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2024 Softball Roster

John Byrum
John Byrum
John Byrum

1 Kayla Rocha

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Choctawhatchee High School
  • Hometown Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  • Instagram kaylamrocha
  • Twitter @kaylamrocha

Biography

Career at Converse (2021-2024): Four-year letter winner for the Valkyries appeared in 146 games and made 122 starts... was the only member of her recruiting class to play four seasons at Converse... posted a career .167 batting average and a .337 on-base percentage, aided by her program-record 38 times being hit by a pitch; also owns the program single-game hit-by-pitch record (three HBP March 13, 2022 against Brevard) and single-season record for hit-by-pitch (12 HBP in 2023)... swiped 27 bases... knocked four doubles and one home run, scored 32 runs... 175 career put-outs, 180 career assists, .939 career fielding percentage... off the diamond was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Valkyries Club Chair, Student Government Association Executive Committee and was an athletics student worker... accepted an event management internship with USA Softball prior to graduation

2024 (Senior): Appeared in 43 games and made 29 starts for the Valkyries... posted the best batting average of her career at .205 on the season and was just .008 away from breaking her career-best mark in slugging percentage (.239 in 2023)... posted the best on-base percentage of her career at .404... was hit by a pitch eight times, tied for the lowest number of times in a single-season in her career (2022)

2023 (Junior): Appeared in 46 games and made 38 starts this season for Converse...hit .183 with a slugging percentage of .239 and an on-base percentage of .310....In 71 at-bats, tallied 10 runs, 13 hits, 1 double, 1 homerun, 8 RBI's, 17 total bases and 11 stolen bases...Recorded 57 putouts and 78 assists in the field to finish with a .957 fielding percentage. 

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 18 games and started in 16 games...Recorded 24 at-bats, 4 runs, 2 hits and 1 RBI...Season high 3 runs scored at Brevard (3/13/22), 3 assists at Barton (3/27/22) and 3 putouts at Chowan (3/26/22).

2021 (Freshman): Played and started in 39 games...Recorded 76 at-bats, 7 runs, 12 hits, 2 doubles and 6 RBI's...Season high 2 hits and 2 runs scored against St. Andrews (2/4/21), 6 assists agianst Chowan (3/21/21) and 5 putouts at Borth Greenville (4/17/21).

Prep: Graduated from Choctawhatchee High in 2020...Member of the debate team, link crew, animal club, wheelettes, minority council, student council, sideline sisters, FCA, and goalie girls...Played softball and flag football.

Personal: Daughter of Krissy Snowden and Lupe Rocha...Orientation leader, SAC Rep, Valkyries Club Chair at Converse.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2021Freshman

    U
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2022Sophomore

    MI
    5'4"
    1
  • 1

    2023Junior

    MI
    5'4"
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    MI
    5'4"
    1