by KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Panhandle State Softball’s Kayli Grove (Kiowa/Cheyenne/Kickapoo) becomes the fourth All-American athlete in Aggie history (Jim Holder, Truman Medders, and Jewell Lee ) and the second softball player to be named to the list.
Grove, a four-year starter, finishes her Aggie career by being named to the second team for her accomplishments in 2022. Leading the Aggies to their best record in program history while also setting new records for the Aggies for batting average, on-base percentage, OPS, SLG, triples, and total bases.
Taking stock of how she got here and how far she has come, Grove commemorates her family and the impact they had on her softball career.
“Beyond blessed to be a part of such an amazing program these past five years. Going from barely winning to breaking our win record and setting a ton of other records too. I wouldn’t be where I am without my grandparents and everything I did this past season was for them.”
With a record year comes record results. Head Coach Marc Benjamin says it’s an exciting time for Aggie softball. “It’s very exciting to see the All-America committee recognize Kayli for the awesome job she did this year. She is by far one of the best players and person to wear the Aggie uniform. This recognition is very deserving. She was a huge part of the success we had setting the school record in wins at 35. If we would have played all the games that were scheduled there is no doubt in my mind that she would have been a 1st team selection.”
