University of Memphis Athletics
2017 Softball Roster
Kyler Trosclair
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houma, La.
- Prev School:
- Ellender Memorial HS
- NIL:
- L/R
Academic Honors
- Fall 2014 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- American All-Academic Team honoree.
2018 (Senior):
One of the best hitters in Memphis history, Trosclair Klatt put together the second .400+ season in school history, batting a career-high .405 … recorded 79 hits including four doubles and eight triples … led the team with 37 RBI … struck out only 13 times in 195 at bats, and drew 16 walks … had 24 games with multiple hits, picking up a season-high four against Butler … ended her career the all-time program leader in hits, runs scored, and stolen bases … became the all-time hits leader with a single up the middle against AAC foe UConn … was named Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference, as well as National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Second-Team.
2017 (Junior): Played in 53 games for the Tigers, starting in all of those games … finished second on the team with a .394 batting average, the second-highest batting average in program history … finished with the second-most hits (69), stolen bases (32) and on base percentage (.454) in on the team and program history … led the team with 38 runs scored … was a major part of an offense that broke school records for highest team batting average (.287), most stolen bases (122), stolen base percentage (.871), most triples in a season (21) … was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on March 6 … also named First-Team All-Conference, as well as a two-time American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll recipient.
2016 (Sophomore): Finished the 2016 season by playing and starting in 56 games for the Tigers … carried a .302 batting average in 172 at bats … scored a team-high 33 runs … had four multi-base hits with 12 runs driven in … struck out just 10 times while drawing 17 walks … stole 23 bases, a total up 13 from her freshman season and a total that ranks second all-time in a season at Memphis … had two doubles against Furman on March 12 … enters the 2017 season ranked fourth all-time at Memphis with a .304 career batting average … also ranks fourth in on base percentage and sixth in stolen bases.
2015 (Freshman): Named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... Started in 52 games for the Tigers … Finished the season with a .306 batting average … Hit two doubles and two triples throughout the season … Produced a .344 slugging percentage … Had a season high of three hits against Mississippi State (4/22).
Prep: Lettered four years at Ellender Memorial High School for her coach, and mother, Janie Trosclair ... A three time All-State, three time All-Region and four time All-District selection ... Led high school team to first state tournament appearance since 1991 ... Batted .600 with three home runs her senior season ... Had 30 stolen bases and a .992 fielding percentage with only one error in 132 chances ... Batted .567 for her career with 124 runs, seven home runs and a .622 on-base percentage ... Struck out only two times ... She was caught only eight times in a 116 base stealing attempts.
Club: Played final five seasons with Louisiana Voodoo ... Also played a year with Outlaws and LA Magic.
Personal: Full name is Kyler Elizabeth Trosclair ... Born Dec. 29 to Janie and Dwayne Trosclair in Thibodaux, La. ... She lettered in four different sports in high school, softball, volleyball, track and cheerleading ... Her mother played and coached softball at Nichols State University ... She loves being in the water and spending time with her family and pets ... Fishing is one of her favorite forms of recreation.
