Kamryn Watts

2018 (Senior): Closed her Carolina career starting all 66 games for the Gamecocks in centerfield… Hit .254 with a .298 on-base percentage… Finished her four-year career with 187 starts with 97 hits and a .294 on-base percentage… Went 2-for-2 with a run in a win over Georgetown (2/18)… Hit 2-for-3 with a double in a win over Mercer (2/18)… Finished 2-for-4 with two runs in the victory over Louisville (2/23)… Had two RBI to help the Gamecocks to a win over Miami (2/24)… Finished 2-for-3 with two runs to help seal the series win over Ole Miss (3/17)… 2-for-3 game with two runs in the victory over Duke (3/20)… Scored two runs in the series finale win over No. 2 Tennessee (3/25)… Fished 2-for-3 with three runs in the win over Charleston Southern (5/2)… Saw action in both Super Regional games. 

2017 (JUNIOR): Started 56 games, 51 of those at third base … Ranked second on the team with 10 stolen bases … Posted the most assists per game for a Gamecock third baseman in the Southeastern Conference era (2.35) while standing third in assists (122) and fourth in fielding percentage (.957) on the season … Went 2-for-4 with a run, a stolen base and an RBI in the season opener against Ohio (2/10) … Also drew four starts in the outfield in the first two weeks, throwing out a runner at Texas (2/17) … Went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored against the Longhorns … Also had three hits in the Saturday win over Louisiana Tech (2/18) … Reached base three times in a 2-for-3 day at North Carolina (2/22) … Reached base in all five games of the Judi Garman Classic (3/3-5), scoring in each of the last four … That included a two-run, two-steal, 2-for-4 day against Indiana (3/4) … Posted a 2-for-3 day in the win at No. 9/9 Alabama (3/26) … Reached base twice in the series opener against No. 7/5 Texas A&M (4/1) … Tallied her only double of the year and went 2-for-3 against No. 1/2 Florida State … Knocked in runs in both halves of the doubleheader sweep of Charleston Southern (4/18) … Had hits in six of the last seven games, including three in the NCAA Tucson Regional (5/19-21) … Scored runs in both wins over St. Francis and stole a base in the elimination-game victory … Gained a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Drew 43 starts at third base and appeared in 55 games total … Posted 83 assists at the hot corner after spending her freshman year at shortstop … Led the Gamecocks with a .340 batting average in Southeastern Conference play … Overall, hit .282 with eight stolen bases in 11 tries … Also laid down three sacrifice bunts … In her first start, went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the win at USF (2/12) … Drove in a run at UC Santa Barbara (2/26) … Added a double and a stolen base in the second game against the Gauchos (2/27) … Posted hits in all three games against No. 12/12 Georgia (3/19-21), including adding two in both wins … Also went 2-for-3 in the finale at No. 3/3 Auburn (3/26) … Stole two bases and scored twice in the Saturday win over Troy (4/2) … Tallied a five-game hitting streak from UNCW through USC Upstate (4/5-13) … Had a hit in all three games at No. 16/14 Missouri (5/6-8), stealing a base on Sunday … Posted an RBI single in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 10/9 Tennessee (5/12) … That started a five-game reached-base streak to end the year … Went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two runs in the elimination-game win over No. 24/24 USF in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (5/21) … Garnered a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete list.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Started 22 games and played in 42 total … Scored twice in her first career start against Delaware State (2/7) … Posted her first hit with an RBI single in the win at East Carolina (2/7) … Went 2-for-3 in that game against the Pirates … Made two outstanding plays in the win over No. 21/20 California (2/21), turning a double play before coming up with a backhand on a sharp grounder in the hole at shortstop to get the Bears’ No. 2 hitter at first … Went 1-for-3 against Liberty (3/5) … Scored a run after a stolen base and a throwing error put her on third in the Sunday win against Arkansas (4/12) … Posted the best fielding percentage for a Gamecock shortstop in a season (.967) … Earned a spot on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Torrance H.S. … A four-time team MVP who hit .467 as a freshman … Scored 142 runs while stealing 61 bases in 128 games during her high school career … Added nine homers as a senior while also setting personal bests in RBI (27) and walks (14) … Also earned four-time all-area and one all-state nod … Played travel ball with the Nemesis Elite group … Earned the CLASS award (Character, Leadership, Athleticism, Scholarship and Sportsmanship).

PERSONAL: Kamryn T. Watts is the daughter of Delana … Has two siblings, A.J. and Giselle … Says her favorite athlete is Lauren Chamberlain … Chose the Gamecocks over UCF, Cal State Northridge and Arizona State … Majoring in sport and entertainment management.