The Softball America Spotlight: 2027 Kaylee Hodges
As Softball America grows its coverage at all levels, we continue our recruiting spotlight series with Kaylee Hodges, a right-handed pitcher and first baseman from Virginia. The two-way player dominates on the mound with high velocity and comes in clutch at the plate as a frequent home run hitter.
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Name: Kaylee Hodges
Primary Position(s): RHP/1B
Class Year: 2027
Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia
Travel Ball Organization: Team NC Bowman
What is your favorite travel ball memory?
When we were playing the Louisville Sluggers this past fall, someone hit a home run off of me to tie the game up. When we got out of the inning, I was the first person up to bat and hit a walk-off home run to win the game.
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned from a coach?
To believe in yourself even when others don’t believe in you.
How did you get interested in softball?
I used to play wiffle ball with my Papa and really liked it so that’s when I started my journey of softball at the age of six.
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What are your strengths as a player? What are you trying to improve on the most?
My strengths are handling pressure well and having confidence. What I am trying to improve on is having positive self talk all the time and never doubting my abilities as a player even when going through a rough patch.
What player(s) do you look up to the most?
Lacey Waldrop, Kelly Barnhill, Odicci Alexander, Jala Wright, and Sam Richards.
What are your favorite hobbies outside of softball?
Piano, workouts, drawing, and reading.
What excites you the most about playing college softball?
Being able to create new friendships and experiences while playing the game I love and working hard to become an even better version of myself than before.
