Missouri State

Honors
All-MVC: 2024 (1st Team)
MVC Newcomer of the Week: 4/2/24
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2024
MVC Honor Roll: 2023-24
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024 (Freshman)
All-MVC First Team Selection…Appeared in 47 games, earning 45 starts primarily at first base in her freshman campaign…Batted .361 on the season with 44 hits, 24 RBI and 28 walks…Led the team in batting average and on-base percentage (.477)…Ranked first in the MVC in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, seventh in OPS and eighth in walks…On-base percentage also ranked 76^th in the nation…Tallied 12 multiple-hit and six multiple-RBI games…Drew two walks and scored a run in MSU’s first win of the season against Army at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 9)…Collected four hits and an RBI in a four-game series at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 23-25)…Solidified herself as MSU’s starting first baseman early in the conference slate…Went 7-for-10 with three RBI, her first-career homer and a run scored in the three-game series versus Illinois State (March 15-17)…Launched a two-run home run, drew a walk and scored two runs in a midweek victory over Central Arkansas (March 19)…Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on April 2 for her performances at No. 8 Oklahoma State and against Murray State…One of three Bears to hit a double at No. 8 Oklahoma State (March 26)…Swung a hot bat in the Murray State series, going 6-for-9 at the plate with two RBI, a double and a home run (March 29-30) …Drove in both of MSU’s runs and went 3-for-3 in a 2-0 victory to cap the series with the Racers…Was 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI and a homer in a doubleheader split at Northern Iowa (April 5)…Blasted a three-run home run as part of a 3-for-4 day at the plate in a road win at Belmont (April 13)…Drove in a run in each game of the series sweep of Valparaiso (April 19-21)…Posted a three-hit day that included an RBI single and RBI double to help clinch the series at Evansville (April 28)…Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MVC Honor Roll and to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.

High School
Four-time Four Rivers Conference champion, three-time district champion and one-time state champion out of Sullivan (Mo.) High School under head coach Ashley Crump...Boasted a .602 batting average with a 1.148 slugging percentage, 8 home runs and 39 RBI as a senior…Named the Four Rivers Conference Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference, all-district, all-region and all-state honors for a 20-13 Eagles squad in her senior campaign…Batted .570 and tallied 54 RBI and 12 homers as she earned multiple honors, highlighted by her first FRC Player of the Year award along with first-team all-state and all-metro selections, in her junior year…Helped lead the Eagles to a state title as a sophomore after batting .452 with a .514 on-base percentage, 7 home runs and 36 RBI…Earned first-team honors at the conference, district, region and state levels, while also being selected to the first-team all-area and all-metro teams…Hit .398 with two home runs and 24 RBI on a 25-7 Eagles squad that placed second in the state tournament, earning herself first-team all-conference and all-district honors…Played travel ball for Top Gun National out of Kansas City, Missouri.
 
Personal
Kayla Patricia Ulrich was born 6/11/04 in St. Louis, Mo….Daughter of Kevin and Lori Ulrich of Sullivan, Mo….Has one brother, Nolan…Father played baseball at Lindenwood, while her mother and aunt both played volleyball at East Central College…Also has an uncle who played baseball at Missouri S&T…Undecided on an academic major.