2024 Softball Roster

Ella Graham
Ella Graham

12 Kayt Houston

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rock Hill, S.C.
  • High School South Pointe

Biography

Career 
» Played in and started 200 games in her Mountaineer career
» App State's all-time hits leader with 247 
» App State's all-time total bases leader with 403
» App State's career batting average leader (.381)
» Finished with top-five career marks at App State in at-bats (fourth), runs scored (third), hits (first), doubles (second), homers (fourth), RBIs (second), slugging percentage (third) and total bases (first). 
» Owns the highest single-season batting average in program history (.434) 
» Slugged the most doubles in a single season in program history with 18 in 2024 
» Posted three four-hit games in her career 
» Slugged three homers in a game in 2022, making her one of two players in program history to have a three-homer game
» Was the 2024 Sun Belt batting champion
» Led the Mountaineers in batting average three of her four years
» Named All-Sun Belt first team twice and garnered All-Sun Belt honor three times in her career
» Is the only player in program history to be named Preseason All-Sun Belt twice 
» One of two players in App State history to be named NFCA All-Region twice (Allie Cashion)
» A part of App State's first ever ranked win in 2023 
» Took part in 100 wins for the Mountaineers 

2024: Started all 51 games for the Mountaineers in 2024 ... Posted one the of the best seasons in program history her senior year, tallying 72 hits, 12 homers, 33 RBIs, a .434 batting average and a .771 slugging percentage ... Compiled 31 extra-base hits, including 18 doubles ... Led the team in hits, doubles, homers, total bases, batting average, runs scored, slugging percentage, OPS and on-base percentage ... Paced the Sun Belt Conference in batting average ... Finished in the top five in the SBC in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, OPS, hits and doubles ... Tallied 22 multi-hit games and five games with at least three hits ... Named All-Sun Belt first team for the second time in her career ... Garnered Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 20 ... Named NFCA All-District for the second time in her career ... Named CSC Academic All-District.

2023: Started all 51 games … named second-team All-Sun Belt after finishing in the top five of the league in batting (.383), hits (64), doubles (13) and on-base percentage (.464) … led the Mountaineers in runs (38), slugging percentage (.545) and walks (24) … stole five bases on five attempts … scored at least two runs in 10 contests … registered seven games with at least three hits, including a game at James Madison when she hit a game-tying grand slam in the sixth inning … tallied four hits, two of which were doubles, in a win over Belmont … named to the Academic All-District Team.

2022: Named All-Sun Belt First Team after posting 67 hits and 46 runs, both good for the top three in the Sun Belt … Started in all 55 games as a sophomore … At the conclusion of the regular season, she led the Sun Belt with 13 home runs, including three in a game against ULM and two in games against Georgia Southern and UMass … Posted a team-best .370 batting average, finishing in the top 10 of the conference in nearly every hitting column … Hit 10 doubles and brought in 42 runners on the year … Earned an on-base percentage of .442, including 24 walks … Recorded a team-high slugging percentage of .641 … Named NFCA All-Region … Went 7-for-7 when stealing bases and finished second in the league with 116 total bases … Hit a walk-off home run against Georgia Southern … Named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row.

2021: Started in 43 games as a freshman, mostly in the designated player position… In 135 at bats, tied for second in batting average with a .326 and was T-2nd in doubles with eight and hits with 44… Tallied 24 RBIs with a .504 slugging percentage… Ended the season with four home runs and two triples… Scored 12 runs and had a .387 on base percentage… Had a season-high four hits in the win over Georgia Southern (4/16), also scored a season-high two runs in the series… Recorded a season-high four RBIs in the win over N.C. Central… Hit her first career home run on 2/21 at UNCG.

High School: Attended South Pointe High School… Awarded Team MVP, Offensive MVP and Defensive MVP throughout her high school career… All-State selection as a sophomore and junior, and an All-Region selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior… Posted above a .500 batting average every season, including a .622 as a freshman, .596 as a junior, and .512 as a junior… Perfect in stolen base attempts as a junior, completing all 24 of her attempts… Plays travel ball for the Bandits NC where she posted a .511 batting average in 2017, a .486 in 2018 and a .546 batting average in 2019… Also named the USA Softball SC State Tournament Team MVP… Senior season cut short due to COVID-19.
 

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Freshman

    Outfield
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    12