Kennedy Legg Season 2018

2021 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named Penn State’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Played in 34 games with 30 starts, primarily as designated hitter or in right field...Had 18 hits, including nine multi-base hits with a tied team-high five doubles...Batted in nine runs...Scored four runs...Hit tied career-high three home runs...Had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Opened season with first-career triple. vs. Purdue (2/27): Hit RBI-single to center field to get Nittany Lions on the scoreboard...Scored one run. Rutgers (4/9): Went 2-for-4 with home run and two-RBI single to lead Nittany Lions to dominant win in second half of doubleheader...Tied career high with three RBI...Added one run. Rutgers (4/10): Drew season-high two walks, including one in fifth inning that led to an insurance run being scored. at Maryland (4/25): Hit lead-off home run to start game. at Indiana (5/7): Recorded two hits and two RBI...Hit third home run of season in first inning to open scoring...Batted in teammate Mel Coombs with RBI-single to give Nittany Lions five-run lead. at Michigan State (5/11): Registered third multi-hit game of season as Penn State won first half of rescheduled doubleheader. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Paced offensive on Senior Day with double in bottom of first as Nittany Lions earned first win over ranked opponent since 2017.

2020 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named to Felsberg Invitational and Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Teams.

Season: Made return to field after sitting out 2019 with injury…Played and started all 26 games of shortened season, mostly as designated hitter…Totaled 20 hits and eight RBI, both second most on team…Scored seven runs…Hit one home run…Had seven multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game…Drew team-high 13 walks…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Returned to field after missing 2019 season with injury…Went 2-for-3 at the plate with RBI single and double…Led comeback in bottom of fifth with RBI to tie game. at FIU (2/7): Recorded RBI single to give Penn State a one-run advantage…Drew walk in top of seventh to keep base runners on and give Nittany Lions cushion in lead. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Collected three RBI after going 2-for-3 at the plate…Led Penn State offensively in 11-0 shutout win…Scored first run of season. vs. FAU (2/15): Had RBI single in first inning to get Nittany Lions on the board…Drew one walk. vs. Iowa State (2/15): Hit solo home run to put Penn State on the board first…Drew two walks to get base runners on. vs. Villanova (2/16): Went 2-for-4 with one RBI…Made first appearance in the field at first base. at Alabama (2/21): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with pair of singles. at Alabama (2/22): Went 2-for-3 for second-straight game vs. No. 10 Alabama…Scored one run. vs. Wichita State (2/23): Had one hit and scored one run…Drew two walks. vs. Bowling Green (3/6): Went 2-for-3 with a double. vs. Seton Hall (3/7): Had two hits, including one double. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Had one hit…Scored one run.

2019 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Redshirted due to injury.

2018 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Played in 46 games and started 39, primarily as catcher…Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games…Hit career-high three home runs.

vs. Alabama (2/9): Started at catcher in first game as Nittany Lion. vs. Duke (2/18): Subbed in as pinch hitter on offense before moved into lineup as catcher for remainder of game…Went 2-for-2 at the plate…Scored one run…Recorded first-career multi-hit game. vs. Northwestern (3/10): Registered two-RBI double for first-career multi-RBI game…Hit first-career double. Maryland (3/24): Hit two-RBI double to help Penn State win series opener. at Rutgers (3/31): Went 2-for-3 at the plate…Hit first-career home run to give Nittany Lions early advantage. at Ohio State (4/11): Had one hit in game one of doubleheader to start career-high three-game hit streak…Went 2-for-3 in game two for third multi-hit game of season…Scored season-high two runs in game two. Saint Francis (4/18): Had perfect 2-for-2 outing at the plate…Tallied one run and one RBI…Hit second home run of season. at Indiana (4/21): Hit third home run of season. 

BEFORE PENN STATE
2017 • FRESHMAN SEASON – OLE MISS
Season: Saw action in 12 games, primarily as a pinch runner and pinch hitter…Tallied two hits and one RBI for a .286 batting average and boasted a .429 slugging percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Keller High School in Keller, Texas…Helped Indians to 2016 State Championship after going 30-6-1…Led her team to the region finals in 2015…Advanced to the regional quarterfinals in her sophomore campaign and regional semifinals in her freshman year…Named second team all-district as a senior after team-best .333 batting average with 16 doubles, 37 RBI and five home runs…Broke Keller single-season record with 16 doubles…Earned all-district honorable-mention honors in 2015 after hitting .385 with a team-high six doubles, five triples and three home runs…Named first team All-Academic (2013-16) and Academic All-State in 2016…Member of the National Honor Society and varsity choir.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kennedy Lauren Legg…Daughter of Bo and Allison Legg…Has one sister, Emily…Her father, Bo, played baseball for Howard Payne, and her great-grandfather, Allen Winters, played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in their minor league system…Graduated in May 2021 with a degree in science...Born November 8, 1997.