Final bio
A consistent hitter who earned MW Freshman-of-the-Year honors in 2012 and ended up as a two-time all-league pick ... Solid hitter with a good eye ... Extremely fast runner with a good running instincts ... SDSU was 95-29 over her career when she scored at least one run.
SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2015 season): 1st in runs (167), 1st in stolen bases (66), 1st in triples (14), 2nd in hits (239), 3rd in at-bats (699), 3rd in doubles (39), 3rd in total bases (363), 3rd in times hit by pitch (15), 4th in home runs (19), 4th in extra-base hits (72), 5th in batting average (.342), 6th in games played (222), 6th in OPS percentage (.927), 6th in walks (66), 6th in singles (167), 7th in on-base percentage (.408), 7th in stolen-base percentage (.846), 9th in games started (212)
HONORS
* 2015 NFCA All-West Region (Second Team)
* 2012 Mountain West Freshman of the Year
* Two-time all-Mountain West Team (2012 & 2015)
* Three-time Mountain West Player of the Week (3/10/15, 3/24/15 & 4/14/15)
2015 SEASON - SENIOR
NCAA Rankings: 22nd in runs per game (1.09), 55th in doubles per game (0.31), 77th in batting average (.414)
SDSU Single-Season Records (after the 2015 season): 1st in runs (63), 2nd in hits (79), T-2nd in doubles (18), 3rd in batting average (.414), 4th in on-base percentage (.489), 4th in total bases (126), 5th in extra-base hits (28), T-5th in stolen bases (21), 6th in OPS percentage (1.149), T-6th in times hit by pitch (5), 7th in slugging percentage (.660), T-9th in home runs (9)
Finished her career with one of the best seasons in program history, batting .414 (79-for-191) with nine homers, 33 RBIs, 63 runs, 18 doubles, a triple, 24 walks and 21 stolen bases, while posting a .660 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base mark ... Her 63 runs were a school single-season record, while her 79 hits and 18 doubles ranked second ... Also finished with top-five single-season marks in batting average (third, .414), on-base percentage (fourth, .489), total bases (fourth, 126), extra-base hits (fifth, 28) and stolen bases (tied for fifth, 21) ... Was named a second-team all-NFCA West Region pick and a first-team all-MW selection ... Was the only Aztec to start all 58 games ... Started 46 times in right field, 11 times in left field and once in center field ... Had a team-high 26 multi-hit games and a team-best 19 multi-run games, while adding nine multi-RBI games (third on team) ... Added three game-winning RBIs and three game-winning runs ... In league play, hit .463 (38-for-82) with six home runs, 19 RBIs, 35 runs, eight doubles, 13 walks and 10 stolen bases, while owning a .780 slugging percentage and a .541 on-base percentage ... Was named the MW Player of the Week three times on the season - March 10 for batting .600 with six RBIs, six doubles, four runs and two stolen bases over five games at the Judi Garman Classic, March 24 for batting .556 (10-for-18) with three home runs, six RBIs, six runs, a double, a walk and a stolen base, while posting a 1.111 slugging percentage, .579 on-base percentage in a weekend sweep vs. UNLV, and on April 14 for hitting .524 (11-for-21) with a home run, six RBIs, 11 runs, four doubles, three walks, two times hit by pitch and four stolen bases (4-for-4), a 593-on-base percentage and a .857 slugging percentage against Nevada and San Jose State.
