Skip To Main Content

Utah Tech University Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

Brooklyn Fehr / Utah Tech Athletics
Avree McArthur - Utah Tech Athletics
Brooklyn Fehr / Utah Tech Athletics
Lucas Peltier
Brooklyn Fehr - UT Athletics
University of Arizona Athletics
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics

8 Lakaiya-Braessia Kahahawai-Kekona

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool H.P. Baldwin HS
  • Hometown Wailuku, Hawaii

Biography

At Utah Tech 2026 (SENIOR): Earned First Team All-WAC honors ... named to the All-WAC Defensive Team ... earned NFCA Third Team All-Mountain Region honors ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... appeared in 49 games ... made 47 starts making starts at four different positions, center field (42), left field (3), shortstop (1) & designated player (1) ... ranked fifth in the WAC hitting .392 from the plate ... ranked second on the team with 143 at-bats ... finished 13th in the WAC with 56 base hits ... checked in 17th in the WAC scoring 33 runs ... tallied 15 extra-base hits totaling nine doubles, two triples and four home runs ... tied for 19th in the WAC & ranked second on the team with 29 RBI ... finished second on the team & tied for 15th in the conference with 81 total bases ... posted top 20 marks in both slugging percentage (.566, T-16th) & on-base percentage (.440, T-10th) ... tied for fourth on the team drawing 14 walks ... notched a pair of sacrifice flies, vs. Weber State (Feb. 22) & vs. Loyola Marymount (March 7) ... one of five Trailblazers to tie for second on the team with two sacrifice hits, vs. Weber State (Feb. 28) & at Tarleton State (April 25) ... tied for fifth in the WAC with 14 stolen bases in 17 stolen base attempts ... tallied a .951 fielding percentage ... finished third on the team with 89 putouts ... added nine assists ... registered a season-high five at-bats in four games ... scored multiple runs in five runs with a season-high four in a 14-11 win over UC Davis (Feb. 20) at the Lyman Classic ... also scored one run apiece in 20 other contests ... totaled 15 multi-hit games & base knocks in 36 games ... reached base in 40 games ... drove in multiple RBIs in six contests with a season-best five RBIs in a 14-11 win over UC Davis (Feb. 20) at the Lyman Classic ... tallied one double in nine contests ... one of five Trailblazers with multiple triples tallying a pair of triples, at Utah Valley (March 20) & vs. Abilene Christian-1 (May 1) ... ranked third on the team with four home runs ... drew a pair of walks in three contests ... stole a pair of bases in a pair of games, vs. Weber State (Feb. 22) & at CSU Bakersfield-2 (April 7) ... also stole bases in 10 other contests ... defensively, posted a season-high six putouts at Utah Valley-1 (March 21).

At Utah Tech 2025 (JUNIOR): Earned Second Team All-WAC honors ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... appeared in 48 games ... tallied 48 starts with all coming at shortstop ... led the team with a .351 batting average ... also topped the club in at-bats (148) and hits (52) while tying for the team lead in triples (3) & RBI (31) ... ranked second on the team in both runs (30), total bases (67) & sacrifice hits (7) ... ranked third on the team in stolen bases (8) & tied for third drawing 18 walks ... notched a .417 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage ... added six doubles and a home run ... one of four Trailblazers with multiple sacrifice flies totaling a pair ... led the team with 84 assists defensively and posted 78 putouts ... ranked second on the team tallying 13 multi-hit contests ... tied for the team lead with seven multiple RBI games ... also had a team-leading 15-game reached base streak ... posted a season-high three hits in five games ... scored multiple runs in seven games with a season-leading three vs. Idaho State in the Lyman Classic Tournament ... posted a season-best five at-bats in three contests ... drove in an RBI in 24 contests ... smacked her lone home run of the season at UT Arlington-1 (March 7) ... drew a pair of walks in four contests ... defensively, posted a season-high six assists vs. CSUN (Feb. 8) at the Easton Classic ... registered a season-leading four putouts vs. Boise State (Feb. 20) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Utah Tech 2024 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Second-Team All-WAC honors ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... appeared in 48 games ... made 48 starts with 38 starts in center field and 10 at shortstop ... ranked second on the team with 145 at-bats ... tied for team lead with 46 hits ... tallied five doubles and one triple ... led the Trailblazers with 31 runs scored ... drove in 14 RBI ... totaled 53 bases ... recorded a .366 slugging percentage and a .369 on-base percentage ... tied for fifth in the WAC with 11 stolen bases ... drew 12 walks, including a pair against Weber State (Feb. 23) & UT Arlington-1 (April 26) ... defensively, posted 107 putouts, 16 assists & a .969 fielding percentage ... tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit games ... totaled a season-high four hits against UT Arlington (April 27) adding a triple, RBI and three runs in a 9-8 win ... tallied six multi-run games with a pair of three-run performances vs. Abilene Christian (March 16) & UT Arlington (April 27) ... drove in an RBI in 12 games with a season-best three vs. Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 26) ... stole a base in eight games with a high of three stolen bases against Abilene Christian (March 16) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Utah Tech 2023 (FRESHMAN): Started 43 of her 49 appearances, batting .312 across 141 plate appearances… hit 17 doubles and two home runs while slugging .475 and recording an OPS of .860… ranked eighth in the WAC with 12 stolen bases… season-high five RBI against Weber State on Feb. 25… homered in a victory over New Mexico State on March 25… 11 games with at least two hits, twice finishing with three… 10 games with multiple RBI… finished the year with a .948 fielding percentage across 97 total chances ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023Freshman

    IF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2024Sophomore

    IF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2025Junior

    IF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2026Senior

    IF
    5'5"
    8