2024: 2024 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ...
2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team ... made 21 appearances as a pitcher, starting 18 games ... went 5-15 with a 4.45 ERA, 11 complete games (4th in PacWest), one shutout, and 95 strikeouts (fifth in PacWest and first among freshmen) in 118.0 innings pitched (7th in PacWest) ... posted a season-high 9.0 innings pitched (third-most in program history) on two occasions ... logged her first collegiate shutout with just three hits allowed, three walks, and eight strikeouts versus Dominican on Apr. 26 ... became just the fourth Urban Knight to record 12 strikeouts, doing so against No. 14 Western Washington on Mar. 22 ... played in 29 games as a hitter, starting 22 ... hit .290 with four runs scored, three runs batted in, one double, and one home run in 31 at-bats ... hit first collegiate home run versus No. 24 Concordia on Feb. 27 ... delivered a season-high two runs batted in against Hawaii Pacific on Apr. 3.
Previous Experience: Vaughan was a two-year letter winner in softball at Rancho Bernardo High School ... posted a 0.93 earned run average, eight wins, and 104 strikeouts in 75.2 innings pitched while offensively adding a .247 batting average, seven runs batted in, two doubles, and 11 runs scored to guide the Broncos to a 26-6 overall record and Coastal North County league title in 2023 ... played in the San Diego Senior All-Star Game ... academic athlete ... Bronco Award ... First Team All-League ... offered a 3.08 ERA, two wins, and 29 strikeouts in 25 innings of work to help the Broncos go 20-9-1 overall in 2022 ... helped her various club teams with first-place finishes at USSSA Far West (12u), Border Madness (14u), and the TCS Red White Blue Tournament (14u) all prior to joining her most recent club, SoCal Breakers Beddow/Wright 18u ... tossed 8.0 innings with 12 strikeouts in the 2022 Premier Girls Fastpitch bracket game, guiding her squad to a 3-2 victory in extras.
Personal: Kayla Vaughan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio ... parents are Angela and Jack Vaughan ... hopes to become a comic book illustrator ... favorite movie is Spirited Away ... favorite food is ramen ... favorite musical artist is Imagine Dragons ... favorite sport moment was winning league during her senior year ... life heroes are her parents ... favorite professional team is the San Diego Padres ... enjoys drawing and playing video games ... Illustration major.
