17   Kyla Malone Class: Senior Hometown: Phoeniz, Ariz. High School: Arcadia HS Height: 5-4 Position: Outfield Experience: 3L B/T: R/R

JUNIOR: (2002) Led the team with a .444 batting average . . . saw action in eight games all in the outfield, including three starts . . . has been a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester at TU. . . did not commit an error in five chances . . . posted four putouts against Arkansas, starting in right field . . . went 2-for-2 against Pittsburg State with a triple, a run scored and four RBI.

SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 36 games, with 19 starts . . . committed only three errors in the field in 32 chances, with 21 putouts and eight assists . . . recorded career-bests in hits with eight and runs batted in with three . . . had two multiple hit games, including a 2-for-3 performance with a run batted in during a victory over New Mexico State.

FRESHMAN (2000): Saw action in 33 games, starting in 20 . . . committed only two errors in the field in 23 chances, the second fewest on the squad . . . recorded her first collegiate hit and RBI against Colorado State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won her team’s Golden Glove Award as an outfielder twice . . . as a senior at Arcadia High School, earned first-team all-region honors . . . was twice named to the all-city second-team . . . helped her summer team capture the Rocky Mountain Regional Championship . . . earned the Gold Academic Award three times . . . was named Individual and Team Scholar Athlete four times.

PERSONAL: Marketing major . . . born March 20, 1981 . . . daughter of Kathleen and Richard Malone.