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Jersey Number 37
Kinsley Washington
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- La Salle HS
- Hometown:
- Whittier, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019)
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Top 20 (2022)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 Third Team honoree (2022, 2021)
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2021)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
- 2-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2021; Third Team - 2022)
Record Book
Washington ranksย third on UCLA's career games played listย (257) ... ranks fifth on UCLA's runs scored list (187).
2022
Washington was selected to the All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA West All-Region Third Team โฆ played in 55 games and made 54 starts, including 51 at first base โฆ ranked third on the team with a .343 batting average and was second with 51 runs and 12 stolen bases โฆ notched 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs ... drove in 34 RBI โฆ led UCLA in its pre-conference schedule with a .432 batting average and .511 on-base percentage โฆ established a new season-high of five home runs just 10 games into the season โฆ opened the season with four RBI, three runs and a home run in a 3-for-3 performance versus CSUN (Feb. 10) โฆ launched a three-run homer the next day versus Nevada โฆ went 3-for-4 (HR, 3B, 2B) and was a single shy of the cycle versus Northwestern (Feb. 18) โฆ was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI the next day versus Auburn โฆ doubled in two runs against Wisconsin (Feb. 20) โฆ hit a game-tying solo home run in the fifth inning against No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 20) โฆ doubled in a run and scored twice versus Fresno State (March 12) โฆ doubled in three runs and scored three times in a 3-for-3 day versus Fullerton (April 27) โฆ went 3-for-5 with three infield hits at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) โฆ had a season-high four hits versus No. 9 Duke in game one of Super Regionals (May 27).
2021
Washington garnered Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA West All-Region First Team plaudits, recording a .329 batting average and .404 on-base percentage in 52 games played (50 starts) โฆ tallied 45 hits, including 11 doubles and three homers, 33 RBI and 29 runs โฆ recorded a .982 fielding percentage with 195 putouts and 19 assists โฆ led the team with 16 stolen bases on 17 attempts โฆ posted 11 multi-hit games โฆ strung together a six-game hitting streak from March 1 to March 11 (.750. 12-for-16, 7 R, 8 RBI, 1 HR, 2 2B), pushing her out to a .450 average through the first 14 games of the season โฆ smacked a two-RBI double at Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ doubled three times and scored twice at San Diego State (Feb. 24) โฆ went 2-for-4 at Utah (March 1) โฆ doubled and singled for two RBI versus CSU Fullerton (March 3) โฆ stole a base and went 3-for-3 the next game with a homer and double for four RBI versus San Jose State (March 7) โฆ doubled twice and recorded an RBI and run against UC San Diego (March 9) โฆ singled twice and picked up an RBI and stolen base in a win over UC Santa Barbara (March 11) โฆ walked twice and stole a base versus UNLV (March 13) โฆ solo homered against Arizona State (March 20) โฆ knocked in an RBI in four consecutive games (May 2-13) โฆ belted a three-run home run at Arizona (May 15) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a double at Fresno State (May 22) โฆ recorded a two-RBI base hit against Minnesota (May 23) โฆ went 2-for-3 in game one of NCAA Super Regionals versus Virginia Tech (May 27) โฆ went 2-for-3 and scored a run in the Bruinsโ victory over Florida State in game one of the Women's College World Series (June 3) โฆ picked up two base hits and swiped a stole base versus Oklahoma in the WCWS (June 5).
2020
Washington was second on the team with 29 runs scored and third with 11 stolen bases, adding a .353 batting average, two home runs, 15 runs batted in, 10 walks and a team-high two triples ... led the Bruins with nine multiple-hit games, adding four multi-RBI contests ... was tied for 10th nationally in runs scored ... ranked fifth among Pac-12 players in runs, tied for fifth in triples, sixth in stolen bases and tied for 10th with 30 hits ...ย had a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-27 (.385, 10-for-26, 9 R, 3 SB) ... posted four RBI, including a three-run homer, in a two-hit game against St. John's (March 3) ... had three hits, including a solo homer, three RBI and two runs versus Liberty (Feb. 15) ... knocked in three and had three hits against San Diego (Feb. 9) ... had three RBI, two hits and two runs against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) ... produced two-hit contests against USF (Feb. 16), Texas A&M (Feb. 21), Auburn (Feb. 23), Weber State (Feb. 29) and San Diego (March 1) ... scored a pair of runs in a game 10 times ... had two stolen bases against both Auburn and Cal Poly (March 8).
