The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Softball signs Kaydee Bennett
06.29.2024 | Softball
Bennett arrives at Texas after stops at Abilene Christian, Texas A&M-Commerce
AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas softball program has signed Kaydee Bennett to an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play softball on the Forty Acres, Longhorn head coach Mike White announced Saturday afternoon.
Bennett, a 5-foot-6 utility player who can play in both the infield and outfield, is a career .377 (101 hits in 268 at bats) after beginning her collegiate softball career at Texas A&M – Commerce in 2023, before playing the 2024 campaign at Abilene Christian. She's appeared in 93 career games — earning 92 starts — and has led both the Lions and Wildcats in batting average, hits, runs scored, on-base percentage and walks during her time with each respective program.
Bennett will arrive in Austin with a career .377/.451/.507 slash line with 136 total bases on 101 hits with 61 runs scored and 20 runs driven in. She's also totaled 31 career walks and swiped 33 bases in 36 attempts for a 91.7 success rate.
In 2024, Bennett, a Caddo Mills, Texas native, picked up Academic All-WAC honors in addition to being selected to the All-WAC First Team and NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team. In 146 official plate appearances as a Wildcat, Bennett slashed .425/.500/.637 with 93 total bases, 62 hits — 18 for extra bases (nine doubles, five triples, four home runs) — 41 runs scored, 20 walks drawn and drove in 14 runs. Additionally, she was credited with 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts.
As an All-Southland Conference performer as a freshman playing for the Lions in 2023, Bennett slashed .320/.390/.352 in 122 official trips to the dish. She totaled 43 bases along with 39 hits — four of which went for extra bases (four doubles) — while scoring 20 runs, drawing 11 walks and driving in six runs. She was also near perfect on the base paths by successfully stealing 18 bases in 19 attempts. She also excelled in the classroom, too, by being selected to the President's and Dean's List as well as the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
In just her second career collegiate softball game, Bennett set a career high with a three-hit performance against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 10, 2023. She went on to match that hit total seven more times: against CSUN on March 4, 2023, New Mexico State on Feb. 10, 2024, Houston Christian on Feb. 16, 2024, South Dakota on Feb. 24, 2024, UTSA on March 5, 2024, UTA on April 21, 2024, and Grand Canyon on May 3, 2024.
At Caddo Mills High School, Bennett was a three-time first-team all-district standout in softball, while also being a district champion and a regional finalist in four track events. She also set the school's kills record en route to earning all-district honors in volleyball.
Bennett is the daughter of Melissa and Kyle Bennett.
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