#17 Kaila Ballard
Position: IF
Height: 5-5
Bats-Throws: R-R
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Norwalk, Iowa
Major: Physical Education
Northwest Missouri State
2007: Started 39 of 43 games at third base … hit .299 with four home runs, seven doubles, 17 RBIs and 24 runs scored … ranked fifth in the MIAA in walks per game (0.44) … second-highest average amongst first-year student-athletes at Northwest … had eight multi-hit games, including two games with three … hit .389 (7-for-18) during a six-game hitting streak early in the year … had seven hits in her first 10 at bats … tied a school record by hitting two home runs vs. Truman (4/4) … also had three RBIs and three runs scored in that game … fourth on the team with an on-base percentage of .397 … had three homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored in MIAA play
Norwalk High School
First-team all-state shortstop as a senior ... earned second-team honors as a junior ... earned all-conference honors as a junior ... graduated with a career batting average of .375 and a fielding percentage of .975 ... also competed in tennis and basketball ... was a participant on the 2005 Iowa State Championship team and the 2006 all-state team ... national honor society member
Personal Bio
Born May 17, 1988 ... daughter of Dou and Kathy Ballard ... has a dog, Cherokee ... favorite move is "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" ... enjoys eating mom's pasta ... lists greatest accomplishment as winning a state championship in softball and going on to play in college
Career Stats
| Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SF | SH | SB/ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2007 | .299 | 39/39 | 117 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 54 | .462 | 17 | 2 | 28 | .397 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 33 | 76 | 7 | .940 |
 |
|
 |