Senior Season (2009): Started 25 games in 31 appearances, all at catcher... went 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored against Saint Louis (March 12)... finished the season with five hits and six RBI... had a .995 fielding percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in conference games... concluded her career ranked third in games played (143), second in games started (137), sixth in hits (82), fourth in doubles (12), fourth in RBI (43), second in walks (62), first in runners picked off (5), chances (940), putouts (882), and most caught stealing by (16), and third in fielding percentage (.994)... awarded the Denny-Gottfried Athletic Scholarship Award at the 2009 Annual Athletic Department Banquet.
Junior Season (2008): Was a mainstay behind the plate for the Jags, catching all but three outs as a junior... one of only three South Alabama players to start all 53 games... recorded 33 hits for USA while also scoring four runs and driving in 11... recorded first stolen base of her career against Purdue (Feb. 9) at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash... had best game of the season at Nicholls State (April 2)... named to SBC Honor Roll... named to South Alabama Dean's List.
Sophomore Season (2007): Played and started in all 59 games, not missing an inning behind the plate for the Jags... hit .280 in 157 at bats, scoring 23 runs on 44 hits, with five doubles and two home runs, while recording 26 RBIs... maintained a .993 fielding percentage... drew the first intentional walk and hit the first double of the softball program’s history... was named second-team all-Sun Belt Conference catcher... had walk-off three-run home run against Nichols State (April 25).
University of Mobile (2006): Played and started in 41 games as a freshman... hit .327 with three doubles, 8 home runs and 23 RBIs... helped Rams to the 2006 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship, Region 13 Championship and NAIA National Championship... biggest career highlight was winning the national championship as a freshman... played with USA teammate Cory Race and former Jags Linden Jones and Evelyne Pare.
High School: Lettered all four years in softball... named to the state all-tournament team in 2005... all-county team junior and senior years... helped Golden Gophers capture 2005 5A Alabama state championship... biggest high school career highlight was winning the state championship... played club softball for five years for the Birmingham Xtremes and one year for the Birmingham Vipers.
Personal: Full name is Kristen Grace Hayes... born May 6, 1987 in Birmingham, Ala... daughter of Jimmy and Christy Hayes... has two younger brothers... majoring in Elementary Education.
