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Lexy Mills - Softball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Lexy Mills

Position RHP
Height 5'8''
B/T R/R
Class Junior
Hometown Calabasas, Calif.
High School Agoura

2021 (Junior)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Appeared in 15 games making eight starts in the circle with 38 innings pitched
  • Picked up a victory on Mar. 7 against Northwestern State while striking out eight and only allowing two hits
  • Combined with Hailey Reed to not allow No. 1 Oklahoma to hit a home run on Apr. 2 – one of only three programs to accomplish this feat in 2021
  • Limited opponents to a .169 batting average after only giving up 21 hits
  • Struck out 36 batters to sit third on the season

2020 (SOPHOMORE)*

  • Appeared in seven games
  • Made four starts in the circle
  • Finished the season with a 3-3 record, 23.1 innings pitched and 29 strikeouts
  • Her 3.86 ERA was the lowest on the Kansas roster
  • Won three straight games in the Rock Chalk Challenge (March 6-8)
  • Finished with a season-high seven strikeouts against Drake (March 6)
  • Finished with four or more strikeouts in her final five appearances

2019 (FRESHMAN)

  • Appeared in 25 games with 14 starts in the circle
  • Led KU in strikeouts (79) and opponent batting average (.215) and finished second in innings pitched (70.0)
  • Tied Brynn Minor for the team lead in wins (6)
  • Tossed a no-hitter against Omaha (3/18), finishing with 10 strikeouts and four walks
  • Logged a season-high eight innings pitched and 11 strikeouts against UMKC (3/10)
  • Six games of seven-or-more strikeouts, including back-to-back 10-or-more strikeout games against UMKC (3/10) and Omaha (3/18)
  • Pitched 2.2 innings against Providence (2/16) to earn first career victory
  • Secured first Big 12 victory against Baylor (3/31), pitching a complete game in 7-1 victory

High School

  • Attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California
  • Earned all-state honors twice
  • Back-to-back leader in strikeouts in the competitive Marmonte League in southern California
  • At the plate in 2017, she was also tops in the league with a .433 batting average
  • Mills was the league Marmonte League MVP in 2016 and pitcher of the year in 2017

Personal

  • Daughter of Brandon Mills and Kim Werdesheim
  • Has three siblings in Macy, Sydney and Nicole

*=Shortened Season Due to COVID-19 Outbreak