Kylie Byrd helped her team win the IDT title, going 10-0-1 at the event with 11 games in five days. Combined with the Alliance Fastpitch Super Cup in the days leading up to the IDT, Byrd played a total of 21 games in just over a week, and she never looked gassed. In the championship game against a Beverly Bandits team from Ohio, Byrd helped spark a comeback with an opposite-field solo home run over the wall in left. With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh and the winning run at third base, Byrd smacked a 3-2 pitch on the ground to the right side, and her teammate beat the throw home for the walk-off victory. Byrd showed her ability to stay calm in big moments and delivered when her team needed her most.

While the California high school softball season is in full swing, Kylie Byrd is still just heating up. So far, she sits at a batting average of .296, with 8 hits and 8 RBIs on the year. Recently, against Encinal, West led her team to victory with a stellar performance at the plate. She went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a triple, and a stolen base. Stay tuned for an exciting remainder of the season in store for Byrd and Clovis West, as well as what is sure to be a strong summer ball season ahead of her.

Kylie Byrd Kylie Byrd 2B/CF Clovis West | 2029 #35 Nation CA is a versatile left-handed hitter who occupies the leadoff spot in her team’s lineup and holds a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She can do it all at the plate, even driving the ball over the fence on a slap hit. Her speed is among the best around, as she is already standing on first base by the time infielders even pick up some of her slaps and can turn a single into a triple if an outfielder misplays the ball even slightly. Byrd is not afraid to put her body on the line in the field, selling out to catch pop flies in foul territory on the dead run. She is a maniac on the basepaths, with the ability to stay in a rundown long enough to allow another runner to score and still take an extra base herself. Byrd has attended camps at Washington, UCLA and Arkansas.