... played one year with Team North Florida under Kevin Fagan ... placed second in the ASA Gold Nationals

PERSONAL
Plans to major in elementary education ... is the daughter of Kevin and Amy Hunt ... her cousin Mike Macenko is in the Softball Hall of Fame Museum in Oklahoma City ... has three siblings, Jordan, Maddie, and Lydia.