Kennedy Wynn

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Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
New Albany
Hometown:
New Albany, Ind.

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2021 SEASON
• Graduated from Ball State in the summer of 2020 with a degree in exercise science
• Granted an extra year of eligibility due to the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic
• 2017 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team
• MAC West Division Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2018)
• 2019 Academic All-MAC
• Played in 182 of a possible 195 games over her Ball State career, earning 161 starts, with 73 in center field, 69 coming in right field, 17 in left field and two at third base
• Has scored eight game-winning runs and driven in 11 game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 14th in home runs (17), T-15th in doubles (31), T-15th in RBI (85)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts (highest ranking only): T-9th in doubles (15 in 2018)

2020 (Sr.): The season was shortened to 27 games due to the COVID-19 global pandemic ... granted an extra year of eligibility to compete in 2021 … earned fourth letter at Ball State … played in 24 games, earning 23 starts in center field … finished the season with a .297 batting average, collecting 19 hits in 64 at bats … recorded one double and four home runs for a .500 slugging percentage … also drew seven walks to finish the year with a .357 on base percentage … credited with 12 RBI and 12 runs scored … collected multiple hits in five games, while driving in multiple RBI in three outings … scored one game-winning run on the year and drove in one game-winning RBI … her first extra base hit of the season was a double in a 2-for-4 effort in the win at North Florida (Feb. 15) … added an RBI single and scored a pair of runs in the game, her first two runs of the season … blasted her first home run of the season in dramatic fashion, capping a six-run seventh inning with a three-run, walk-off bomb to give Ball State a 7-5 win over Indiana State (Feb. 23) in the championship game of the Hilltopper Classic … smashed her first collegiate grand slam to help lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 win over LIU (Feb. 29) … smashed a pair of solo home runs and added a RBI single in a 3-for-4 effort, with three RBI and three runs scored, in the opening-game win at Bethune-Cookman (March 4) … added two more hits and a run scored in the nightcap victory over the Wildcats … scored the game-winning run versus Tulsa (March 7), reaching base on a fielder’s choice in the ninth and later crossed the plate on a heads-up play on a Golden Hurricanes error … defensively, she finished the shortened season with 23 putouts and one outfield assist, while committing just one error for a .960 fielding percentage.

2019 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … played in 48 games, earning 36 starts … started 17 games in right field, 14 in center field and five in left field … finished the season with a .198 batting average, logging 20 hits over 101 at bats … added 16 walks and was hit by a pitch once for a .311 on base percentage … smashed seven doubles, four home runs and a triple … collected 20 RBI and scored 19 runs … drove in the game-winning RBI in three contests, while scoring what proved to be the game-winning run three times … scored what proved to be the game-winning run versus Central Arkansas (Feb. 16) after reaching base via her second of two walks in the game … her first multiple base hit of the season was a triple in the win over CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 23) … followed with her first multiple hit game of the year, with a double and a home run in the win over Utah State (Feb. 23) later in the day … her three-run blast in the eighth inning of the game drove in what proved to be the game-winning run … drove in the game-winning run versus Furman (March 2) with a two-run double … turned in her best offensive game of the season in the second game victory at Northern Illinois (April 2), going 3-for-5 at the plate, with a pair of home runs, two RBI and three runs scored … her second blast in the game was a ninth-inning solo shot to plate what proved to be the game-winning run … also scored the game-winning run in the first game of a doubleheader at Central Michigan (April 25) … strung together a season-long five-game hitting streak starting versus Northern Colorado (Feb. 22) and ending after a double versus Montana (Feb. 24) … also reached base with a walk in the next game versus South Carolina (March 1) to reach base safely in a season-best six straight games … recorded at least one hit in 16 games … collected 28 putouts and three outfield assists.

