Kai Byars
- position Outfielder
- height 5-6
- class Sophomore
- B/T L/L
- Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
- High school Hanover
- position Outfielder
- height 5-6
- class Sophomore
- B/T L/L
- Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
- High school Hanover
Kai Byars Bio
Awards:
- 2026 D1Softball Preseason Top-100 Freshman to Watch list
2026:
Named to the D1Softball Preseason Top-100 Freshman to Watch list … Played in 46 games, making 21 starts between right field and designated player … Had four multi-hit games on the season … Recorded three multi-RBI games … Had a season-long seven game reached base streak … Had a season-high three hits and five runs at North Carolina (4/22) … Scored a season-high two runs against Queens (3/1) and South Carolina State (4/28) … Had two doubles at Missouri (4/18) … Homered and drove in three runs against Virginia Tech (2/7) … Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and five RBIs at North Carolina (4/22), including a single in the seventh to tie the game with two outs.
Pre-College:
A three-time All-State selection at Hanover High School … Three-time All-Region selection … Twice named to the All-Metro team … In 2023, she was named the Offensive Player of the Year … Led the Hawks to the 2022 Virginia High School League 4A title … With her travel team, the Birmingham Thunderbolts, she has twice won the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship … Excels in the classroom where she is a Hanover Scholar … Member of the BETA Club … Softball America ranks her the 68th player overall nationally, No. 2 in the state of Virginia, and the No. 12 outfielder.
Personal:
Comes from a family of athletes as both of her parents played baseball and softball in college.
