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Kiki Stokes-O'Connor

University of Nebraska '16

Hometown: Olathe, Kansas

Highest draft pick in Nebraska softball history

Playing for Win for KC

Personal: Named head softball coach at Kansas City on July 18, 2022, after spending 2022 campaign at Upper Iowa University  … married to Sean O’Connor on June 25, 2022 … spent three seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota State … majored in child, youth and family studies at Nebraska … has one brother and one sister … hobbies include making TikTok videos, doing makeup and shopping. 

2022 Championship Season: First-year performer in Athletes Unlimited who started 10-of-11 games … accrued 1,046 leaderboard points, including 970 win points … tallied four hits, including two doubles, with two walks and a run batted in … hit safely in three of her final four outings, including a double against Team McCleney on Aug. 27 … also had a double against Team Jaquish in Week Two opener. 


Other Professional Experience: No. 6 overall selection in 2016 NPF Draft by the Scrap Yard Dawgs … highest draft pick in Nebraska softball history … authored .304 batting average as a rookie with 35 hits in 40 games … helped Scrap Yard Dawgs win 2017 NPF title after registering 12 hits in 42 games … helped form This Is Us Softball team in 2020. 

At Nebraska: Four-year letter winner for the Huskers who started 233-of-235 games from 2013-16 … finished career with .350 batting average, 24 home runs and 111 runs batted in … tallied 233 career hits, including 28 doubles and 13 triples, while scoring school-record 200 runs … drew 120 career walks and was hit by a pitch 33 times … Third-Team NFCA All-America selection as a junior and senior … also garnered First-Team NFCA All-Region and All-Big Ten Conference distinction in both seasons … finished career as Nebraska’s single-season leader in runs scored, on-base percentage and times being hit by a pitch … also set single-game record with five runs scored against Maryland on Apr. 3, 2016 … stands sixth on Nebraska’s career batting average and hits lists … ranks fifth in school history for career triples and stolen bases … accumulated 359 total bases, good for 10th place on Huskers’ career ledger. 

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Career Stats

YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2022 Championship*
12
-
29
27
.148
.207
.222
.429
1
4
2
-
-
1
2
-
9
6
-
-
-
-
Career Totals
12
-
29
27
.148
.207
.222
.429
1
4
2
-
-
1
2
-
9
6
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
8/28/2022
Team MulipolaTeam Chidester
3
3
.333
.333
.333
.666
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
8/27/2022
Team ChidesterTeam McCleney
3
3
.333
.333
.667
1.000
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
8/26/2022
Team ChidesterTeam Denham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/21/2022
Team MulipolaTeam McCleney
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/20/2022
Team MulipolaTeam Jaquish
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/19/2022
Team ChidesterTeam Mulipola
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/14/2022
Team JaquishTeam Chidester
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/13/2022
Team McCleneyTeam Chidester
1
1
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
8/12/2022
Team ChidesterTeam Mulipola
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/7/2022
Team MulipolaTeam Harshman
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/6/2022
Team EberleTeam Mulipola
5
4
-
.200
-
.200
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/5/2022
Team JaquishTeam Mulipola
3
3
.333
.333
.667
1.000
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
7/31/2022
Team EberleTeam Zerkle
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/30/2022
Team OcasioTeam Eberle
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
7/29/2022
Team ChidesterTeam Eberle
3
2
-
.333
-
.333
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

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Highest draft pick in Nebraska softball history

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