Multi-sport standout Kayla Sewell has decided to continue playing two, maybe three sports in college. The Walker Valley senior has committed to play volleyball and basketball with NCAA Division III member Sewanee and said most likely she’ll play softball, too.
“I really don’t have a favorite,” said Sewell, who has a 3.9 grade point average and will be receiving scholastic scholarship money. “It changes every season.
“I know it’s going to be hard. I’m just going to have to work hard the most on academics.”
Within the last year Sewell was selected to the first team on the 2010 Times Free Press Best of Preps All-Area softball and volleyball teams. She was a second-team choice on the 2010-11 girls’ basketball team.
Lady Mustangs softball coach Lauren Linburg said Sewell has been an anchor at first base for four years and has routinely batted in the Nos. 4 and 5 spots in the lineup. She is batting .301 (22-for-73) this spring with two home runs among her nine extra-base hits and she has 15 RBIs. During her all-star season last year she batted .339 with 15 extra-base hits, including three home runs, and led the team with 39 RBIs.