Kayla HughesBaylor pitcher Kayla Hughes has accepted a softball scholarship offer from Tennessee Tech University.
Hughes, a junior, made her commitment over the weekend. She previously had traveled with some friends to the Cookeville campus and to participate in a winter camp conducted by TTU coach Bonnie Bynum.
“I hadn’t really heard a lot about Tech [before attending the camp],” Hughes said. “I really liked it and the coach told me to come back, so I went up there again in February and just fell in love with it.”
As a freshman Hughes contributed some in the pitching circle for the Lady Red Raiders, who won the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship that season. Her pitching load increased tremendously last season, as did her production.
The right-hander, who bats left, went from an 11-4 pitching record with a 2.53 ERA and .244 batting average to 22-5 with a 1.48 and a .333 average. The Lady Raiders were state runners-up last spring, but coach Kelli Smith said Hughes pitched well enough to lead a title run.