2019
Washington was named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, driving in the championship-winning run against No. 1 Oklahoma on June 4 ... in Oklahoma City, she hit .471 (8-for-17) with four runs and three runs batted in ... on the season, she hitย .321 with one home run and 19 RBI ... led the team with four triples (tied for fourth among Pac-12 players) and was third with seven stolen bases, adding 43 runs scored and nine doubles ... recorded nine multi-hit games ... had a 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-March 8, batting .423 (11-for-26) with 10 runs and three RBI ...ย led the Bruins during the NCAA Tournament with a .455 batting average (15-for-33), adding seven RBI and 11 runs ... was 6-for-8 in the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma, posting two hits in Game 2, including the walk-off single to left-center in the bottom of the seventh inning on June 4 ... went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI double in Game 1 versus the Sooners (June 3) ... singled against No. 3 Washington (June 2) and posted a single, a run and a bases-loaded walk versus No. 8 Minnesota (May 30) ... doubled, walked and scored twice in the first game of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 James Madison (May 24), adding a single and a run in the second contest ... hit .455 (5-for-11) with four RBI and four runs in NCAA Regionals (May 17-19), recording three hits versus Weber State (May 17) and two singles, two RBI and two runs against Missouri (May 19) ... had two singles against No. 6 Arizona (May 10) ... produced two hits, including her first collegiate home run, at No. 19 Arizona State (April 7) ... had two singles, two runs and an RBI versus Boston U. (March 10) ... posted two singles, two runs and an RBI against No. 4 Oklahoma (Feb. 22) ... drove in two, had two hits and scored twice versus UC Riverside (Feb. 17).
2018
Washington was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... was third on the team with seven stolen bases, hitting .328 with 10 runs batted in, 35 runs scored, seven doubles and 14 walks ... had 11 multi-hit games ... singled against No. 6 Florida State at the Women's College World Series (May 31) ... had a pair of singles in game one of NCAA Super Regionals versus No. 14 Arizona (May 24) ... was 4-for-13 (.308) in NCAA Regionals with two RBI and three runs (May 18-20) ... doubled and scored versus Fullerton (May 20) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a run against Texas State, adding a bases-loaded walk earlier in the day versus Fullerton (May 19) ... singled and scored against Sacramento State (May 18) ... had two singles and scored against South Dakota (April 28) ... was 3-for-7 (.429) with three runs scored in the series at Utah (March 29-31), producing a single, double and a walk in the first game ... was 5-for-8 (.625) with three runs in the series versus No. 24 Oregon State (March 24-26), registering an RBI single and a double in game one and a pair of singles in game three ... had two hits, including an RBI single, a walk and a stolen base at No. 21 Long Beach State (March 11) ... posted two singles and a run at San Diego (March 3) ... had two singles against Missouri (Feb. 25) ... recorded a triple, a single and a stolen base versus UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17) ... had two singles and an RBI against Fordham (Feb. 15) ... stole two bases against UC Riverside, adding a two-run single and a steal earlier in the day versus Cal Poly (Feb. 11) ... first collegiate hit was a two-RBI double against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9).
La Salle High School
Washington prepped at La Salle High School in Pasadena, Calif. ... played shortstop on the softball team, while also playing one year of basketball ...ย was twice named to the All-Del Rey League Team, while also earning team MVP, Best Defensive Player and captain honors ... had a career .484 batting average, .544 on base percentage, .762 slugging, eight home runs and 35 stolen bases in three seasons, sitting out her senior year ...ย coached in softball by Julie Ward ... played travel ball with Corona Angels under coach Marty Tyson ... was a team captain, helping the Angels to a PGF Shootout Championship in 2015 and a runner-up showing at the '14 PGF National Championship.
Personal
Born Kinsley Noelle Washington in Whittier, Calif. ... parents are Dana and James, who both attended UCLA ... James was a two-time All-American safety at UCLA and went on to play for eight seasons in the NFL, winning a pair of Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys ... has two older brothers, Richard and Ryan ...ย chose to attend UCLA because it has always been her dream school, having come to softball camps as a young child and looking up to the girls who wore those four letters across their chest, and wanting to be a role model for up and coming players and impact the softball community in a positive way ...ย things she likes the most about playing softball are that it doesn't feel like a job or work, and that it's a positive outlet that gives her the adrenaline to perform to her highest ability every day on the field ... favorites include the television show "Criminal Minds", the Los Angeles Dodgers, the band Maroon 5 and actor Tom Cruise ... biggest athletic thrills were winning a National Championship and also making ESPN's Top 10 plays a couple of times during the 2019 season ...ย favorite pastimes are shopping and taking baths ...ย is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in forensic psychology (minor in cognitive science) ... career objective is becoming an FBI forensic psychologist.
Kinsley Washington's Game Highs
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019)
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Top 20 (2022)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 Third Team honoree (2022, 2021)
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2021)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
- 2-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2021; Third Team - 2022)
Record Book
Washington ranksย third on UCLA's career games played listย (257) ... ranks fifth on UCLA's runs scored list (187).
