2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Kylee Perez
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Alhambra HS
- Hometown:
- Martinez, Calif.
2017
Perez was named NFCA All-West Region First Team, All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and All-Pac-12 Defensive Team ... led the Bruins with a .408 batting average and two triples, was second with 15 doubles, 51 runs scored, a .433 on base percentage, nine stolen bases and five hit by pitches, tied for second with two sacrifice flies and tied for third with six sacrifice hits, adding three home runs and 31 runs batted in ... led the team with 25 multiple-hit games, adding 10 multi-RBI contests ... was seventh in the nation in hits with 86 and 50th in batting average ... placed first among Pac-12 players in hits, fourth in average, tied for fifth in doubles and eighth in runs ... had hits in 12 of her first 13 games of the season and added a 10-game hitting streak from April 30-May 21, batting .543 (19-for-35) with 10 RBI and 17 runs ... was 4-for-9 (.444) at the Women's College World Series, hitting a homer, driving in two and scoring twice ... went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, an RBI single and two runs against #9 Texas A&M on June 3 ... singled and stole a base versus #13 LSU (June 1) ...ย was 6-for-11 (.545) at the L.A. Regional, singling and scoring against Lehigh (May 19), recording two singles and a run versus San Jose State (May 20) and singling three times with two runs scored against Cal State Fullerton (May 21) ... was 7-for-13 (.538) with seven runs scored in the series at #22 Arizona State (May 11-13) ... set a career high with five RBI on a grand slam and an RBI double in game three and tied a personal best with four runs scored, going 4-for-4 ... added two hits and two runs in game two ... posted hits in all three games against #3 Arizona (May 5-7), recording an RBI double in game one and a two-run double in game two ... was 8-for-14 (.571) with six runs and two RBI in the series at Stanford (April 28-30) ... posted three singles, two RBI and two runs in game three ... tied a school record (ninth time) with a career-high five hits in game one, scoring a personal-best four runs ... recorded a pair of singles on April 14 at Oregon State ... drove in a pair on a single on April 9 against #1 Oregon ... recorded two-hit games in each of the first two contests at #8 Washington (March 31-April 2), scoring twice in game two and driving in a run in all three matchups ... posted five hits in a March 25 doubleheader against BYU, going 3-for-3 in game one and 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the nightcap ... had three singles versus Boston University (March 11) ... had four hits against Longwood on March 10 ... went 3-for-4 with a double, two singles, a steal and a run against #22 Baylor on March 5 ... recorded three hits against North Carolina State on Feb. 23 ... had five hits in a Feb. 19 doubleheader, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs against Liberty and 3-for-4 with two doubles versus UC Davis ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against #22 Kentucky (Feb. 15) ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI, two runs and two doubles in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Weber State (Feb. 11) ... posted three hits in a pair of games on Feb. 10, recording a two-run homer, a double, a single and three runs at San Diego State and two RBI, two singles and a double versus South Dakota ... named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2016
Named NFCA All-Region and All-Pac-12 First Team ... ledย the team with 11 sacrifice hits, tied for first with 10 doubles, was second with a .388 batting average and seven hit by pitches, tied for second with six stolen bases and third with a .454 on base percentage, adding 38 runs scored, four home runs, 35 runs batted in and 15 walks ... tied for first on the team with 21 multiple-hit games and was third with 11 multi-RBI contests ... was fourth among Pac-12 players in sacrifice hits, fifth in hits (71), sixth in hit by pitches and eighth in batting average ... had a career-best, 14-game hitting streak to start the season, batting .533 (24-for-45) with two homers, 10 RBI and 12 runs ... added a 10-game hitting streak from March 24-April 11, batting .543 (19-for-35) with nine RBI, nine runs and five doubles ... went 4-for-8 (.500) at the Women's College World Series with two runs scored ... singled twice and scored against #7 Florida State (June 4) and recorded a single and a double with a run versus #5 Auburn (June 2) ... singled in game three of the Eugene Super Regional at #4 Oregon (May 29) ... at the L.A. Regional, hit a solo homer against Cal State Fullerton (May 21) and posted an RBI single, a run and a walk on May 22 versus the Titans ...ย had a solo homer and an RBI single in the regular-season finale at #25 Utah on May 7 ... was 6-for-9 (.667) in the Arizona State series (April 29-May 1) with two RBI and four runs ... had hits in all three contests, going 3-for-3 with an RBI single in game one and two hits, including an RBI single, in game three ... had hits in all three games of the Oregon State series, posting an RBI single on April 15, a single and a run on April 16 and a two-run single on April 17 ... went 7-for-11 (.636) in the Stanford series with five RBI, four runs and two doubles ... had three hits, three RBI and two runs on April 9, two singles and two RBI on April 10 and a pair of hits on April 11 ... batted .500 (6-for-12) at #4 Oregon with three doubles ... had an RBI single on April 1, posted three hits on April 2 and recorded a pair of doubles on April 3 ... went 4-for-8 (.500) with three RBI in the series with #10 Washington ... drove in a pair and had two hits in game two on March 25, driving in another run and stealing a base on March 26 ... was 6-for-13 (.462) at the LBSU Louisville Slugger Invitational with three RBI and three walks ... went 3-for-4 on two singles and a triple versus Iowa State on March 12 ... was 8-for-17 (.471) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II with three RBI and three runs ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI versus #8 Georgia on Feb. 26, and later that day, had two more singles against BYU ... recorded a pair of singles against #1 Florida (Feb. 25) ... was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 23 for the first time in her career after hitting .688 (11-for-16) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic I with two homers, seven RBI and five runs ... posted three hits, two runs and three RBI, including a two-run homer, against Pacific on Feb. 21, adding another two-hit game earlier in the day versus #4 LSU ... drove in four versus Cal Poly on Feb. 20 on a three-run homer and an RBI double, scoring twice ... went 3-for-3 against Notre Dame on Feb. 20 ... had singles in all five games at the Aggie Classic (Feb. 12-14), going 5-for-16 (.312) with four runs scored and three sacrifice hits ... earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention accolades.
