Troy University Athletics
2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Kala Moore
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF
- Hometown:
- Verbena, AL
- High School:
- Verbena HS
2009: Moore had a career season as a junior, earning herself a place on the All-Sun Belt second team as a shortstop ... played in 54 games, starting 46 ... had a team high and career best .359 batting average ... that mark was good for the fifth highest in the Sun Belt ... led the Sun Belt in stolen bases with 32 on 39 attempts ... her average of 0.58 stolen bases per game was good for 22nd in the nation ... was second on the squad with 33 runs scored ...led the Trojans with a .412 on-base percentage ... also led the team with 15 sacrifice hits ... in her first start of the season, went 4-for-6 with 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases against UT-Chattanooga on February 7 ... also had four hits against Middle Tennessee on March 10 ... scored a season high three runs against ULM on March 14 in a 3-for-3 effort ... had multiple hits in 13 games.
2008: Played in 55 games for Troy, starting 48 at shortstop as a sophomore ... Set a career-high with 28 stolen bases in 29 attempts ... One caught stealing came when she slid past the base against Southern Miss 2/9 ... Went on to steal 27 consecutive bases after that, a streak that is steal active ... Ranks fifth all-time in Troy history with 55 stolen bases ... "Stole for the Cycle" against UAB on 4/17 after stealing second base, third base and home plate consecutively ... Batted .229 on the year with 25 runs scored and four runs batted in ... Best game came on February 9 against Southern Miss when she went 3-for-4 with one RBI, one run scored and one stolen base.
2007: Played in 52 games, starting all 52 for Troy ... Set Troy freshman record for stolen bases with 27 ... Her 27 stolen bases is tied for the sixth highest single-season total in Troy history ... Recorded multiple steals on four occasions, including two against Western Kentucky in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on May 11 ... Batted .196 with four RBI's ... drove in two runs, recorded two hits and scored two runs against Alabama State on April 10.
High School: Played varsity shortstop for six years at Verbena High School for coaches Keith Moore and Josh Robinson... also played catcher and pitcher in high school... advanced to postseason sub-state her senior year... was named to first team all-state her senior year... played in the AHSAA North/South All-Star Game... played her career-best game at Isabella High in 2006 where she was 5-for-5 at bat with two doubles, a triple, and two singles... was high school class valedictorian... played varsity basketball for five years.
Personal: Born on May 4, 1988, in Birmingham, Ala. ... daughter of Kim and Keith Moore... has one brother, Kipp... Majoring in Mathematics Education.