2014 SEASON - JUNIOR
NCAA Rankings: T-96th in stolen bases per game (0.36) SDSU Single-Season Records (after the 2014 season): T-6th in stolen bases (20), T-8th in runs (37)
Played in 55 games this year with 49 starts, coming back from a variety of injuries in January ... Batted .292 (50-for-171) with three homers, 22 RBIs, 37 runs, six doubles, two triples, 14 walks, four times hit by pitch and 20 stolen bases ... The 20 stolen bases were fourth in the MW and tied for 96th in the nation ... Her 20 stolen bases also were tied for the sixth most in single-season history ... Had 14 multi-hit games, seven multi-run contests and six multi-RBI games ... Led the team in game-winning runs (8) and game-winning plays (GW RBIs +GWa runs) (14), and tied for tops in multi-run games (7) ... Batted .302 (26-for-86) with two homers, 13 RBIs, 18 runs and 11 stolen bases in league play ... Was 0-for-5 (.000) with two runs and a stolen base at the Kajikawa Classic from Feb. 6-8 ... Scored the game-winning run on a walk-off hit by Hayley Miles in the opener vs. Appalachian State (2/6) ... Scored a run and stole a base vs. Cal Poly (2/8) ... Batted .222 (2-for-9) with two runs and a hit by pitch at the Campbell/Cartier Classic from Feb. 13-16 ... Had a pinch-hit single in her only plate appearance and scored a run vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/13) ... Singled and scored the game-winning run in SDSU's 3-2, eight-inning victory over Saint Mary's (2/16) ... Finished 1-for-10 (.100) with a run and a hit by pitch at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic from Feb. 20-23 ... Hit . 400 (2-for-5) with a double and a walk at the San Diego Classic I from Feb. 27-March 3 ... Had two hits, including a double, vs. No. 2/2 Tennessee (2/7) ... Batted .412 (7-for-17) at the Shocker Softball Classic from March 6-9 with a team-high eight runs, two doubles, a triple, three walks and two stolen bases, while owning a .647 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base mark ... Doubled, walked and scored two runs at Wichita State (3/6) ... Had two hits, including a double, with a run vs. Iowa State (3/7) ... Recorded two hits, including the 12th triple of her career, which tied an Aztec all-time record, with two runs vs. Northern Illinois (3/8) ... Was 2-for-2 with three runs, two walks, two stolen bases and a sacrifice bunt vs. North Dakota (3/9) ... Was 4-for-23 (.174) with four RBIs, three runs and three stolen bases at the San Diego Classic II and vs. Monmouth from March 14-18 ... Singled and scored a run vs. UT Arlington (3/14) ... Singled, walked and drove in two runs vs. Long Beach State (3/14) ... Singled, scored and stole a base vs. UT Arlington (3/15) ... Had an RBI, run and a walk vs. Harvard (3/15) ... Had a walk-off RBI double vs. Texas Tech (3/16) ... Walked and stole a base vs. Harvard (3/17) ... Was 3-for-11 (.273) with a homer, two RBIs, three runs, a walk and a stolen base in the opening MW series at New Mexico from March 21-23 ... Had two hits, including a double, with a run and a stolen base in the series opener at New Mexico (3/21) ... Had a solo homer, two runs and a walk vs. the Lobos (3/22) ... Was hit by a pitch and had an RBI in the series finale vs. UNM (3/23) ... Had three singles (a season-high three hits), scored a run and set a career high with three stolen bases vs. Cal State Northridge (3/26) ... Batted a team-high-tying .444 (4-for-9) with four RBIs, two runs, a sacrifice bunt and two stolen bases vs. Nevada from April 4-6 ... