June 25, 2015

Gamecock History

• Four-year letter-winner 1981-84
• Part of two Women’s College World Series teams (1981 AIAW, 1983 NCAA)
• Hit .250 on the 1983 NCAA WCWS team

Profile

• Dee Dee Kish played many positions during her Gamecock career after playing three sports in high school: softball, field hockey and basketball.
• Her favorite memories come from the 1983 season.
• The team started the year without knowing who would coach them after the previous coach left in the fall of 1982.
• She remembers the 17-inning game against UCLA, losing 2-1.
• Kish remarked that the team played 15 minutes away from campus during her freshman and sophomore years.
• Her brothers played baseball for the Gamecocks.

Current Life

• Kish lives in Lexington and serves as an elementary physical education teacher.
• She got big into fitness classes and taught aerobics after graduation before going into personal training.
• She also coached softball at Coastal Carolina for two years.
• Kish is married and has three dogs.

Interview conducted by Taylor Williams