2022
Washington was selected to the All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA West All-Region Third Team โฆ played in 55 games and made 54 starts, including 51 at first base โฆ ranked third on the team with a .343 batting average and was second with 51 runs and 12 stolen bases โฆ notched 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs ... drove in 34 RBI โฆ led UCLA in its pre-conference schedule with a .432 batting average and .511 on-base percentage โฆ established a new season-high of five home runs just 10 games into the season โฆ opened the season with four RBI, three runs and a home run in a 3-for-3 performance versus CSUN (Feb. 10) โฆ launched a three-run homer the next day versus Nevada โฆ went 3-for-4 (HR, 3B, 2B) and was a single shy of the cycle versus Northwestern (Feb. 18) โฆ was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI the next day versus Auburn โฆ doubled in two runs against Wisconsin (Feb. 20) โฆ hit a game-tying solo home run in the fifth inning against No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 20) โฆ doubled in a run and scored twice versus Fresno State (March 12) โฆ doubled in three runs and scored three times in a 3-for-3 day versus Fullerton (April 27) โฆ went 3-for-5 with three infield hits at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) โฆ had a season-high four hits versus No. 9 Duke in game one of Super Regionals (May 27).
2021
Washington garnered Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA West All-Region First Team plaudits, recording a .329 batting average and .404 on-base percentage in 52 games played (50 starts) โฆ tallied 45 hits, including 11 doubles and three homers, 33 RBI and 29 runs โฆ recorded a .982 fielding percentage with 195 putouts and 19 assists โฆ led the team with 16 stolen bases on 17 attempts โฆ posted 11 multi-hit games โฆ strung together a six-game hitting streak from March 1 to March 11 (.750. 12-for-16, 7 R, 8 RBI, 1 HR, 2 2B), pushing her out to a .450 average through the first 14 games of the season โฆ smacked a two-RBI double at Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ doubled three times and scored twice at San Diego State (Feb. 24) โฆ went 2-for-4 at Utah (March 1) โฆ doubled and singled for two RBI versus CSU Fullerton (March 3) โฆ stole a base and went 3-for-3 the next game with a homer and double for four RBI versus San Jose State (March 7) โฆ doubled twice and recorded an RBI and run against UC San Diego (March 9) โฆ singled twice and picked up an RBI and stolen base in a win over UC Santa Barbara (March 11) โฆ walked twice and stole a base versus UNLV (March 13) โฆ solo homered against Arizona State (March 20) โฆ knocked in an RBI in four consecutive games (May 2-13) โฆ belted a three-run home run at Arizona (May 15) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a double at Fresno State (May 22) โฆ recorded a two-RBI base hit against Minnesota (May 23) โฆ went 2-for-3 in game one of NCAA Super Regionals versus Virginia Tech (May 27) โฆ went 2-for-3 and scored a run in the Bruinsโ victory over Florida State in game one of the Women's College World Series (June 3) โฆ picked up two base hits and swiped a stole base versus Oklahoma in the WCWS (June 5).
2020
Washington was second on the team with 29 runs scored and third with 11 stolen bases, adding a .353 batting average, two home runs, 15 runs batted in, 10 walks and a team-high two triples ... led the Bruins with nine multiple-hit games, adding four multi-RBI contests ... was tied for 10th nationally in runs scored ... ranked fifth among Pac-12 players in runs, tied for fifth in triples, sixth in stolen bases and tied for 10th with 30 hits ...ย had a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-27 (.385, 10-for-26, 9 R, 3 SB) ... posted four RBI, including a three-run homer, in a two-hit game against St. John's (March 3) ... had three hits, including a solo homer, three RBI and two runs versus Liberty (Feb. 15) ... knocked in three and had three hits against San Diego (Feb. 9) ... had three RBI, two hits and two runs against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) ... produced two-hit contests against USF (Feb. 16), Texas A&M (Feb. 21), Auburn (Feb. 23), Weber State (Feb. 29) and San Diego (March 1) ... scored a pair of runs in a game 10 times ... had two stolen bases against both Auburn and Cal Poly (March 8).
2019
Washington was named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, driving in the championship-winning run against No. 1 Oklahoma on June 4 ... in Oklahoma City, she hit .471 (8-for-17) with four runs and three runs batted in ... on the season, she hitย .321 with one home run and 19 RBI ... led the team with four triples (tied for fourth among Pac-12 players) and was third with seven stolen bases, adding 43 runs scored and nine doubles ... recorded nine multi-hit games ... had a 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-March 8, batting .423 (11-for-26) with 10 runs and three RBI ...ย led the Bruins during the NCAA Tournament with a .455 batting average (15-for-33), adding seven RBI and 11 runs ... was 6-for-8 in the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma, posting two hits in Game 2, including the walk-off single to left-center in the bottom of the seventh inning on June 4 ... went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI double in Game 1 versus the Sooners (June 3) ... singled against No. 3 Washington (June 2) and posted a single, a run and a bases-loaded walk versus No. 8 Minnesota (May 30) ... doubled, walked and scored twice in the first game of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 James Madison (May 24), adding a single and a run in the second contest ... hit .455 (5-for-11) with four RBI and four runs in NCAA Regionals (May 17-19), recording three hits versus Weber State (May 17) and two singles, two RBI and two runs against Missouri (May 19) ... had two singles against No. 6 Arizona (May 10) ... produced two hits, including her first collegiate home run, at No. 19 Arizona State (April 7) ... had two singles, two runs and an RBI versus Boston U. (March 10) ... posted two singles, two runs and an RBI against No. 4 Oklahoma (Feb. 22) ... drove in two, had two hits and scored twice versus UC Riverside (Feb. 17).
