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Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

2026 Softball Roster

25 Kayla Schnippel

  • Position P/1B
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Decatur, Ill.
  • Highschool Mount Zion
  • Class Junior
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

Awards:

* 2-year varsity letter award winner
* Second Team All-HCAC Honoree
* Gold Glove Award winner
* CSC Academic All-District
* Spring Academic All-HCAC

Records:

Single Season
* Ranked 7th in school history in 3-hit games in a season with 5 in 2024
* Ranked 9th in school history in multi-hit games in a season with 13 in 2024
* Ranked 10th in school history in 3-RBI games in a season with 3 in 2024

2025:

* Appeared in 33 games, making 30 starts as a sophomore
* Recorded a .333 batting average with 31 hits and 12 runs
* Added 3 doubles and 14 RBIs
* Went a perfect 2-2 on stolen base attempts
* Recorded 3 hits in 3 games, including a 3-3 performance against Bluffton
* Scored a career-high 3 runs against Houghton
* Recorded 2 doubles in 4 games on the season
* Posted a 1-0 record on the mound
* Recorded a .300 ERA and a .263 batting average against, in 4.2 innings pitched

2024:

* Appeared in 40 games with 38 starts as a freshman
* Made four pitching appearances on the mound with three starts
* Pitched 14.1 innings with a 3.42 ERA and 3 strikeouts
* Tallied 38 hits with 20 RBIs, 12 runs scored, and 3 doubles
* Drove in her first career run on her first career hit in a win over Grove City on February 26
* Recorded 13 multi-hit games and 4 multi-RBI games with a career-high 4 RBIs in a win over Houghton on February 29
* Ranked 19th in NCAA Division III in at bats per strikeout with 58.0

At Rose-Hulman:

* Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

High School:

* Team Captain
* WAND Athlete of the Week
* 1st Team All-Conference
* Illinois 3rd Team All-State
* NFCA Scholar Athlete
* Varsity letter award winner in softball and tennis
* Summa Cum Laude
* National Honor Society
* Daughter of Kurt and Peggy Schnippel

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2024Freshman

    P/1B/3B
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2025Sophomore

    P/1B/3B
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2026Junior

    P/1B
    5'6"
    25