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2025 Softball Roster

9 Kaiana Kong

  • Position P
  • B/T L/R
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Ewa Beach, HI
  • High School Campbell
  • Club Momentum/Hustlers Softball

Biography

WWU Career: Spent two seasons at WWU in 2024 and 2025 prior to transferring ... helped lead the Vikings to a pair of NCAA Division II World Series appearances ... made 93 pitching appearances (9 starts) combining to go 31-3 with a school-record 18 saves ... recorded a 1.42 ERA (54 ER, 267.0 IP) to rank No. 3 in program history ... 93 pitching appearances (7th) and 80 games finished (1st) also entered the WWU career record book ... set WWU career record with 0.94  walks per 7.0 innings.

2025 (Sophomore):
  • GNAC Pitcher of the Year.
  • D2CCA Third Team All-American
  • D2CCA All-West Region First Team.
  • NFCA All-West Region First Team.
  • Unanimous All-GNAC First Team.
  • GNAC Pitcher of the Week (March 25th - 31st, April 8th - 14th).
  • GNAC All-Academic Team.
  • Appeared as a reliever in 39 games and started 9 games recording 136.1 innings.
  • Recorded 7 saves (1st in GNAC, 5th in NCAA).
  • Had a 1.44 ERA (1st in GNAC, 14th in NCAA), .98 WHIP (1st in GNAC, 21st in NCAA), and .227 batting average against (2nd in GNAC).
  • Had 2 complete game shut outs and 3 more complete games.
  • Tallied 95 strikeouts (4th in GNAC).
  • 5th in the NCAA in Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio with 7.83. 
  • Pitched a complete game shutout allowing only 4 hits over 7 innings in a 1-0 win over MSU Billings (4/12).
  • Threw a complete game shutout allowing only 2 hits in a 3-0 win over North Georgia in an elimination game (5/22).
2024 (Freshman):
  • D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention.
  • D2CCA All West-Region First Team.
  • All-GNAC Second Team.
  • GNAC pitcher of the week (Feb. 25-March 4, Apr. 22-29).
  • In her freshman campaign, put together the best relief pitching campaign in program history.
  • Across 44 relief appearances and 2 starts went 16-1, tossing 130.2 Innings.
  • Led the team with a 1.39 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and opponent batting average of .197.
  • Tallied 78 strikeouts to just 23 walks, her 1.23 walks/7 innings was the 7th lowest in program history.
  • Allowed only six extra-base hits all season (2B, 3B, 4 HR), with opponents slugging just .227 against her.
  • Her 11 saves set a program and GNAC record, leading all of NCAA D2. This also puts her atop the program career-saves list.
  • Her 44 games finished is also the most in program history for both a single-season and a career.
  • During GNAC Tournament: 8.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 3K, 2BB, 2 Saves.
  • During West Regional: 16.2IP, 12H, 3ER, 8K, 0BB, 3 Saves.
  • During D2 World Series: 16.2IP, 20H, 6ER, 8K, 7BB, 1 Save.
  • Pitched 25.2 consecutive scoreless innings across eight appearances between 2/9 and 3/2.

Prior to WWU: utility player that bats left and throws right ... Ewa Beach native that is a product of Campbell High School and the Momentum/Hustlers Softball club program ... 2023 HHSAA Division I State Champion at Campbell High School ... ALL-OIA SOFTBALL DIVISION I - WEST 1st Team Outfielder ... All Hawaii Softball Division I - 2nd Team Outfielder ... Spectrum OC16 Impact Player ... as a junior in 2022 selected to the D1 All-Hawai'i Team and All-OIA Western Division Second Team ... standout student-athlete that has earned several honor roll awards and a spot on the 2022-23 principals list.
 
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha
2024.... 1.39 16-1 45 0 0 0/3 11 130.2 98 33 26 23 78 1 1 4 536 .197 4 6 0 1 8
2025.... 1.44 15-2 48 9 5 2/6 7 136.1 120 38 28 13 95 18 2 5 552 .227 4 5 0 2 4
TOTAL... 1.42 31-3 93 9 5 2/9 18 267.0 218 71 54 36 173 19 3 9 1088 .212 8 11 0 3 12
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 7.0, 4 times
Walks allowed: 4, vs UIndy, May 22, 2024
Strikeouts: 8, Simon Fraser, Mar 02, 2024 ; vs Saint Martin's, May 02, 2025
Batters faced: 32, Cal St. San Marcos, May 16, 2025
Field chances: 5, at Dominican, Mar 26, 2025
Putouts: 1, 4 times
Assists: 4, at Dominican, Mar 26, 2025
Runners CS: 1, Montana St. Billings, Apr 12, 2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2024Freshman

    P/UTL
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2025Sophomore

    P
    5'7"
    9
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