2018
Washington was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... was third on the team with seven stolen bases, hitting .328 with 10 runs batted in, 35 runs scored, seven doubles and 14 walks ... had 11 multi-hit games ... singled against No. 6 Florida State at the Women's College World Series (May 31) ... had a pair of singles in game one of NCAA Super Regionals versus No. 14 Arizona (May 24) ... was 4-for-13 (.308) in NCAA Regionals with two RBI and three runs (May 18-20) ... doubled and scored versus Fullerton (May 20) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a run against Texas State, adding a bases-loaded walk earlier in the day versus Fullerton (May 19) ... singled and scored against Sacramento State (May 18) ... had two singles and scored against South Dakota (April 28) ... was 3-for-7 (.429) with three runs scored in the series at Utah (March 29-31), producing a single, double and a walk in the first game ... was 5-for-8 (.625) with three runs in the series versus No. 24 Oregon State (March 24-26), registering an RBI single and a double in game one and a pair of singles in game three ... had two hits, including an RBI single, a walk and a stolen base at No. 21 Long Beach State (March 11) ... posted two singles and a run at San Diego (March 3) ... had two singles against Missouri (Feb. 25) ... recorded a triple, a single and a stolen base versus UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17) ... had two singles and an RBI against Fordham (Feb. 15) ... stole two bases against UC Riverside, adding a two-run single and a steal earlier in the day versus Cal Poly (Feb. 11) ... first collegiate hit was a two-RBI double against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9).
La Salle High School
Washington prepped at La Salle High School in Pasadena, Calif. ... played shortstop on the softball team, while also playing one year of basketball ...ย was twice named to the All-Del Rey League Team, while also earning team MVP, Best Defensive Player and captain honors ... had a career .484 batting average, .544 on base percentage, .762 slugging, eight home runs and 35 stolen bases in three seasons, sitting out her senior year ...ย coached in softball by Julie Ward ... played travel ball with Corona Angels under coach Marty Tyson ... was a team captain, helping the Angels to a PGF Shootout Championship in 2015 and a runner-up showing at the '14 PGF National Championship.
Personal
Born Kinsley Noelle Washington in Whittier, Calif. ... parents are Dana and James, who both attended UCLA ... James was a two-time All-American safety at UCLA and went on to play for eight seasons in the NFL, winning a pair of Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys ... has two older brothers, Richard and Ryan ...ย chose to attend UCLA because it has always been her dream school, having come to softball camps as a young child and looking up to the girls who wore those four letters across their chest, and wanting to be a role model for up and coming players and impact the softball community in a positive way ...ย things she likes the most about playing softball are that it doesn't feel like a job or work, and that it's a positive outlet that gives her the adrenaline to perform to her highest ability every day on the field ... favorites include the television show "Criminal Minds", the Los Angeles Dodgers, the band Maroon 5 and actor Tom Cruise ... biggest athletic thrills were winning a National Championship and also making ESPN's Top 10 plays a couple of times during the 2019 season ...ย favorite pastimes are shopping and taking baths ...ย is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in forensic psychology (minor in cognitive science) ... career objective is becoming an FBI forensic psychologist.
Kinsley Washington's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 5, Three Times (last at Arizona State, 5/7/22) |
| RUNS SCORED | 3, Five Times (last vs. California, 5/12/22) |
| HITS | 4, Two Times (last vs. Duke, 5/27/22) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 4, Three Times (last vs. CSUN, 2/10/22) |
| DOUBLES | 3, vs. San Diego State (2/24/21) |
| TRIPLES | 1, 10 Times (last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/12/22) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, 11 Times (last vs. Florida State, 2/20/22) |
| TOTAL BASES | 9, vs. Northwestern (2/18/22) |
| WALKS | 2, Nine Times (last vs. Northwestern, 6/3/22) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 1, vs. California (3/29/19) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, Five Times (last vs. Grand Canyon, 5/20/22) |
| STOLEN BASES | 2, Four Times (last vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3/11/21) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 1, 17 Times (last vs. California, 5/13/22) |
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