2023: IIn her final season, the senior star started 47 of 47 games played as the team's designated hitter…accumulated a total of 46 hits and 33 RBI…of those hits, ten were home runs – the most on the team – and nine were doubles…finished with a .697 slugging percentage and .377 batting average…drew a team-leading total of 37 walks and combined for a team-leading 1.244 OPS…named to the NFCA First Team All-Region team, a Third Team All-American, Academic All-Big Ten team, and a Big Ten Distinguished scholar.
2022: Played in 50 games, starting all 50 of them for the Badgers…finished the season with a .351 batting average after accumulating 50 hits, 10 of those being home runs…was second in the conference in on-base percentage with a .544 clip drawing 37 walks…had 92 putouts on the year with a .969 fielding percentage…went 4-4 against Illinois (4/10)...broke the home run record on senior day against Michigan (5/08)...named to the All-Big Ten First Team and All-Region First Team, along with Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2019: Started in all 57 of Wisconsin’s games in her first full season … first player in program history to earn First Team All-American honors with a unanimous decision … was named 2019 Big Ten Player of the Year while earning unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection along with first team Great Lakes All-Region honors … recorded 78 hits, 21 doubles, 15 homeruns and 53 RBI … led team in hits, RBI, doubles, homeruns, batting average, slugging percentage and on base percentage … recorded 22 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games … hit two homeruns and five RBI against UMass (3/8) … reached base in 22 straight games … recorded 25 RBI when batting with two outs.
2017: Konwent appeared in 13 games for Wisconsin, starting 12 as the designated player, before being sidelined with an injury … collected eight hits, two doubles and three walks … batted in a career-high two runs against FIU (2/24) … hit her first career home run against Hofstra (2/25) … had a career-high two hits against Maine (3/11)
High School: Four year member of the Wetosha Central High School softball team for coaches Tom and Konnie Lampe, winning the state title in 2013 and 2015 … finished her career with 50 home runs and 135 walks … ranked No. 19 on FloSoftball’s top 100 and named the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … two-time Southern Lakes Co-Player of the Year … four-time member of the All-Conference, All-Area and All-District teams and four-time Central Softball MVP … named an All-American by Flo Sports for both her junior and senior seasons … set the Wisconsin state home runs (21) and walks (49) records her junior year and garnered WFSCA Division I Player of the Year, Southern Lakes Player of the Year and Kenosha County Outstanding Female Athlete honors … played in the first-ever PGF High School All-American game in Irvine, California … honored as a three-time Kenosha News Softball Player of the Year and Journal Sentinel Softball Player of the Year … also named the WSN senior top infielder and catcher by Easton … the two-time team captain was a member of the honor roll all four years, serving as a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and volunteering as a youth softball coach … also a member key club and weight and fitness club
Personal: Parents are Cheryl and Tom Konwent … intends to major in business administration
Why Wisconsin?
The coaches and everyone made me feel like I will become part of a great family. Every time I visited here it always felt like a good fit. Wisconsin has top-notch academics and great business program. Also important to me was being able to play softball in my home state.
Off the Field with Kayla:
My favorite thing about Wisconsin Softball is: Being able to play in the Big Ten and compete against some great schools.
Before each game I ...: Put everything left on first (sock, pant leg, shoe, batting glove)
A non-athletic talent I have is: I’m pretty good at board games.
One thing I absolutely have to do before I turn 40: Go skiing in Colorado.
Favorite quote: The most important thing about you is not the things you achieve; it is the person that you become. – Coach Murphy
Most memorable softball achievement or favorite softball moment. Playing in the first-ever PGF High School All-American game in California after Nationals. Also being invited to join the Louisville Slugger Hit Club. These two events capped off my travel and high school careers.
If I could change one softball rule, it would be… No intentional walks would be allowed
Best UW memory: Right now, probably playing on the UW softball fields during the high school championship games during my freshman and junior year.
Greatest fear: Death of a loved one.
What song would you put on the soundtrack to your life? Humble and Kind
What is your favorite movie line or scene? I have two: From the movie Sandlot – “Man this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking, just have fun.” or from A League of Their Own - It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. “
What is your favorite book? The Rhythm of Life by Matthew Kelly. My favorite quote from the book is long but goes like this. “The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the- best- version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great. We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the- best-version- of- ourselves.”
Favorite UW athlete? JJ Watt- he not only was/ is one of the best football players to come out of UW but he is selfless and helps so many other people.
Favorite athlete? Jennie Finch- I know that sound clique but I got the opportunity to meet and talk with her during the All-American game I participated in (she coached west team) and not only is she an amazing softball player with great accolades but a really nice humble person as well.
