2020 Softball Roster
Mikayla Whitten
- Position:
- Infield/Outfield
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Okla.
- High School:
- Bethel HS
Career at Tulsa: Three-year letterwinner who has hit .237 with 56 runs scored, six doubles, four triples, two homers and 34 RBIs over three seasons ... was a member of the American Athletic Conference Second-Team in 2018.
Junior (2019): Saw action in 55 games with 51 starts in the outfield ... set personal bests in several offensive categories including batting average (.243), runs (28), hits (33), homers (2), RBI (16), walks (14), slugging percentage (.316) and on-base percentage (.331) ... also stole seven bases in eight attempts ... recorded six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests ... hit .300 with two doubles and seven RBI during conference play ... hit her first collegiate homer against Illinois (3/1) and added another round-tripper in a win over Nebraska (3/16) ... had a season-high two RBIs in games against Northern Iowa (3/1), Kansas (3/15) and Memphis (3/31) ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a win at USF (3/23).
Sophomore (2018): American Athletic Conference Second Team ... appeared in 51 games with 45 starts, most of which came in the outfield ... hit .236 with 22 runs scored, four doubles, two triples and 13 RBIs ... also stole seven bases in eight attempts ... had five multi-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI games ... batted .326 with nine runs scored, two doubles, a triple and three RBIs during conference play ... had a season-high three hits, including a pair of doubles, in a win at Wichita State (4/7) ... posted a season-best three RBIs against UMKC (3/9).
Freshman (2017): Appeared in 29 games with 16 starts (12 as the designated player, four in the outfield) ... hit .224 with six runs, 11 hits, a triple and five RBIs ... also had a stolen base and recorded a .265 slugging percentage and .278 on-base percentage ... made five putouts and did not commit an error in the field ... appeared in eight conference games with four starts and hit .214 with two RBIs ... went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and two RBIs in the win over UMKC (3/17) ... recorded a pair of hits in wins over Omaha (3/19) and USF (3/25).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bethel High School in Shawnee, Okla. … named Class 4A All-State by the Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association in 2015 … led Bethel to the state tournament as a junior, sophomore, and freshman while reaching the Class 4A Regional round of the state playoffs as a senior … played club ball for Tulsa Elite … also earned four letters in basketball and one in track & field.
Personal: Born Mikayla Ruth Ann Corine Whitten on August 8, 1998, in Norman, Okla. … daughter of David and Tina Whitten … has one sibling, P’Jay … started playing softball at the age of 5 … lists her biggest sports thrill as winning the regional championship her junior year in a 14 inning game … favorite movie is The Notebook, favorite TV show is “Friends” and favorite book is The Giver ... major is exercise and sports science.
