OVERVIEW

Kylie Hays attended Rollins College in Orlando, Fla., in the fall 2017 semester … Transferred to JCCC for the spring 2018 semester … Expected to see playing time in the outfield this spring … Versatile lefty hitter … Can swing away, slap and bunt … Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors with a 4.0 grade point average from the fall semester ... Earned second-team NJCAA All-Academic honors in 2019 with a 3.90 GPA.

FRESHMAN YEAR

Was the team’s top academic performer for 2018-19 … Played in 25 games, 22 as a starter … Batted .241 (14-for-58) with three doubles, 14 runs scored and eight driven in … Also drew 13 walks, fourth-best on the team and was 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts … Had two multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games … Her first collegiate hit was a double in a 5-4 loss to Vernon at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth (2-15-19) … Drove in two runs off two singles and scored a run in a 9-6 loss to Indian Hills at the Crowder Bash in Joplin, Mo. (3-8-19) … Followed with an RBI single and two runs scored in a 13-6 win over Three Rivers in the final game of the Bash (3-8-19) … Had an RBI single, a walk, stole two bases and scored twice in a 17-0 blowout over Coffeyville (3-19-19) … Swiped two bases and scored a run in a 4-3 win at Neosho County (3-31-19) … Drove in two runs in an 11-2 win at No. 12-ranked Cowley (4-5-19) … Had an RBI single, a walk and scored twice in a 22-2 blowout at No. 5-ranked Highland (4-11-19) … Ripped a double and scored in a 5-3 loss to Kansas City Kansas (4-13-19) … Had an RBI single in a 4-2 win over Kansas City Kansas in the championship game at the Region VI/District D Tournament (5-12-19) ... Had a double and scored twice in JCCC's 11-0 win over Illinois Central at the NJCAA D-II Tournament (5-23-19).

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year starter for coach Amy Berberich at Blue Valley High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Was a three-time All-Eastern Kansas League honorable mention performer in the outfield … Hit at a .352 clip with 19 hits 17 runs and eight driven in as a senior … Helped Blue Valley post a 21-2 record, win the 2018 Kansas 6A Regional and advance to the State Tournament in Lawrence, Kan. … Played club softball for KC Jazz … Hit .500 during the 2017 summer season … Also earned one varsity letter in volleyball … Was a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete … Four-time academic letter and Principal’s honor roll … Was an AP Scholar as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL

Born Kylie Malia Hays on July 22, 1999, in Littleton, Colo. … Nicknames are Ky and Bean … Daughter of Matt and Michelle Hays … Has two sisters, Jordan and Logan … Her aunt, Betty Giannola, also attended JCCC … Majoring in marketing … Also recruited by Case Western Reserve University and Coe College … Favorite food is cinnamon rolls … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-a … Favorite restaurant is Fortune Wok … Favorite TV shows are The Office and Jane the Virgin … Favorite movies are the Bourne series … Favorite sports movie is A League of Their Own … Favorite actor is Blake Lively … Favorite book is Unbroken … Favorite music entertainers are Dan + Shay … Favorite cartoon characters are Bubbles of the Powerpuff Girls and Kim Possible … Favorite athletes are Washington Huskies infielder Sis Bates and infielder/outfielder Taylor VanZann … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Seahawks … Best player she has played against is former St. Thomas Aquinas High School and Kentucky Wildcats outfielder Brooklin Hinz … Her greatest sports moment was scoring the winning run to capture the regional title her senior year … Notable alumni from her school are Tata Nott, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, Brian Schottenheimer, offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, and Ryan Stanek, a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.