2016 Softball Roster
Koch, Kayla
Jersey Number 27
Kayla Koch
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Valley
- Hometown:
- Lucasville, Ohio
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
COKE
2016
Played in 15 games, making 13 starts ... all 13 starts came at first base ... hit .167 on the year, with an on-base percentage of .271 ... was perfect in the field, with a 1.000 fielding pct. in 76 total chances ... her seven hits included one double ... had five runs and four RBI on the year ... had one of the top walk-per-plate-appearance ratios on the team, with six total bases on balls ... hit .300 with runners on base, going 6-for-20 in such situations ... was a perfect 2-for-2 on the year when hitting with the bases loaded ... had one multiple-hit game, a three-hit contest ... had a base hit in the season opener, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 13) ... later that day, walked twice against Niagara ... was 1-for-3 with a walk against Cleveland State the following day ... in that game, singled to drive in a run and came around to score as part of a five-run inning ... in a rematch with Morehead State the next weekend (Feb. 20) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI ... walked and scored a run against Bradley the next day ... had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run in each of BGSU's two wins over Dartmouth on back-to-back days (Feb. 26-27) ... walked in a pinch-hitting appearance vs. Northern Illinois at Meserve Field (March 26).
2015
Played in 39 of BGSU's 48 games, making 36 starts in her first collegiate season ... all 36 of those starts came at first base ... had five home runs to tie for second on the team ... hit .154, with 14 hits in 91 at-bats ... also had a pair of doubles and 11 runs scored, and had an on-base percentage of .271 and a slugging pct. of .341 ... had one sacrifice fly and two sac bunts ... led the Falcons in fielding pct., at .996 ... had just one error in 256 total chances ... walked 13 times, the second-highest total on the team ... went 1-for-3 in her collegiate debut, a win over Niagara (Feb. 7) ... had a double, scored a run and drove in two teammates in that game ... had a hit in each of the first four games of the season ... scored runs vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris (Feb. 8), with a double and a walk in the first game and a solo home run vs. RMU ... also hit a solo round-tripper vs. the College of Charleston (Feb. 21) ... walked twice, scoring a run and driving in a run, in a win over IPFW (March 15) ... had a 2-for-3 day on the road against nationally-ranked Michigan (March 18) ... hit a homer against the #3 Wolverines ... was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win over Toledo (March 29) ... had a homer and a walk against Western Michigan (April 5) ... hit a solo shot at Eastern Michigan (May 1), breaking a scoreless tie in the fifth inning and kick-starting the BG offense in an 8-2 win ... walked twice in the second game of that EMU twinbill.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years at Valley H.S. in the Southern Ohio Conference ... helped the Indians go an impressive 95-13 in her four years with the program ... had an eye-popping .687 batting average and 10 home runs during her senior year in 2014 ... named first team All-Conference all four years ... named Second-Team All-State and SOC Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... SOC Champions in 2011 and 2012 ... served as a team captain for softball ... played summer ball for several teams, including the Scioto County Wildthangs, Ohio Stingrays, Cinci Doom, Ohio Bandits, and the Ohio Hawks.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kayla Marie Koch ... daughter of John and Rhonda Koch ... the second of three children ... has an older brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Andrea ... a health care administration major at BGSU, with a 3.333 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2016 semester.
CAREER STATISTICS
COKE
2016
Played in 15 games, making 13 starts ... all 13 starts came at first base ... hit .167 on the year, with an on-base percentage of .271 ... was perfect in the field, with a 1.000 fielding pct. in 76 total chances ... her seven hits included one double ... had five runs and four RBI on the year ... had one of the top walk-per-plate-appearance ratios on the team, with six total bases on balls ... hit .300 with runners on base, going 6-for-20 in such situations ... was a perfect 2-for-2 on the year when hitting with the bases loaded ... had one multiple-hit game, a three-hit contest ... had a base hit in the season opener, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 13) ... later that day, walked twice against Niagara ... was 1-for-3 with a walk against Cleveland State the following day ... in that game, singled to drive in a run and came around to score as part of a five-run inning ... in a rematch with Morehead State the next weekend (Feb. 20) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI ... walked and scored a run against Bradley the next day ... had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run in each of BGSU's two wins over Dartmouth on back-to-back days (Feb. 26-27) ... walked in a pinch-hitting appearance vs. Northern Illinois at Meserve Field (March 26).
2015
Played in 39 of BGSU's 48 games, making 36 starts in her first collegiate season ... all 36 of those starts came at first base ... had five home runs to tie for second on the team ... hit .154, with 14 hits in 91 at-bats ... also had a pair of doubles and 11 runs scored, and had an on-base percentage of .271 and a slugging pct. of .341 ... had one sacrifice fly and two sac bunts ... led the Falcons in fielding pct., at .996 ... had just one error in 256 total chances ... walked 13 times, the second-highest total on the team ... went 1-for-3 in her collegiate debut, a win over Niagara (Feb. 7) ... had a double, scored a run and drove in two teammates in that game ... had a hit in each of the first four games of the season ... scored runs vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris (Feb. 8), with a double and a walk in the first game and a solo home run vs. RMU ... also hit a solo round-tripper vs. the College of Charleston (Feb. 21) ... walked twice, scoring a run and driving in a run, in a win over IPFW (March 15) ... had a 2-for-3 day on the road against nationally-ranked Michigan (March 18) ... hit a homer against the #3 Wolverines ... was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win over Toledo (March 29) ... had a homer and a walk against Western Michigan (April 5) ... hit a solo shot at Eastern Michigan (May 1), breaking a scoreless tie in the fifth inning and kick-starting the BG offense in an 8-2 win ... walked twice in the second game of that EMU twinbill.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years at Valley H.S. in the Southern Ohio Conference ... helped the Indians go an impressive 95-13 in her four years with the program ... had an eye-popping .687 batting average and 10 home runs during her senior year in 2014 ... named first team All-Conference all four years ... named Second-Team All-State and SOC Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... SOC Champions in 2011 and 2012 ... served as a team captain for softball ... played summer ball for several teams, including the Scioto County Wildthangs, Ohio Stingrays, Cinci Doom, Ohio Bandits, and the Ohio Hawks.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kayla Marie Koch ... daughter of John and Rhonda Koch ... the second of three children ... has an older brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Andrea ... a health care administration major at BGSU, with a 3.333 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2016 semester.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2015.... .154 39-36 91 11 14 2 0 5 11 31 .341 13 2 42 0 .271 1 2 0-0 251 4 1 .996 2016.... .167 15-13 42 5 7 1 0 0 4 8 .190 6 0 11 0 .271 0 0 0-0 76 0 0 1.000 TOTAL... .158 54-49 133 16 21 3 0 5 15 39 .293 19 2 53 0 .271 1 2 0-0 327 4 1 .997
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