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  Kaila Hunt

Kaila Hunt

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Evans, Ga.

High School:
Greenbrier

Height:
5-5

Position:
Infielder

Experience:
2L

05/23/2013

Softball Faces Tennessee in the Knoxville Super Regional

Alabama is making an NCAA record ninth straight super regional appearance

05/19/2013

Tuscaloosa Regional Game 6 Postgame Quotes

Alabama wins Regional.

05/18/2013

NCAA Regional: Alabama Softball Holds Off Western Kentucky, 7-6

The Crimson Tide advances to Championship Sunday

05/17/2013

Softball Blanks Jacksonville State, 4-0 in NCAA Regional Opener

Sophomore Leslie Jury tosses shutout in first career postseason game

05/16/2013

NCAA Tuscaloosa Softball Regional Practice Day Press Conference Quotes

05/23/2013

NCAA Super Regional: Tennessee Preview

NCAA Super Regional: Tennessee Preview

05/19/2013

Alabama Regional Victory Press Conference

Alabama Regional Victory Press Conference

05/18/2013

Alabama vs. JSU Post-Game

Alabama vs. JSU Post-Game

05/16/2013

2013 Season Highlight

2013 Season Highlight

05/16/2013

Regional Opening Press Conference

Regional Opening Press Conference

2012 (SOPHOMORE)
Was named to the All-SEC first team ... named to the NFCA All-American second team...named to the NFCA All-Region first team ... garnered Capital One Academic All-District accolades ... named to the SEC All-Tournament team...led the SEC with 21 home runs and 77 RBI...batted .312 on the year and stole four bases...led Alabama with a .715 slugging percentage...started 64 games at shortstop... Mardi Gras Invitational: Batted .385 (5-for-13) in the Mardi Gras Invitational ... led the team in home runs with three for the weekend and had five runs batted in ... hit a home run in each of the first three games of the season ... hit a two-run homer in the season opener against Memphis ... went deep, drove in two and scored two runs in the win against Lipscomb ... collected two hits, including a home run against host South Alabama. Easton Bama Bash: Was named the Easton Bama Bash MVP for leading Alabama with eight RBI on the weekend ... batted .333 (5-for-15) on the tournament with three runs, two doubles and a stolen bases ... drove in four on two doubles against NDSU (2.24) and then hit a home run and drove in three against SIUE in the tournament finale (2.26). Easton Alabama Invite: Batted .300 (3-for-10) with a home run and four RBI at the tournament ... hit a double, a home run and drove in all four against Maryland (3.2). Kentucky: Hit a three-run home run in the series finale at Kentucky (3.11). Oregon: Drove in the eventual game-winner against the No. 14-ranked Ducks (3.13). Mississippi: Hit a three-run home run in the series opener (3.16). Tennessee: Collected two hits, including a two-run home run off the light pole in left field in the second game of the doubleheader. Auburn: Led Alabama to a sweep over rival Auburn by hitting two home runs, a double, scoring three times and driving in two in the backend of the doubleheader (3.27). Mississippi State: Was named the SEC Player of the Week for the first time in her career ... hit two home runs in the series and batted .375 while adding a double. South Carolina: Went deep twice in the series, hitting a three-run homer on Saturday ... batted 3-for-3 in the series finale, scoring three runs and driving in two while hitting a solo home run (4.15). Arkansas: Returned from a hand injury to hit .571 (4-for-7) in the series with two runs, three RBI and three walks ... batted 3-for-3 with a run and a RBI in the series finale (4.29). Fordham: Had two hits including a home run and three RBI (5.7). SEC Tournament: Was named to the SEC All-Tournament team after hitting .500 (4-for-8) with a tournament high seven RBI ... opened the tournament with three RBI in the opener against Mississippi State (5.10) ... collected three hits, including a triple and four RBI in the championship game against Florida (5.12). NCAA Regional: Hit a home run and drove in six in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Super Regional: Batted .500 (2-for-4) with a home run and four RBI ... hit a game-tying two run homer in game two. Women's College World Series: Drove in two runs in semifinal win over top seed California, including a solo home run (6.3)...drove in a run and scored once in game two win over Oklahoma in championship series (6.5).

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.

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