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Jersey Number 10
Kaylee Richetto
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev school:
- Wilson Central HS
- Hometown:
- Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
2022 (Junior)
2021 (Sophomore)
*2020 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Played in 48 games, making 42 starts
- Finished the season batting .205 with 23 hits, including four doubles, while knocking across 13 RBI and scoring two runs
- Produced four multi-hit games
- Batted a season-best 2-for-2 and tying a season-best two RBIs against LIU (March 5)
- Tied her career-best with eight putouts vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 12), Georgia Southern (March 6), and Mississippi State (March 30)
- Tied her career-high of four assists vs. Belmont (April 20) and LA Tech (April 29)
2021 (Sophomore)
- Ended her sophomore season seventh all-time in slugging percentage (.524) and 10th in on base percentage (.405)
- Started 20 games and played in a total of 30; 11 starts came as the designated player, while nine were at third base
- Batted .246 with five runs scored, a home run and seven RBIs
- Made her mark in the Blue Raider record book with two sacrifice hits against Western Illinois on March 20, tying for second-most in a single game
- Had the walk-off hit in the seventh inning vs. Western Illinois on March 20, a bunt single that scored Summer Burgess
- The first of two multi-hit games of the season came on March 7 vs. Central Michigan, with Richetto going 2-for-3 with an RBI
- She also went 2-for-3 on March 13 against North Dakota State with a run scored
- Hit doubles against Stetson (March 5), North Dakota (March 7) and Mercer (March 20), the first three of her career
- Her only home run and only multi-RBI game of the season was at Charlotte on April 1, a 1-for-4 performance including a two-run homer
*2020 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 22 games in the shortened season, her first as a Blue Raider
- Posted a .450 batting average, an .825 slugging percentage, and a .560 on base percentage, all marks that led her team and all Conference USA freshmen
- The designated player and right fielder slugged five homers and finished the season with 13 RBIs and seven runs scored
- Made her Blue Raider debut against UC Riverside (Feb. 7) and appeared as a pinch runner against Utah State later that day
- Broke into the starting lineup against Nicholls State (Feb. 15), going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored
- The three runs scored against Nicholls State tied her for 10th-most in a single game in Blue Raider history
- Had her second multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-3 game against Mercer (Feb. 16), including a solo homer
- Once again doomed Nicholls State with a 3-for-4 day in the second matchup between the two teams (Feb. 22), including a two-run homer
- Slugged MT’s only grand slam of the season against Houston Baptist (Feb. 28)
- Finished the second Madeira Beach Tournament (Feb. 28-March 1) weekend with a 3-for-7 mark at the plate with three homers and seven RBIs
- Her last multi-hit game of the season was a 2-for-2 game at Western Kentucky (March 7)
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
High School
- Was a four-year letter winner at Wilson Central High School
- Honors include four-time All-District, District MVP twice, Second Team All-State twice, All-Tournament in 2019 and Wilson County Player of the Year in 2019
- Teammates voted her team captain as a junior and senior
- Was a member of the travel team Tennessee Illusions, which placed second in the ASA Nationals
Personal
- Born June 6, 2001
- Daughter of Bryan and Julie Richetto
- Has one younger sibling, Sydnee
- Majoring in Business with a minor in marketing and professional sales
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
