Kyla Morris

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Claremont, Calif.

Awards/Honors: NFCA Scholar Athlete (2022) ... ACC Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22).

2022 - Senior: Played in all 55 games, making 52 starts ... Hit .263 with 11 RBI and 11 stolen bases ... Maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage the entire season ... Hit .625, including a three hit game in a sweep at Georgia Tech from Mar. 4-6 ... Drove in what proved to be the go-ahead run in a win over Clemson on Mar. 18 ... Was featured on SportsCenter as the program's No. 1 play after a diving catch into a wall at Syracuse ... Drove home two runs on senior day in a win over Pittsburgh on May 6 ... Named by her teammates as the Gold Glove winner.

2021 - Junior: Started in 32 of 51 games played, primarily in center field … held a .228 batting average with 13 hits, 14 runs scored, five sacrifice bunts and five stolen bases … her 13 hits were a season high … turned in three two-hit performances – vs. NC Central (3/4), at Louisville (4/18) and at NC State (5/9) … her bunt single sparked Duke’s offense to defeat Western Kentucky, 4-0, on May 22 … scored the game-winning run on a walk-off sacrifice fly to beat No. 7 Florida State, 4-3, in the ACC Semifinals.

2020 - Sophomore: Appeared in 21 games before the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19 ... Made 13 starts and primarily played in center field ... Finished the season batting .171 with six hit sin 35 at bats ... Recorded her first career multi-hit game with a 2-for-2 performance against Rutgers on Feb. 15.

2019 - Freshman (Stats): Appeared in 38 games in her rookie campaign, drawing 12 starts … Earned five hits and five RBI, while tallying two doubles, one run driven in and a stolen base … Made her collegiate debut in Duke's win against Notre Dame on Feb. 7, coming in as a pinch runner in the sixth … Made her first-career start on Feb. 9 against Liberty, getting the nod in left field … Picked up the first hit of her career against Penn State (Feb. 17), going 1-for-2 with a double … Followed with a 1-for-1 showing against NC Central on Feb. 19, tallying another double to go along with the first run scored and RBI of her career … Recorded the first ACC hit of her career with a single against Virginia (March 23) … Stole the first base of her career in the first game of a March 20 doubleheader against NC State.

High School/Travel Ball: Spent four seasons at Claremont High School Wolfpack playing under head coach Tawnee Adams … Has also competed on the travel ball level for four years, most recently playing with the 18U California Cruisers – Sievers squad … Helped her squad finish third in the 2017 18U PGF Tournament … Talent is not just limited to the softball field, as she lettered with the cross country and track and field programs her first three years in high school … Competed in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m and long jump in her three years … Was a member of a two-time CIF Finalists 4x400m squad (2016-17) and also a 2017 400m CIF Finalist … On the cross country side, she finished seventh at the state meet in 2015 … Also an All-Academic honoree with both programs … Has been a member of Wolfcast, Claremont’s broadcast journalism program since sophomore year … Was the program’s MVP as a junior and held the role of Feature Producer in her final year … Also received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Media Arts, as well as Science and Citizenship … Was also honored with the Rotary Youth Leadership Award her junior year … Was the publicity officer for Interact, a community service club at Claremont that she had been a member of since freshman year … Also was a member of the Christian youth group Activate since her junior year.

Personal: Born Kyla Morris on Jan. 1, 2001 in Bellflower, Calif. … Daughter of Steve and Kimberly Kittson Morris … Has two sisters, Elyse and Maya … Father played collegiate baseball at Hawaii from 1985-88 and was a member of Minnesota Twins organization from 1988-91 … Sister Elyse currently plays softball at St. John’s … Teaches others the game of softball as an instructor for the weekly softball skills camp On The Dirt.

Last updated: August 23, 2022