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run in the series opener with Nevada (4/4) ... Had an RBI single, a run and a stolen base in the middle game of the series (4/5) ... Had an RBI single and stole a base in the series finale with the Wolf Pack (4/6) ... Was 3-for-11 (.273) with a run and two stolen bases at Fresno State from April 11-13 ... Had two hits, a run and two stolen bases in the series opener with the Bulldogs (4/11) ... Batted a team-high .556 (5-for-9) with two RBIs, four runs, a triple, two walks and three stolen bases vs. Utah State from April 17-19 ... Singled, scored, drew a walk and stole two bases in the series opener vs. the Aggies (4/17) ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs, three runs, a triple, a walk and a stolen base in the series finale with USU (4/19) ... Batted .231 (3-for-13) with a home run, two RBIs, two runs, a walk and two stolen bases at UNLV from April 22-23 ... Was 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs, a run and a stolen base in the first game of a doubleheader vs. the Rebels (4/22) ... Walked, scored and stole a base in the nightcap (4/22) ... Was 3-for-9 (.333) with three runs, a walk, a hit batter and a stolen base vs. Colorado State from April 25-27 ... Had two hits, three runs and was hit by a pitch in the opener of the series with the Rams (4/25) ... Walked and stole a base in the middle game with CSU (4/26) ... Had two hits at San Diego (4/29) ... Was 2-for-13 (.154) with an RBI and a run at San JosAc State from May 2-4 ... Had two hits, an RBI and a run scored in the series opener with SJSU (5/2) ... Was 3-for-11 (.273) with two RBIs, two runs and a walk vs. Boise State from May 8-10 ... Best game of the series with the Broncos was the finale (5/10), where she had two hits, an RBI, two runs and a walk ... Was 3-for-9 (.333) with a homer, a team-high five RBIs, two runs and two walks at the NCAA Tempe Regional from May 16-17 ... Also slugged .778 with a .500 on-base percentage ... Recorded a double, two RBIs, a run and a hit by pitch vs. No. 13/13 Michigan (5/16) ... Had a homer, three RBIs, a run and a walk vs. Dartmouth (5/17) ... Singled and drew a walk vs. No. 13/13 Michigan (5/17) ... SDSU finished 23-4 when she scored at least one run.
2013 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
NCAA Rankings: 21st in triples per game (0.11)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2013 season): 1st in triples (6), T-4th in runs (39), T-4th in total bases (102), T-6th in extra-base hits (21), T-10th in hits (63), T-10th in home runs (6)
Started all 56 games in left field with 54 at the leadoff spot in the order ... Was ranked among the league leaders in nine categories, including top-five marks in at-bats (1st, 192), triples (3rd, 6), total bases (4th, 102), runs (T-4th, 39) and stolen bases (5th, 13) ... Her six triples set a school single-season record and were tied for the 12th most in the nation (21st in triples per game (0.11)) ... Also tied for fourth in runs runs (39) and total bases (102), tied for sixth in extra-base hits (21) and tied for 10th in hits (63) and home runs (6) ... Had six home runs in 192 at-bats (1 HR/32.0 AB) after recording one in 145 at-bats as a freshman in 2012 ... Led the squad in go-ahead runs (16) and game-winning runs (7), was second in multi-hit games (17), multi-run contests (6) and game-winning RBIs (7) ... Batted .395 (15-for-38) with runners in scoring position and .354 (23-for-65) with runners on base ... Had an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-24, where she was 13-for-27 (.481) ... Hit .167 (3-for-18) with three RBIs, three runs and a walk at the Kajikawa Classic from Feb. 7-9 ... Had a single in the opener vs. Creighton (2/7) ... Had a two-run single and scored a run vs. Northwestern (2/8) ... Walked and scored a run vs. Western Michigan (2/9) ... Singled and scored against No. 13/14 Arizona (2/9) ... Batted .389 (7-for-18) with two home runs, four RBIs, three runs, two stolen bases, a triple and a walk at the Campbell/Cartier Classic from Feb. 14-17 ... Had the go-ahead (and game-winning) home run in the top of the seventh inning in SDSU's 5-2 win over Cal Poly (Feb. 15) ... Singled, walked, stole a base and scored a run vs. Notre Dame (2/16) ... Was 4-for-4 vs. UC Riverside (Feb. 17), falling a double short of the cycle, with a homer, triple, two singles, three RBIs, a run and a stolen base ... Hit a team-high .438 (7-for-16) with