Kenya Yancy

Class:
Junior
High School:
Braden River HS
Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.

CAREER STATS

2017 (Junior): Appeared in 24 games, starting five…recorded a double, triple and home run for a .455 slugging percentage.

Sophomore (2016): Appeared in 23 games, starting 6…Helped the team with a run and an RBI in an 11-2 victory against Fordham.

Freshman (2015): Made first-career appearance as a pinch runner in season opening 8-5 win over Hampton (Feb. 5) ... Scored first-career run on Feb. 7 against No. 8 Michigan ... Notched first-career hit and RBI with a walk-off single in 9-1 run-rule victory over Jacksonville on Feb. 7 ... Hit first-career home run, a grand slam, in an 8-0 win over Detroit (Feb. 13) ... Had an RBI double to end the game in an 8-0 win over Boston University (March 13) ... Posted a hit and a run in a 9-0 win over Hartford (March 17).

High School: Earned All-Area First Team honors her freshman and senior year… Posted a .381 batting average her junior year… Batted .484 and led team with 31 runs scored her freshman year… Was a member of the honor roll all four years … Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal: Full name is Kenya Alexis Yancy … Daughter of Carlos and Vanessa Yancy … Born in Boston, Mass. … Her father Carlos played football for the University of Georgia and the New England Patriots ... Grandfather played baseball for the Chicago White Sox … Has two siblings, one brother Carlos and one sister Zaire.