Kaiah Fenters

#17 Kaiah Fenters

Pos. P/UT
B/T L/R
Ht. 5-7
Yr. Fr.
Hometown Speedway, Ind.
High School (Prev. School) Speedway

2023: Appeared in 39 games as a sophomore ... made 25 appearances in just an offensive role, six in just a pitching role and eight where she saw action both ways ... made 25 starts: 19 in left field, four as designated player and once apiece at first base and in right field ... hit .143 (9-for-63) with five runs scored and four RBIs ... walked seven times ... threw 17.1 total innings in the circle ... picked up a hit and an RBI Feb. 11 against Eastern Kentucky ... reached base twice with a hit and a walk and scored a run Feb. 24 versus Siena ... picked up a hit and a walk and recorded an RBI in March 4 win at Bellarmine ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored and tossed a shutout inning of relief March 11 at Eastern Kentucky ... threw an inning of shutout relief in her next pitching outing as well, March 17 at Southern Illinois ... registered first career extra-base hit with a double in win at UIC April 4 ... reached base in all three of her plate appearances in April 11 win at Northern Illinois, going 1-for-1 with two walks ... had first career multi-RBI game April 19 at UIC, going 1-for-3 with two driven in ... threw shutout inning of relief April 29 at UNI.

2022: Saw action in 29 games as a freshman ... made three starts at designated player and two in the outfield ... made 15 pinch-running appearances, six pinch-hit appearances and was a defensive replacement on two occasions ... also saw action in two games in relief in the circle ... picked up first career hit Feb. 12 in win over Western Michigan, also scoring a run ... stole a base Feb. 10 against Butler ... scored a run in back-to-back appearances as a pinch-runner March 10 at Louisville and March 11 at #9/12 Kentucky.

Prep: A three-time All-State selection by the ICGSA ... First Team All-State choice in 2019, Second Team honoree in 2018 and 2021 ... named to Indy Star Super Team in 2021 ... as a freshman, helped carry Speedway — which had never won even a sectional title entering the season — to the class 2A state championship, firing a 1-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in the title game ... went 21-4 with 219 strikeouts in 147 innings of work in 2018 ... followed up as a sophomore with 142 strikeouts in 104 innings in helping the Sparkplugs capture a second consecutive sectional title and advance to the regional title game ... tallied 167 strikeouts in 132.1 innings as a senior ... at the plate, hit .387 for her prep career with 52 runs scored ... played travel ball for Indiana Gators.