2 Kayla Peterson
2 - Kayla Peterson
Height: 5-6
Year: SR
Hometown: San Jose, CA
High School: Santa Teresa HS
Position: OF
Major: Liberal Studies & Spanish

2009:  Started 39 of her 41 games played, primarily at center field...  Integral part of the team that earned its fifth consecutive SCIAC Championship and fifth consecutive NCAA appearance... Helped Redlands win the 2009 SCIAC Postseason Tournament to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Championships... Led the Bulldogs with her batting average of .412... Racked up a team-leading 54 hits, including nine doubles and four triples...  Scored 31 runs and earned 26 RBI, including a season-high six RBI against Cal Lutheran on March 7... Boasted 15 multi-hit games... Enjoyed a seven-game hit streak from Feb. 28 through March 21, and then went on an eight-game stretch from April 18 through May 1...... Posted a slugging percentage of .542... Contributed five sacrifice bunts to tie for the team-lead... Utilized her speed on the bags, going 8-for-8 in stolen bases... Boasted a perfect fielding percentage with 50 catches and three assists... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (March 13)... All-SCIAC First Team... NFCA All-West Region Second Team... Dean's List member... Redlands Scholar-Athlete...

2008: Integral part of Redlands’ fourth consecutive conference championship and NCAA appearance… Started 43 of her 44 games played, competing at left field… Offered a batting average of .322 with 39 hits, including five doubles and two triples… Brought in 17 runs and crossed home plate 21 times… Earned a slugging percentage of .397 and an on-base percentage of .349… Contributed 12 sacrifice hits… Stole 7 bases on 11 tries… Added 37 putouts and seven assists for a fielding percentage of .957… Redlands Scholar-Athlete… Member of the Dean’s List…

2007: Brought impressive speed to the Bulldogs’ outfield during her rookie season… Started all 41 games she played in… Helped Redlands win its third-consecutive SCIAC Championship and advance onto the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history… Supplied a .276 batting average… Utilized her quickness to beat out throws for 29 hits, two doubles, and one triple… Also boasted a home run while tallying 13 RBI… Recorded 36 total bases, which included 18-for-19 stolen bases to lead all returnees… Showed a keen eye at the plate, drawing 11 walks… Defensively, recorded 47 putouts with one assist, earning a .980 fielding percentage… Dean’s List member…