a homer, five runs, three doubles, two walks and two stolen bases at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic from Feb. 21-24 ... Led off with a homer vs. Virginia (2/21) ... Singled and walked against Syracuse (2/22) ... Finished 3-for-3 with three runs, two stolen bases, a double and a walk vs. Ohio State (2/23) ... Had a double and scored SDSU's only run vs. No. 9/11 Oregon (2/24) ... Had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base vs. Long Beach State (3/1) ... Had two hits, including a double, vs. No. 12/10 UCLA (3/3) ... Was 7-for-17 (.412) with a homer, five RBIs, six runs, two triples and a double at the Fresno State Classic from March 8-10 ... Had two hits, including a walk-off grand slam vs. Iowa State (3/8) ... Walked and scored a run vs. No. 9/8 Oregon (3/8) ... Had two hits, including a double and a triple, an RBI and two runs against Saint Mary's (3/9) ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple vs. No. 23/rv Oregon State (3/10) ... Finished 8-for-23 (.348) with a homer, double, triple, three RBIs and eight runs over SDSU's seven games from March 12-16 ... Had two hits, an RBI, two runs and a stolen base vs. Iona (3/12) ... Led off the Miami (3/13) game with a homer and had two runs and two walks ... Had two hits, including a double, a run and a walk vs. Bryant (3/14) ... Tripled and scored a run vs. Buffalo (3/15) ... Had two singles and a run vs. Seton Hall (3/16) ... Was hit by a pitch and later scored the game-winning run in San Diego State's 3-0 win over Texas Tech (3/16) ... Was 2-for-10 (.200) with a run, two stolen bases and a sac bunt over the three-game series vs. New Mexico from March 28-30 ... Best game was the opener (3/29), where she was 2-for-4 with a run and two stolen bases ... Was 5-for-15 (.333) with a RBI, three runs, double and a stolen base over SDSU's four games from April 3-7 ... Had two hits and a run vs. San Diego (4/3) ... Singled and scored a run at the Nevada (4/5) opener ... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI, run, double and a stolen base in the middle game vs. the Wolf Pack (4/6) ... Was 2-for-5 with a run, double and two walks in San Diego State's two non-conference games at Cal State Fullerton (4/10) and UC Riverside (4/13), going 1-for-1 with two walks vs. CSF and 1-for-4 with a double and a run vs. UCR ... Was 3-for-16 (.188) with two RBIs, a run, triple and stolen base over San Diego State's four games from April 16-21 ... Had two hits, including a triple, and an RBI at San Diego (4/16) ... Recorded an RBI single and stole a base at Boise State (4/21) ... Was 5-for-9 (.556) with two runs and a stolen base over the Aztecs' series with Fresno State from April 26-28 ... Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the opener vs. the Bulldogs (4/26) ... Had three hits with a run and stolen bases in the middle contest vs. FS (4/27) ... Added two more hits in the series finale (4/28) ... Was 4-for-10 with a homer, three RBIs, three runs and a triple in SDSU's series at Colorado State from May 4-5 ... Finished 3-for-4 with a leadoff home run, three RBIs, two runs and a triple in the opener of a doubleheader with the Rams (5/5) ... The triple was her sixth of the season, which set a school single-season record ... Added a single, a run and a walk in the nightcap (5/5) ... Was 2-for-9 (.222) with a run, walk, hit by pitch and two stolen bases in the UNLV series from May 9-11 ... Best game was the finale (5/11) where she was 1-for-2 with a run, walk, hit by pitch and two stolen bases ... Was 4-for-10 (.400) with two runs, an RBI and a double at the NCAA Tempe Regional from May 17-18 ... The .400 mark only trailed Monica Downey's .444 average ... Had an RBI single in the opener vs. rv/No. 21 Georgia (5/17) ... Had a single, a run and a sacrifice bunt in the elimination game against San Jose State (5/18) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run vs. rv/No. 21 Georgia (5/18) ... The Aztecs were 24-8 when she scored.