2018 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Feb. 13, 2018 … played in 54 games, earning 52 starts … started 36 games in center field and 16 in right field … ranked fourth on the team with a .266 batting average which included a team-best 15 doubles and seven home runs … her 15 doubles also led the MAC while her 0.28 doubles-per-game average was 80th nationally … drove in three game-winning RBI and scored a pair of game-winning runs … recorded eight multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games … blasted a pair of home runs in the win over Georgetown (Feb. 10), with her solo shot to left field in the top of the fourth inning proving to be the game-winning run … finished the game 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk … added her third home run in two games with a solo shot at FGCU (Feb. 11) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI double to left-center field in the top of the fourth versus Canisius (Feb. 23) … came around to score the game-winning run versus Robert Morris (March 2) after reaching base via a walk … collected a season-high four RBI in the win at Florida Atlantic (March 8), starting with a two-run home run in the sixth and adding a two-run double in the seventh to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run … collected three RBIs on a 2-for-4 effort with a pair of doubles in the second game victory over Akron (March 31) … went 3-for-4 with a double in the series finale at Toledo (May 5), helping the Cardinals clinch the MAC West Division Championship … went yard in the first game of the doubleheaders at Akron (March 31), versus Western Michigan (April 13) and at Eastern Michigan (April 28) … put together a season-long five game hitting streak to begin the season, while drawing three walks and not receiving an official at bat in the win over LIU-Brooklyn (Feb. 9) to give her a season-best string of reaching base safely in six games … notched at least one hit in 32 games … collected 43 putouts and logged a pair of outfield assists, while finishing the year with a .978 fielding percentage.

2017 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … MAC All-Freshman Team selection … played in 56 games, earning 50 starts … started 36 games in right field, 12 in left field and two at third base … ranked fourth on the team with a .287 batting average which included eight doubles, a triple and two home runs … tied for third on the squad with 26 RBI, while also scoring 12 runs … led the team with eight multiple RBI games, while earning 10 multiple hit games … her first career hit was a pinch hit single to center field in the fifth inning versus Southern Miss (Feb. 10) … went 1-for-3 with an infield single in her first career start versus No. 11 Louisiana (Feb. 11) … drove in her first career RBI with a pinch hit sacrifice fly versus Iowa State (Feb. 12) … logged her first career two-hit game, as well as her first career stolen base, in the 17-2 (5) win over Drake (Feb. 17) … also connected for a pair of singles versus No. 10 Arizona (Feb. 17), including driving in Ball State’s lone run in the contest … scored what proved to be the game-winning run versus Abilene Christian (Feb. 18) after reaching base on a fielder’s choice … her first career multiple base hit was a RBI double in the sixth inning versus Lehigh (Feb. 24) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run versus St. Bonaventure (March 5), with her first career home run, a two-run blast to left-center field in the fourth inning … also collected a RBI single in the sixth inning to finish the game 2-for-3 with season-highs of three RBI and two runs scored … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the 5-3 win over Holy Cross, coming around to score in the sixth inning after driving in the game-tying run with her first career triple ... went 2-for-3 with a walk in Ball State’s win at FAU (March 9), with her RBI double in the second inning driving in what proved to be the game-winning run … also drove in the game-winning run versus Brown (March 10), with a RBI single in the first inning, while adding a RBI double in the fifth inning to complete Ball State’s 8-0 (5) victory … blasted her second home run of the season in the 6-3 series finale victory over Miami (April 2) … came up clutch in the eighth inning in the second game at Ohio (April 8), driving in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI single up the middle … collected a season-high three hits in the second game win over Toledo (April 21) … collected 35 putouts and eight assists on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at New Albany High School for coach Steve Belden … first team all-state accolades as a junior … A First Team All-Hoosier Hill Conference selection in each of her final three seasons … team captain as a junior and senior campaigns … in addition to being a standout in softball, Wynn earned a pair of letters in soccer for New Albany … second team all-state and first team all-conference selection for the soccer team as a senior ... in addition to her high school softball career, Wynn played for the Louisville Lady Sluggers – Dobina 18U team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ken Wynn and Heidy Swain … has two brothers, Jaelin and Leighton, and one sister, Elliot … born Feb. 5, 1998 in New Albany, Ind. … full name is Kennedy Cozette Wynn … graduated in the summer of 2020 with a degree in exercise science.