Outlook

Kaia Cordill is a very talented and well-rounded player ... Gap-to-gap hitter with potential to produce extra base hits ... Has power to hit some out the park and be a runs producer ... Great outfielder as well and coaches are excited about her addition to the roster.

Freshman Year 2023  

Played in 40 games for coach Lana Ross at Kansas City Kansas Community College …  Helped the Blue Devils to a 21-24 overall record … Batted .344 (42-for-122) with 10 doubles, four triples, a home run, 24 runs scored and 22 driven in … Posted an on-base percentage of .406 and a slugging percentage of .516 … Registered 12 multiple-hit and five multiple-RBI games … Walked twice and drove in a run in a 14-8 loss to North Central Missouri (2-26-23) … Ripped an RBI double for her first collegiate hit in an 11-6 victory over the Pirates in the second game of a double-header … Picked up her first multi-hit game with two singles and an RBI in a 16-4 win at Ottawa JV (2-28-23) … Tripled, drove in a run and scored in a 13-6 loss to Iowa Central (3-4-23) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in a 13-3 loss in the second game with Iowa Central … Had three hits, including a double, two runs and two RBI in a 14-6 win over Dodge City (3-25-23) … Followed with two singles, a run and an RBI in an 8-7 win over the Conquistadors … Capped the series with two singles, a run and an RBI in an 18-3 win over Dodge City (3-26-23) … Ripped two doubles and scored twice in a 10-1 at Southwestern in the first game, and followed with a single, double and RBI in an 11-9 win in the second game (4-10-23) … Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in an 8-5 win at Hesston (4-12-23) … Matched her season high of four hits, which included a triple and home run, to drive in a season-high five runs in an 11-4 win over Fort Scott (5-4-23). 

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coaches Scott Tuefel, Rachel Milnark and Stan McAfee at Piper High School, Kansas City, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Her sophomore year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .. Earned All-Frontier League honorable mention as an infielder her senior year … Selected to play in the MO-Kan All-Star Games … Hit for a cycle in a 12-10 win over Ottawa during the season, collecting a triple in the first, a double in the fifth, a single in the seventh and a homer in the ninth … Helped Piper to a Kansas 5A Regional runner-up finish her junior season … Doubled to drive in a run to tie score in the championship loss to Bonner Springs … Also played for the Select Kansas City club team … Also earned three varsity letters in volleyball and four in powerlifting … Was the 180-pound class powerlifting state champion in 2022 … Voted the Piper Female Athlete of the Year her senior year … Four-time scholar athlete. 

Personal  

Born Kaia Helen Jeane Cordill on November 11, 2003, in Kansas City, Kan. … Nickname is Kiksters … Daughter of Tim and Robin Cordill …Has three siblings Meadow, Harper and Timmy …. Her father is a college umpire … Her aunt Stephanie Corlee played volleyball at KCKCC and Pittsburg State and her uncle Dacy Corlee played basketball at KCKCC and Park … Majoring in nursing … Also recruited by the University of Saint Mary, Fort Scott Community College, and Highland Community College … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chipotle and Raising Canes … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Outer Banks … Favorite movie is Hannah Montana … Favorite sports movies are Dodgeball and A League of Their Own … Favorite actress is Blake Lively … Favorite music entertainers are Rihanna and Bailey Zimmerman … Favorite cartoon character is Garfield … Has a superstition she must drink an energy drink before games … Favorite athlete is Travis Kelce … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Best sports moment was winning state in powerlifting … Best player she has played against is Nebraska Cornhusker All-American pitcher Jordy Bahl … A notable alumnus from her school is actor Eric Stonestreet.