2012 SEASON - FRESHMAN
NCAA Rankings: T-16th in triples per game (0.09)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2012 season): T-1st in triples (5)
Was named the 2012 MW Freshman of the Year and to the all-MW team after batting .425 (17-for-40) in league play, and two triples, four stolen bases, a .549 on-base percentage and 11 runs in 12 games ... Started 49 times and appeared in 53 games ... Had five triples, which tied a school record, tied for first in the Mountain West and tied for 16th in the country ... Additionally, it was the most triples ever by a freshman in program history ... Finished third in the MW with 11 stolen bases ... Was second on the team with 28 runs scored ... Made her Aztec debut as a pinch runner in the opener vs. Texas Tech (2/9) ... Stole a base and scored the eventual game-winning run vs. Portland State (2/10) ... Hit .600 (9-for-15) over a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 10-17 ... Had a pinch-hit single and scored a run vs. Utah (2/10) ... Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a double vs. Tennessee (2/11) ... Singled and scored the game-winning run against Georgia Tech (2/11) ... Was 2-for-2 with a run, a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt against Notre Dame (2/17) ... Singled and scored vs. New Mexico State (2/24) ... Had an RBI double vs. Charlotte (3/2) off the bench ... Had a double, two runs and an RBI vs. Long Beach State (3/4) ... Doubled and tripled against Butler (3/9) ... Was 1-for-1 with two walks, a triple and a run against Purdue (3/16) ... Tripled, walked twice and scored a run at Arizona (3/28) ... Singled, walked and scored a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Colorado State (4/14) ... Was 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the nightcap ... Had two hits, including a bases loaded, game-winning triple in the sixth inning, and a stolen bases against CSU (4/15) ... Had two hits and a run at San Diego (4/18) ... Had a season-high three walks at New Mexico (4/20) ... Had two more and was hit by a pitch the following day against the Lobos (4/21), while scoring two runs and stealing a base ... Was 2-for-4 with her first career home run on the final game of the series with UNM (4/22) ... Had two singles, stole two bases and scored a run at CSUF (5/2) ... Had two hits, including a triple, scored a run and stole a base vs. Boise State (5/4) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run vs. BSU (5/5) the following day ... Had two hits, an RBI, a run and a stolen base at UNLV (5/10) ... Recorded another two hits, run and a walk the following day vs. the Rebels (5/11) ... Had a bases loaded, two-run single, a walk and a run in the final game of the series (5/12) ... Had a run in 10 (11 total runs) consecutive games from April 21-May 12 ... Reached base safely in 18 straight games from March 27 until May 18 ... Had a 10-game hitting streak from April 22-May 18, where she batted .436 (17-for-39) ... Led all Aztecs by hitting .364 (4-for-11) over the four NCAA tournament games ... Had two hits, including a double, in SDSU's 1-0 win over No. 20/20 Florida State (5/18) in the regional ... Was 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base vs. Hofstra (5/20) in the team's final game ... Aztecs were 19-7 when she scored a run.
CLUB - SAN DIEGO POWER SURGE
Played her club ball at the San Diego Power Surge under coach Fred Sanders.
HIGH SCHOOL - BONITA VISTA
Earned three letters at Bonita Vista HS in San Diego, Calif. ... Was named a first-team all-Mesa League all three seasons ... Best year came as a senior when she was named the Mesa League Player of the Year, first-team all-San Diego Section, first-team all-state (Cal-Hi Sports), the CIFSDS Division II Player of the Year, San Diego Union-Tribune High School Zone Female Athlete of the Year (South County) and second-team All-American (Max Preps Sport) ... Helped the Barons to a 34-2 record and No. 1 rankings by San Diego Union-Tribune final rankings and Cal-Hi Sports (prior to CIF Championships) ... Had 51 stolen bases over her two years ... As a senior for the 34-2 team in 2011, batted .509 with nine home runs, seven doubles, nine triples, 60 runs and 49 RBIs ... Hit .367 in 2010 to go along with four home runs, nine doubles, four triples, 30 runs and 33 RBIs as Bonita Vista went 22-6, including a 10-0 mark in the Mesa League ... As a sophomore in 2009, Jordan led the Barons to a 17-9 record (9-1 Mesa), while batting .453 with a homer, three doubles, a triple, 37 runs and 10 RBIs.
PERSONAL
Kayla Marie Jordan was born Nov. 22, 1993 in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of Felicia and Alejandro Jordan ... Undecided on a major.