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Lynn University

2020 Softball

17 Kayla Sheffield

  • Height 5-9
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Auburndale, Fla.
  • Position P

Biography

Senior (2020): Appeared in all 30 games…batted .301 with a team-high 25 hits…led the team in OBP (.438) while slugging .434…led the team in runs scored (21) and walks (13)…recorded five doubles, two homers and 19 RBI…stole three bases…recorded five multi-hit games…went 2-for-3 with a homer and five RBI vs. Caldwell (3/9)…made 10 appearances in the circle with seven starts…owned a 2-5 record with a 4.55 ERA over 32.1 IP…tallied one complete game…named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.  

Junior (2019): Started all 52 games…one of four players to start every contest…Appeared in 26 games in the circle, with 25 starts…named a Second Team All-Sunshine State Conference, becoming the third player in program history to be a three-time All-SSC selection…posted an 8-14 record with a 3.07 earned-run average, 13 complete games, six shutouts and 41 strikeouts over 130 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .253 batting average…offensively, batted .241 with five home runs, eight doubles, 19 runs scored, 19 runs batted in and 25 walks while getting hit 18 times…was fifth in the SSC in shutouts and tied for 11th in complete games…her 43 free passes (walks and HBP) were most in the SSC…set a career-high with five stolen bases in five attempts…tossed 28.2 scoreless innings to start the season, the second-longest streak in program history…her six shutouts tossed ties for the fifth-most for a single season in school history and is the most since 2005…set career-highs for complete games, shutouts, innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances and games started…recorded five multi-hit and a team-best five multi-RBI games…set a career-high with six strikeouts over six innings at Florida Southern (3/8)…threw her second career no-hitter in a 2-0 season-opening victory against Georgia Southwestern (2/2), starting a string of four consecutive complete game shutouts to start the year Georgia Southwestern, Flagler (2/3), St. Thomas (2/8) and East Stroudsburg (2/9)…tossed back-to-back shutouts against rival Barry (3/6), allowing four hits over 12 innings of work with six K’s…belted home runs in consecutive games against East Stroudsburg (2/9) and Emporia State (2/10)…went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Florida Tech (2/16)…ended the season on a four-game hitting streak, batting .545 (6-for-11) with two runs, three RBI, four walks and three extra base hits…earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better.

Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 48 games, making 43 starts while appearing in 21 games in the circle with 14 starts…named to the All-Sunshine State Conference First Team…batted .264 with eight home runs, 14 doubles, 24 runs scored and 27 runs batted in…led the team in doubles, was second in home runs and third in RBIs…ranked second in the SSC in slugging (.579), tied for third in home runs and tied for fourth in doubles…surpassed every offensive career-high…was 4-9 with a 3.25 earned-run average and 23 strikeouts in 73.1 innings pitched with four complete games… made six starts in which she allowed three runs or fewer over five innings pitched…recorded six multi-RBI and nine multi-hit games…opened the season by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in a 10-0 victory at Albany State (2/2)…tied her career-best with three hits, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs against Lindenwood (3/13)…had a career-day against Eckerd (4/6) as she belted two home runs, including the game tying run, scored three runs, including the game-winner and drove in five runs…led the team to his first series victory over Rollins in 15 years as she hit. 600 (6-for-10) in the three-game series with two home runs, five runs batted in and two runs scored to be named the SSC Player of the Week…set a career-high in the circle with five strikeouts in a 1-0 complete game loss to Flagler (2/3)…threw seven innings of two run ball to pick up the win against Nova Southeastern (2/17)…in addition to her hitting against Rollins, three a two-run complete game in the second game of the series (4/21).

Freshman (2017): Made 20 appearances in the circle with 14 starts…was 8-5 with a 2.08 earned-run average, eight complete games, two shutouts and 18 strikeouts over 84 innings pitched…held opponents to a .233 batting average…also batted .200 with one home run, one run batted in and four runs scored…recorded two multi-hit games…logged eight quality starts (5 IP, 3 earned runs or less)…made her first career appearance in relief, allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits against Lee (2/4)…bounced back with a six-inning performance, allowing two runs, one earned with one strikeout against Union (2/5)…picked up her first career victory in a 10-0 win against Kentucky State (2/22), allowing no runs over three innings…tossed her first complete game at Florida Southern (2/25) in the series finale, allowing one run on eight hits over seven frames…took down Tampa (3/4) by allowing one run over 6.2 innings with four hits allowed and one strikeout…tossed the first no-hitter for the program in nearly 10-years as she fanned two batters and held Oakland City (3/7) without a hit…collected her seventh win in the circle by holding Eckerd (4/1) to one unearned run over seven innings while striking out three…threw a second consecutive complete game against Embry-Riddle, allowing one unearned run over seven innings in a 1-0 loss…locked down Florida Tech (4/22) 2-0 in the series finale with a two-hit complete game shutout…connected on her first career multi-hit game against Shorter (2/5) while scoring her first career run…belted her first career home run, going 2-for-2 with a RBI and run scored against Florida Tech (4/22).

High School: Attended Auburndale High School…earned FHSAA Class 6A First Team All-State accolades as a senior…two-time Lakeland Ledger First Team All-County honoree…member of the national honor society.

Personal: Born April 24, 1997…daughter of Tonia and Jerry Sheffield…has one sibling; Kyle…elementary education major…enjoys playing sports in her spare time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017Senior

    P
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2018Sophomore

    P
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2019Junior

    P
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2020Senior

    P
    5'9"
    17