Hall of Fame
Kayla White Moll was a catalyst at the top of the McKendree University softball lineup during her four-year career with the Bearcats. Relying on her blazing speed both on the basepaths and while roaming the outfield, Kayla capped her career by helping McKendree to its final NAIA National Championship appearance.
During her freshman campaign in 2006, Kayla burst onto the scene for McKendree by setting team single-season records for runs scored (57) and doubles (18), both of which still stand at the time of her induction. She followed that by establishing new team season marks in triples (9) and walks (26), which also still top the Bearcats' record book at the time of induction. As a sophomore in 2007, Kayla put together a career-best 26-game hit streak, which is still the fourth-longest hit streak in National Association of lntercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) history. That same year, Kayla reached base in 46 consecutive contests. She was a four-year starter for the Bearcats and was part of teams that posted 128 victories during that span.
As a senior in 2009, Kayla put together a late-season run that culminated with McKendree's second AMC Tournament championship in three years. After dropping their first game of the tournament, the Bearcats roared back by winning their final six games of the event, including three games on the final day of play to wrap up the crown. The AMC Tournament title propelled the Bearcats into the NAIA National Championships for the first time in a decade. In each of her four seasons at McKendree, Kayla earned first:team All-Conference honors from the American Midwest Conference. In addition, she was a first-team All-NAIA Region V honoree as a junior in 2008. Off the field, Kayla was a four-time Academic All-Conference selection.
At the time of her induction, Kayla holds McKendree career records in five different categories: hits (255), runs scored (167), doubles (51), triples (24) and walks (82). Kayla played in all but four of the Bearcats' games during her four-year career, and appeared in each McKendree contest as a sophomore, junior and senior.
