Kaylee Tow

Photo by: Kent Gidley

Photo by: Kent Gidley

Kaylee Tow and Bailey Dowling celebrate the end of an inning

Photo by: Kent Gidley

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Photo by: Amelia Barton

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Position:
Outfield
Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Bat/Throw:
L/R
Hometown:
Madisonville, Ky.
High School:
Madisonville North-Hopkins HS

Accolades

Three-time NFCA All-American (Second Team 2018-19; Third Team 2021)
Three-time NFCA All-South Region (First Team 2018-19; Second Team 2021)
Two-time All-SEC (First Team 2018; Second Team 2021)
Four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (2019-22)
NCAA Elite-90 Award (2019)
Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Top-25 Finalist (2018)
Two-time SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2019; Feb. 22, 2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (April 3, 2018)
2018 Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team
Played for US Junior National Team (Summer 2017)

2022

Started 52 games
Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against New Mexico (Feb. 13)
Led the team with seven runs scored and six RBIs over six games in Louisiana (Feb. 24-27), including a home run on the road at No. 20 Louisiana
Hit a three-run home run against Florida State (March 16)
Was 7-for-11 (.636) over the South Carolina series (March 25-27), posting three multi-hit performances and driving in five RBIs
Led the team with seven hits over the Florida series (April 9-11)
Scored three times in the comeback victory over Mississippi State (April 15), including a solo home run

2021

Started every game, primarily at first base
Hit a solo home run in the season opener against Alabama State (Feb. 12)
Led the team with a scorching .786 average at the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 19-21) with 11 hits, seven runs scored and nine RBIs
Went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and three runs scored in the 13-5 win over eight-ranked LSU (Feb. 21)
Hit a three-run home run in game two against Memphis (Feb. 26)
Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles in game two against Kent State (March 5)
Tied the single-game school record with three doubles in game two at Auburn (March 13), driving in two runs
Was 2-for-3, including an RBI single, in the game two win over Tennessee (March 20)
Had five total bases in the win against North Alabama (March 24) with a double and a triple
Drove in five RBIs in the series finale against Texas A&M (April 3) on an RBI single and a grand slam
Went 3-for-3 in the series finale at Arkansas (April 11)
Scored twice after a pair of hits in the win over Southern Miss (April 21)
Scored four times and was 6-for-12 (.500) in the Georgia series (April 30-May 2), including a three-run home run in game one
Was 7-for-11 (.636) over the Ole Miss series (May 6-8) with five runs scored and four RBIs
Went 3-for-3 with a run scored against Tennessee at the SEC Tournament (May 14)
Bounced a two-run double off the wall in game two against Kentucky in Super Regionals (May 29)
Hit a three-run home run in the win over UCLA (June 4) at the Women's College World Series

2020

Appeared in 21 games, including 20 starts, during the shortened season
Had multi-hit games on opening day of the season against both North Carolina and Florida State (Feb. 7), going a combined 4-for-7
Hit a two-run double against North Carolina (Feb. 8)
Had two hits and scored three runs in the win over No. 1 Washington (Feb. 13)
Slugged a three-run home run to break up a tie in the eventual win over USF (Feb. 14)

2019

Started 69 games
Batted .309 (58-for-188), scoring a team-leading 58 runs along with 62 RBIs
Tied the UA single-season record with 66 walks
Posted a .682 batting average over five games at the Trojan Classic, earning at least one hit, run and walk in every game
Went 4-for-4 with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 RBIs against Murray State (Feb. 9)
Named SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 11)
Hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 16)
Drove in two runs on a double against Missouri State (Feb. 22)
Hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs against Michigan State (March 1)
Tallied two RBIs against Southern Miss (March 1) on a triple and sacrifice fly
Drew a career-high three walks vs. MVSU (March 6), scoring twice
Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the comeback victory over Missouri (March 8), including a game-tying two run home run and a go-ahead RBI single
Led off game three against Missouri (March 10) with a solo home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the first
Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in game one against Niagara (March 14) before driving in a career-best five RBIs in game two against the Purple Eagles (March 15) on a grand slam and bases-loaded walk
Drove in three runs against Hawaii (March 15) on a two-run home run and bases-loaded walk
Went a combined 4-for-7 over the Texas A&M series (March 22-24), also drawing six walks and driving in four runs including a solo home run in the weekend finale
Had three RBIs in the series opener against Mississippi State (March 29), including a two-run single in the fourth inning and a game-ending bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth
Scored three times in the win over UAB (April 3)
Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in the game-one win over South Carolina (April 5)
Hit a walk-off RBI single in the series finale against Georgia (April 15)
Earned a hit in all three games against LSU (May 3-5), including a two-run double in the opener and a solo home run in the finale
Was 2-for-4 in the regional opener over Alabama State, including a three-run home run
Tied the single-season walks record at Alabama with her 66th in game three against Texas (May 25)
Drove in four runs against Florida (June 1) at the Women's College World Series, hitting a three-run home run and an RBI double

2018

Started 55 games, primarily in right field
Made her Crimson Tide debut against South Alabama (Feb. 8), starting as the designated player
Earned her first career hit in her third at-bat against the Jaguars, a leadoff double in the sixth inning
Was 2-for-3 at the plate against 24th-ranked McNeese (Feb. 17), including a three-run home run to end the game
Hit an RBI triple against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 17)
Scored the Tide's lone run against 11th-ranked Baylor (Feb. 18) with a solo home run
Scored twice in the 11-3 win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 24)
Hit her third home run of the season at UAB (Feb. 27)
Was a combined 4-for-6 against Portland State and Washington (March 3), including a solo home run against the Vikings
Had multi-hit performances in both games against Fordham (March 9-10), scoring twice in the second matchup and extending her hit streak to a season-best seven games. Tallied a season-high three hits, including a double and home run, against Boston College (March 10)
Went 2-for-4 in the game one win at Auburn (March 16)
Hit her sixth home run of the season as part of a 2-for-4 day in game three against Ole Miss (March 25)
Hit .700 over the three games at Kentucky (March 31-April 1) with three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 performance in game two. Was named SEC Freshman of the Week for her efforts against the Wildcats
Hit her eighth home run of the season in game three against Florida (April 9)
Hit two home runs as part of a 3-for-4 day at the plate in game three at Arkansas (April 15)
Hit a home run as part of back-to-back long balls for the Crimson Tide in the game two win over Texas A&M (May 5)

Prep Highlights

Played prep softball at Madisonville North-Hopkins in Madisonville, Ky.
Won the state title in 2017 and posted top-five finishes in 2016 and 2014
Earned Kentucky's Miss Softball award in 2017
KHSAA Class 3A State Player of the Year as a junior
Two-time NFCA First Team All-American
Three-time FloSoftball All-American
Three-time All-State honoree
Three-time all-region selection and four-time all-district honoree
Owns Kentucky state single-season records in hits, runs scored and walks
Played club softball with the Louisville Lady Sluggers earning a runner-up finish at the 2016 Triple Crown Sports Nationals
Previously played with Southern Force, earning top-10 finishes at PGF nationals in 2015 and ASA nationals in 2014
Was a Junior Women's National Team camp invitee in 2016 and played on the USA JWNT roster in 2017, winning the 2017 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship