Kendall Fields

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Tates Creek
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2021 SEASON
• MAC Player of the Week (April 16, 2019)
• Two-Time Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (April 17, 2019)
• 2019 Academic All-MAC
• Played in 91 of a possible 137 games over her career, earning 61 starts, with 32 coming in right field, 21 as the designated player, six in center field and two listed as catcher
• Has driven in nine game-winning RBI and scored five game-winning runs over her Ball State career
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 13th in slugging percentage (.514), T-16th in home runs (13)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: T-17th in home runs (9 in 2019), 18th in slugging percentage (.615 in 2019)

2020 (Jr.): The season was shortened to 27 games due to the COVID-19 global pandemic … earned third letter at Ball State … played in 25 games, earning 23 starts … made 13 starts in right field and 10 as the designated player … finished the season with a .261 batting average, collecting 18 hits in 69 at bats … tallied two doubles, a triple and three home runs … also drew four walks and was hit by a pitch five times for a .342 on base percentage … ranked second on the squad and seventh in the Mid-American Conference with 18 RBIs, while scoring 12 runs … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in three contests … opened the season with a two-run home run versus UTSA (Feb. 7) … went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a pair of runs scored and a sacrifice fly in the win over Prairie View A&M (Feb. 8), including her first career triple which drove in a pair of runs in the second inning … her third-inning RBI double at Jacksonville (Feb. 14) drove in what proved to be the game-winning run … smashed her second home run of the season in the opening game at North Florida (Feb. 15), driving in both of Ball State’s runs in the game … her three-run blast in the fourth inning versus Indiana State (Feb. 21) brought home what proved to be the game-winning run … added another three-run home run in the win over Longwood (Feb. 28) … her third-inning RBI single versus LIU (Feb. 29) plated what stood at the game-winning run … finished the shortened season with 12 putouts, while committing one error for a .923 fielding percentage.

2019 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (April 16) and MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (April 17) … Academic All-MAC … Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Scholar Athlete … played in 40 games, earning 33 starts … started 15 games in right field, 10 games as the designated player, six games in center field and two listed as catcher … second on the team with a .312 batting average, recording 34 hits in 109 at bats … second on the team with nine home runs and 36 RBI … added six doubles to pace the squad with a .615 slugging percentage … also drew nine walks and was hit by a pitch once for a .364 on base percentage … led the team with 11 multiple RBI games, while posting multiple hits in 11 games … drove in five game-winning RBI and crossed the plate for five game-winning runs scored … recorded a hit and an RBI in her first start of the season versus Penn (March 2) … followed with two hits and three RBI in the win over Furman (March 2) … drove in her first game-winning RBI with a groundout in the second game of a doubleheader at Bethune-Cookman (March 6) … went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in the win at North Florida (March 8), including her first home run and first game-winning run scored of the year … tallied a pair of doubles and one of her two RBI proved to be the game winner versus Georgetown (March 9) … blasted her second home run of the season as part of a two-hit, two-RBI game in the 10-3 win over Cleveland State (March 16) … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the series finale versus Akron (March 23), as part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate with one RBI and one run scored … named MAC Player of the Week after a solid series against Western Michigan in which she tallied four RBI hits, 10 total RBI and a 1.083 slugging percentage, including three home runs … in the series opener on April 12, she blasted her first career grand slam in the top of the first inning to give Ball State a 4-0 lead in a 7-5 victory … in the first game of the April 13 doubleheader, she drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single to right … then, with two on and two outs and the Cardinals trailing 9-6 in the seventh, she worked the count full before blasting her second home run of the series, a three-run blast to force extra innings … in the nightcap of the April 13 twinbill, she drove herself in for what proved to be the game-winning run with a two-out, two-run blast in the third inning … she would go on to complete the reverse home run cycle the next game, driving herself in for what proved to be the game-winning run with a solo homer in the first game versus Toledo (April 19) … led the Cardinals to a 4-3 win at Purdue Fort Wayne (May 4), blasting a pair of two-run home runs in the game to drive herself in for the game-winning run … credited with a pair of putouts.

2018 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete … played in 26 games, earning five starts … made four starts in right field and one as the designated player … finished the season with a .206 batting average, including a double … also drew five walks for a .308 on base percentage … scored two runs and drove in a pair of RBIs … recorded her first collegiate hit in her first career at bat, blasting a pinch hit double to left-center field and eventually coming around to score her first career run in the 10-2 (5 inn.) victory over LIU-Brooklyn … recorded her first career RBI versus Rhode Island (March 16), driving in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI fielder’s choice … followed with a RBI single to center field to drive in Ball State’s final run in the 14-4 (5 inn) win at Tennessee State (March 17) … recorded her first career two-hit game with a pair of singles and a run scored in the 12-0 (5 inn.) victory at Bowling Green (March 24) … registered five putouts on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned six varsity letters in softball at Tates Creek High School for coach Gary Preece … helped guide the Commodores to a 76-69 record over her career … four-time First Team All-43rd District selection … selected by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association for both the Kentucky East-West Senior All-Star Team (2017) and the East-West Junior All-Star Team (2016) ... Lexington Herald-Leader Player of the Year as a senior … named to the Lexington Herald Leader All-City First Team in each of the awards final two seasons (2014 & 2015) … 43rd District All-Academic Team her final three seasons … team captain as a junior and senior, and team batting champion in 2014 (.429), 2015 (.471), 2016 (.533) and 2017 (.551) … in addition to hitting .551 as a senior, she tallied 41 RBI and scored 37 runs while collecting 14 doubles, two triples and five home runs … recorded 21 doubles and one home run as a junior, while driving in 37 RBIs and scoring 42 runs … helped guide the Commodores to back-to-back 20-win seasons as a junior and senior, the first time in over a decade the program has earned at least 20 wins in a season … played two seasons of club softball for the Indy Edge Gold … led the team with a .431 batting average last season, with eight doubles, a triple and a home run in 65 at bats … also scored 21 runs, while driving in 20 RBI … helped the Indy Edge Gold win the 2016 TCS East Coast Nationals 16U Championship in Myrtle Beach.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Joe and Jana Fields … has one brother, Ethan … born March 19, 1999 in Lexington, Ky. … full name is Mary Kendall Fields … maintains a 3.73 grade point average as a psychology major.