Kayley Lenger

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2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2024 SEC All-Defensive Team (Right Field)

2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)

2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR (2025)

Appeared in 52 games with 39 starts (38 in center, one in right).
Registered 20 hits with 18 runs, three doubles, a triple and four homers. Added 11 RBI with a .402 slugging percentage (.342 on-base percentage, .217 batting average).
Notched a .989 fielding percentage in 2025 including 1.000 in SEC play.
Featured fifth on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays for her diving catch against Texas (4/5).
Had four multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games in 2025.
Went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double in MU’s midweek win over Missouri State (4/2).
Record two hits in three at-bats, including a double and a run against Southern Illinois (4/9).
Tallied a solo home run in Mizzou’s 12-8 win over No. 16 Mississippi State (4/12).
Recorded three hits in three at-bats including two RBI, a double, her first career triple and a run against SIUE (4/15).
Notched two RBI and a home run in Mizzou’s win over No. 1 Texas A&M (4/18). She hit .375 over the Texas A&M series (4/17-18) with an .875 slugging percentage (.500 on-base percentage).

SOPHOMORE (2024)

Appeared in 62 games with 59 starts in right field.
Hit .258 with 31 runs, 33 hits, five doubles, two homers, 12 RBI and a .344 slugging percentage.
Notched an on-base percentage of .435 with 18 walks and an SEC-leading 22 HBP (hit by pitches, third in the NCAA).
Named to the 2024 SEC All-Defensive Team for play in right field. Posted a fielding percentage of 1.000 during SEC play this season (45 putouts, zero errors).
Overall, compiled a fielding percentage of .982.
Posted four career-best two-hit games in 2024 along with three multi-RBI games.
Tallied an 11-game reached base streak.

FRESHMAN (2023)

Appeared in 20 games as a pinch runner with one start in right field against Butler (2/17).
Scored 10 runs and had three at-bats.
Earned a walk and had a .400 on-base percentage.
Made Mizzou debut against Prairie View A&M (2/12), coming on as a defensive replacement in left field.
Made first career start in the outfield against Butler (2/17), compiling a walk and a run.
Scored a career-best two runs against Cal Poly (2/23) to go with a stolen base.

PREP

Helped the Liberty North Eagles to a conference championship in 2019 and then a district championship in 2021.
Also, a standout on the track & field team in the javelin. She earned a fourth-place finish at the state championships in 2021.
Was a member of the National Honor Society and served on the student council.
Lettered in softball, basketball, and track.
In her spare time, she has volunteered with the Special Olympics.

PERSONAL