Completed Event: Softball at #12/14 Texas A&M on May 1, 2026 , Loss , 5, to, 8
Final
Softball
5
at #12/14 Texas A&M
8
.png&width=40&height=40&type=webp)
.png&width=40&height=40&type=webp)
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Kai Minor
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-8
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
Career Highlights
2026 (Freshman): 2026 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 3 Finalist ... 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist ... 2026 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region ... 2026 All-SEC First Team ... Softball Preseason Freshman Watch List ... batted leadoff beginning in late March ... SEC Freshman of the Week Feb. 16 ... led all SEC freshman in hitting (.444), good for second in the SEC ... finished second in the nation among freshman in batting average ... 70 runs, 84 hits, 18 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 45 RBIs and 17 stolen bases ... hit a team-best .413 in SEC play, scoring 26 times with 33 hits ... perfect fielding percentage as OU's every day center fielder (65/65 chances) ... led the Sooners in multi-hit games (29), longest hitting streak (17) ... made 28 starts at the leadoff position ... started 56 games in center ... hit her first-career home run and tallied the first of two four-hit games of her season with a 4-for-5 game that included three runs and two RBIs during a 21-3 win against #17/18 Arizona Feb. 7 ... posted a season-best four RBIs in a 10-2 win against Idaho State Feb 14, finishing a double short of the cycle ... scored at least one run in seven consecutive games over two instances (Feb. 22-March 3 and May 2-May 23) ... tallied 14 multi-RBI games ... scored four runs and drove in three Feb. 28 against Alabama State ... finished the season on a torrid stretch, hitting safely in 11 straight games, while hitting five of her 11 home runs and posting seven multi-hit games ... went 8-for-13 during the Norman Regional ... went 5-for-12 during the Norman Super Regional ... homered twice in a win against Ole Miss March 22 ... notched a 17-game hitting streak between Feb. 13 and March 3.
HIGH SCHOOL: A left-handed-hitting outfielder from Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif. … Career .465 hitter with a .561 on-base percentage, 112 hits, 13 home runs, 52 RBIs, 96 runs scored and 48 stolen bases on a 98% success rate … Has led her team to three Trinity League championships and a runner-up finish at the California Division 1 Southern Section tournament … Two-time CIF Division 1 First Team honoree … Trinity League MVP … Three-time OC Register All-Orange County First Team selection … Three-time SB Live All-State pick … Three-time member of the LA Times All-Star and Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams … named the Cal-Hi California Freshman of the Year … Co-MVP of the Michelle Carew Classic and three-time all-tournament selection at the event … Holds a 4.2 GPA and has been an honor roll student in each semester.
CLUB: Plays her travel ball with OC Batbusters Stith … Batted .539 during the 2023-24 season and reached base at a .576 clip while producing 166 hits, 31 home runs, 36 doubles, 11 triples, 119 RBIs, 138 runs scored and 29 stolen bases … Named to the all-tournament team at the Alliance 18U Championships … MVP of the Alliance Super Cup … All-tournament selection at IDT, TCS Nationals and Zoom into June … Has led her club to two Alliance Tier 1 championships, two IDT championships, two Alliance Super Cup titles, a pair of Top Club national championships and three TCS Nationals top-two finishes … Club teammate of current Sooner student-athletes Ella Parker, Gabbie Garcia, Abigale Dayton and Ailana Agbayani.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Marshall and Tamica Minor … Has two siblings (Marshall III and Zoe) … Enjoys spending time with friends and family, attending concerts and listening to music … Intends to begin a pre-medicine route and major in health sciences.
- 2026 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 3 Finalist
- 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- 2026 NFCA Third Team All-American
- 2026 All-SEC First Team
- 2026 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region
- 2026 Softball America First Team All-American
- 2026 D1Softball Second Team All-American
- 2026 Softball America Freshman All-American
- 2026 - Ranked No. 20 nationally in Softball America's final top 100 player rankings
- Led all SEC freshmen in hitting (.444), finishing second in the league
- Second among all NCAA freshmen in hitting
- SEC Freshman of the Week Feb. 16
- Set the OU freshman single-season triples record (7)
2026 (Freshman): 2026 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 3 Finalist ... 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist ... 2026 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region ... 2026 All-SEC First Team ... Softball Preseason Freshman Watch List ... batted leadoff beginning in late March ... SEC Freshman of the Week Feb. 16 ... led all SEC freshman in hitting (.444), good for second in the SEC ... finished second in the nation among freshman in batting average ... 70 runs, 84 hits, 18 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 45 RBIs and 17 stolen bases ... hit a team-best .413 in SEC play, scoring 26 times with 33 hits ... perfect fielding percentage as OU's every day center fielder (65/65 chances) ... led the Sooners in multi-hit games (29), longest hitting streak (17) ... made 28 starts at the leadoff position ... started 56 games in center ... hit her first-career home run and tallied the first of two four-hit games of her season with a 4-for-5 game that included three runs and two RBIs during a 21-3 win against #17/18 Arizona Feb. 7 ... posted a season-best four RBIs in a 10-2 win against Idaho State Feb 14, finishing a double short of the cycle ... scored at least one run in seven consecutive games over two instances (Feb. 22-March 3 and May 2-May 23) ... tallied 14 multi-RBI games ... scored four runs and drove in three Feb. 28 against Alabama State ... finished the season on a torrid stretch, hitting safely in 11 straight games, while hitting five of her 11 home runs and posting seven multi-hit games ... went 8-for-13 during the Norman Regional ... went 5-for-12 during the Norman Super Regional ... homered twice in a win against Ole Miss March 22 ... notched a 17-game hitting streak between Feb. 13 and March 3.
HIGH SCHOOL: A left-handed-hitting outfielder from Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif. … Career .465 hitter with a .561 on-base percentage, 112 hits, 13 home runs, 52 RBIs, 96 runs scored and 48 stolen bases on a 98% success rate … Has led her team to three Trinity League championships and a runner-up finish at the California Division 1 Southern Section tournament … Two-time CIF Division 1 First Team honoree … Trinity League MVP … Three-time OC Register All-Orange County First Team selection … Three-time SB Live All-State pick … Three-time member of the LA Times All-Star and Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams … named the Cal-Hi California Freshman of the Year … Co-MVP of the Michelle Carew Classic and three-time all-tournament selection at the event … Holds a 4.2 GPA and has been an honor roll student in each semester.
CLUB: Plays her travel ball with OC Batbusters Stith … Batted .539 during the 2023-24 season and reached base at a .576 clip while producing 166 hits, 31 home runs, 36 doubles, 11 triples, 119 RBIs, 138 runs scored and 29 stolen bases … Named to the all-tournament team at the Alliance 18U Championships … MVP of the Alliance Super Cup … All-tournament selection at IDT, TCS Nationals and Zoom into June … Has led her club to two Alliance Tier 1 championships, two IDT championships, two Alliance Super Cup titles, a pair of Top Club national championships and three TCS Nationals top-two finishes … Club teammate of current Sooner student-athletes Ella Parker, Gabbie Garcia, Abigale Dayton and Ailana Agbayani.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Marshall and Tamica Minor … Has two siblings (Marshall III and Zoe) … Enjoys spending time with friends and family, attending concerts and listening to music … Intends to begin a pre-medicine route and major in health sciences.
Sunday, May 24
Saturday, May 23
Saturday, May 23
Friday, May 22
