Upcoming Event: Softball versus Charlotte on October 4, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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2026 Softball Roster
Mathis, KK
Jersey Number 27
KK Mathis
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Chester, OH
- Prev School:
- James Madison
Bio
Honors:
NFCA All-Region - Third Team (2023, 2025)
TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist – Top 25 Finalist (2023)
CSC Academic All-America (2025)
CSC Academic All District (2025)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
All-ACC Academic (2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2025)
2025 – Junior: Saw action in 57-of-59 games in her first season with the Blue Devils, earning 55 starts … posted a .342 batting average in her 161 plate appearances … collected 55 hits, including 13 doubles, 18 runs and 39 RBI … belted six home runs on the year … crushed her second career grand slam to help guide the Blue Devils past Elon (3/4), 10-0 … she finished 2-for-3 at the plate, while matching her career-high with five RBI during the contest … collected her 100th career RBI during Duke’s 11-0 run-rule victory over ECU (3/26) … sent out a three-run shot to give Duke an early lead en route to a 12-6 victory over the Wolfpack (4/27) in the regular season finale … ripped a two-out RBI-double into left center field to help the Blue Devils defeat No. 16 Stanford (5/8) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship … opened the scoring in Duke’s 12-0 win over Howard (5/16) in the NCAA Durham Regional with a bases-loaded infield single.
2024 - Sophomore (at James Madison): Played in and started 52-of-53 games for the Dukes ... hit .331 which included her 100th career hit vs. App State (4/19) ... led JMU with 38 RBI ... total of 13 doubles was tied for seventh-highest in the Sun Belt ... finished with 55 hits, recording two or more on 17 occasions and three 3-hit games ... racked up two or more RBI 10 times, including three games with four or more ... led JMU in stolen bases (8) ... went 2-for-4 with four RBI against Omaha (3/1), hitting her first home run of the season ... drove in four runs against UC San Diego (3/2), going 3-for-4 with a home run and double ... recorded a career-high five RBI against Radford (March 8) ... Dean's List (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) ... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2023 - Freshman (at James Madison): Earned NFCA Third Team All-Region honors ... NFCA Tucci/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Finalist ... First Team All-Sun Belt ... Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (4/28) ... led the team with a .336 batting average, 48 hits, 41 RBIs, and 13 doubles ... notched her first collegiate hit against Indiana St. (2/10) ... started all 47 games at second base ... set a program record of five hits in a game at NC State (2/26) ... JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023) ... President's List (Fall 2022) ... Dean's List (Spring 2023)
High School: 2022 Gatorade Ohio Softball Player of the Year ... named the 2021 Ohio Division I Player of the Year and 2021 GMC Athlete of the Year ... 2021 Division I First Team All-State ... named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and 2019 First Team All-Academic ... member of the Tennessee Mojo ... made GMC Academic Team and on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Kari Mathis ... has a brother, Brock, who played baseball at Florida State.
NFCA All-Region - Third Team (2023, 2025)
TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist – Top 25 Finalist (2023)
CSC Academic All-America (2025)
CSC Academic All District (2025)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
All-ACC Academic (2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2025)
2025 – Junior: Saw action in 57-of-59 games in her first season with the Blue Devils, earning 55 starts … posted a .342 batting average in her 161 plate appearances … collected 55 hits, including 13 doubles, 18 runs and 39 RBI … belted six home runs on the year … crushed her second career grand slam to help guide the Blue Devils past Elon (3/4), 10-0 … she finished 2-for-3 at the plate, while matching her career-high with five RBI during the contest … collected her 100th career RBI during Duke’s 11-0 run-rule victory over ECU (3/26) … sent out a three-run shot to give Duke an early lead en route to a 12-6 victory over the Wolfpack (4/27) in the regular season finale … ripped a two-out RBI-double into left center field to help the Blue Devils defeat No. 16 Stanford (5/8) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship … opened the scoring in Duke’s 12-0 win over Howard (5/16) in the NCAA Durham Regional with a bases-loaded infield single.
2024 - Sophomore (at James Madison): Played in and started 52-of-53 games for the Dukes ... hit .331 which included her 100th career hit vs. App State (4/19) ... led JMU with 38 RBI ... total of 13 doubles was tied for seventh-highest in the Sun Belt ... finished with 55 hits, recording two or more on 17 occasions and three 3-hit games ... racked up two or more RBI 10 times, including three games with four or more ... led JMU in stolen bases (8) ... went 2-for-4 with four RBI against Omaha (3/1), hitting her first home run of the season ... drove in four runs against UC San Diego (3/2), going 3-for-4 with a home run and double ... recorded a career-high five RBI against Radford (March 8) ... Dean's List (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) ... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2023 - Freshman (at James Madison): Earned NFCA Third Team All-Region honors ... NFCA Tucci/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Finalist ... First Team All-Sun Belt ... Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (4/28) ... led the team with a .336 batting average, 48 hits, 41 RBIs, and 13 doubles ... notched her first collegiate hit against Indiana St. (2/10) ... started all 47 games at second base ... set a program record of five hits in a game at NC State (2/26) ... JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023) ... President's List (Fall 2022) ... Dean's List (Spring 2023)
High School: 2022 Gatorade Ohio Softball Player of the Year ... named the 2021 Ohio Division I Player of the Year and 2021 GMC Athlete of the Year ... 2021 Division I First Team All-State ... named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and 2019 First Team All-Academic ... member of the Tennessee Mojo ... made GMC Academic Team and on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Kari Mathis ... has a brother, Brock, who played baseball at Florida State.
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