2015
Was named NFCA West All-Region Third Team, All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Freshman ... hit .368 with five home runs, 32 runs batted in, 39 runs scored, nine doubles, 23 walks, six sacrifice hits and six stolen bases, while tying for third on the team with three sacrifice flies ... had 18 multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI contests ... had at least one hit in 40 of the 56 games she appeared in the starting nine ... recorded hits in all three games at the Women's College World Series, going 6-for-12 (.500) with three RBI ... had four hits against #4 Auburn on May 30, also stealing a base ... drove in a pair on a single versus #2 Oregon on May 28 ... went 3-for-7 at the Los Angeles Super Regional (May 23-24) against #10 Missouri, singling, walking and scoring in game one and recording a pair of singles, an RBI and a run in game two ... hit a solo homer on May 17 against San Diego State (L.A. Regional) ...ย was 9-for-11 (.818) in the series at #23 Arizona State (May 7-9), producing a 4-for-4 effort with a solo homer in game one, three singles in game two and two hits in game three ... hit a two-run homer on April 25 at Oregon State ... went 4-for-8 (.500) in the series with #18 California, recording a pair of hits in both of the last two games ... posted two hits, two runs, two walks and three RBI, hitting a three-run homer, on April 10 at Stanford ... recorded two hits on April 3 against #1 Oregon ... went 3-for-8 (.375) in the series with the Ducks (April 3-5), driving in and scoring runs in each of the first two contests ... recorded two singles, two runs, an RBI and three walks in the series at #17 Washington (March 21-23) ... went 3-for-8 (.375) in the Utah series ... hit her first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, against Illinois (March 6) ... drove in a pair on a triple versus Nebraska (Feb. 22) ... had an RBI double against #25 Texas on Feb. 19 and a run-scoring single versus #8 Florida State on Feb. 21 ... first career hit was a single against Idaho State (Feb. 5).
ALHAMBRA HIGH SCHOOL
Perez was a two-sport athlete at Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif. โฆ played four years of varsity at shortstop, also lettering in basketball โฆ was four-time First Team Diablo Foothill Athletic League, as well as league Most Valuable Player three straight seasons โฆ hit .481 as a senior with six home runs, 26 runs batted in and nine steals โฆ named 2014 First Team CalHiSports and MaxPreps All-State โฆ helped the Bulldogs to four DFAL titles โฆ hit .590 during her high school career with 42 homers, 139 RBI and 71 steals โฆ earned Scholar Athlete awards all four years โฆ playedย travel ball for Sorcerer, with current UCLA teammate Johanna Grauer, helping them to a seventh-place finish at 2013 PGF Nationals.
PERSONAL
Born Kylee Nicole Perez in Walnut Creek, Calif. โฆ parents are Sonja and Jeff Perez โฆ has a younger sister, Briana, who is a freshman on the 2018 team โฆ chose UCLA for the academic and athletic traditions, as well as the incredible campus and weather โฆ favorites include actor Channing Tatum, the movie โSandlotโ, singer P!nk and the San Jose Sharks and Oakland Athletics โฆ things she likes the most about softball are how you can make small adjustments that lead you toward success and how every day is a new day to start over and take another shot at the game regardless of what happened the day before โฆ biggest athletic thrill was diving for a ball up the middle while playing shortstop, tossing it to her sister at second, who threw the girl out at first โฆ hobbies include camping and house boating with friends and family โฆ majoring in history with pre-nursing on the side.
| AT-BATS | 6, vs. Auburn (5/30/15) 6, at Stanford (4/28/17) |
| RUNS SCORED | 4, at Stanford (4/28/17) 4, at Arizona State (5/13/17) |
| HITS | 5, at Stanford (4/28/17) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 5, at Arizona State (5/13/17) |
| DOUBLES | 2, at Oregon (4/3/16) 2, vs. Weber State (2/11/17) 2, vs. UC Davis (2/19/17) |
| TRIPLES | 1, Four Times (last vs. BYU, 3/25/17) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, 12 Times (last vs. Texas A&M, 6/3/17) |
| TOTAL BASES | 8, at Arizona State (5/13/17) |
| WALKS | 2, Four Times (last vs. Utah Valley, 3/12/16) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 1, 23 Times (last vs. LSU, 6/1/17) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, Five Times (last at Washington, 4/2/17) |
| STOLEN BASES | 1, 21 Times (last vs. LSU, 6/1/17) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 1, 14 Times (last vs. Ole Miss, 5/25/17) |
