Shippensburg University Athletics

2018 NFCA All-Region Second Team
2-Time All-PSAC (2018 – At-Large, 2019 – At-Large)
 
2019 (Junior): Named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Team for the second straight year as an At-Large selection to cap off her third year as a Raider…was one of three players to start all 47 games…ranked sixth in the PSAC in both runs (41) and stolen bases (18)…hit .319 as the team’s  primary center fielder, totaling 11 extra-base hits (eight doubles, three triples), four sacrifices and 13 RBIs…produced 16 multi-hit games…ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak…scored multiple runs in nine games…had a season-high four hits in a game at Glenville State…finished the Glenville doubleheader 6-for-8 with four runs and a stolen base…had at least one hit in all three PSAC Tournament games.
 
2018 (Sophomore): Earned All-PSAC Eastern Division At-Large and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Atlantic Region Second Team honors…ranked third in the PSAC with a .421 batting average…led the Raiders with 16 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games…paced the team with 56 hits, a total that ranked fourth in the PSAC…totaled 10 doubles, a triple, 20 RBIs, five steals, and 26 runs scored…served primarily as the No. 2 hitter in the lineup…struck out only five times in 133 at-bats…did not record a strikeout in divisional play…started all 41 games, 35 at second base and six in the outfield…recorded eight sacrifice bunts, sixth-most in the PSAC…produced a 10-game hitting streak, the second-longest of any Raider for the season…recorded a single-game best of four RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at West Chester.
 
2017 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact by starting 49 games as a freshman: 24 at second base, 13 in the outfield, 11 as the designated hitter and once at shortstop…named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Scholar-Athlete…ranked fifth on the team with a .265 batting average…totaled 39 hits and 30 runs scored in 147 at-bats…posted eight multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits against Salem International…went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a PSAC Tournament game against Kutztown.
 
Palmyra High School: Earned four varsity letters with the Cougars under head coach Tod Whitman…named a Mid-Penn Keystone Division First Team All Star as a senior…earned Mid-Penn Keystone Division Second Team All Star honors as a junior…received Mid-Penn Keystone Division honorable mention as a sophomore…tabbed as a Lebanon County All Star all four years of career…hit .413 and scored 24 runs as a senior…hit .636 with runners in scoring position as a senior…compiled a 3.99 GPA.
 
About Bonawitz: Full name is Kayla Ann Bonawitz…is the daughter of Susan and Dan Bonawitz…majoring in biology, concentrating in pre-physical therapy, while seeking a minor in exercise science…has a brother, DJ.