University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Kennedy Marceaux
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kaplan, La.
- High School:
- Kaplan HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
All-Sun Belt First Team (2026)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2026)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2026)
2026 (Sophomore)
Handled the catcher's duties during debut season with Louisiana ... competed in 55 games total, starting behind the plate 49 times ... rose to the leadoff spot in the batting order midway through the season ... appeared in the leadoff spot a team-high 26 times ... produced a 50-30 season in hits (56) and RBI (36) … topped the team in runs scored (36) … displayed exceptional plate discipline – only five strikeouts over 192 plate appearances … generated 20 extra base hits (14 doubles, triple, 5 home runs)… produced 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games … stormed onto the scene in Sun Belt play, delivering a hit in 16 of first 20 conference games – at one point posting a 15-game hitting streak – in finishing Top 5 with a .390 conference-play average … led the team with 30 hits in SBC play and was one of only three players league-wide to reach the mark ... earned first team honors on the All-Sun Belt Team and was a second team choice on the All-Louisiana Team.
Prior to Louisiana
Competed for Alabama as a freshman during the 2025 season … appeared in 27 games, including 10 starts … batted .310 over 48 plate appearances for the Crimson Tide … nearly half of 13 hits produced went for extra bases (two doubles, two home runs) … slugged .500 and posted nine RBI.
High School
Was the 2024 Louisiana Gatorade Softball Player of the Year and three-time first team all-state selection out of Kaplan (La.) High School … rated the No. 8 ranked player in the 2024 recruiting class by Extra Innings Softball … in addition to Gatorade Player of the Year honors – the first in school and Vermilion Parish history – was a PGF All-American, LSWA MVP, LHSAA Division III Non-Select Most Outstanding Player, two time district MVP, three-time District 6-3A First Team shortstop and four-time Vermilion Parish MVP … hit .629 with 20 doubles, 20 homers and 65 RBI in leading Kaplan to a state championship in senior season … accumulated 83 home runs throughout high school softball career … career hits total reached 270 and also included 74 doubles and 17 triples … played travel ball with Birmingham Thunderbolts (2018) and Hotshots National (2019-2024).
Personal
Born July 15, 2005 in Kaplan, La. ... daughter of Eric and Tracey Marceaux ... hobbies include CrossFit and showing pigs … majoring in biology … aspires to become a dermatologist or board-certified plastic surgeon.
All-Louisiana Second Team (2026)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2026)
2026 (Sophomore)
Handled the catcher's duties during debut season with Louisiana ... competed in 55 games total, starting behind the plate 49 times ... rose to the leadoff spot in the batting order midway through the season ... appeared in the leadoff spot a team-high 26 times ... produced a 50-30 season in hits (56) and RBI (36) … topped the team in runs scored (36) … displayed exceptional plate discipline – only five strikeouts over 192 plate appearances … generated 20 extra base hits (14 doubles, triple, 5 home runs)… produced 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games … stormed onto the scene in Sun Belt play, delivering a hit in 16 of first 20 conference games – at one point posting a 15-game hitting streak – in finishing Top 5 with a .390 conference-play average … led the team with 30 hits in SBC play and was one of only three players league-wide to reach the mark ... earned first team honors on the All-Sun Belt Team and was a second team choice on the All-Louisiana Team.
Prior to Louisiana
Competed for Alabama as a freshman during the 2025 season … appeared in 27 games, including 10 starts … batted .310 over 48 plate appearances for the Crimson Tide … nearly half of 13 hits produced went for extra bases (two doubles, two home runs) … slugged .500 and posted nine RBI.
High School
Was the 2024 Louisiana Gatorade Softball Player of the Year and three-time first team all-state selection out of Kaplan (La.) High School … rated the No. 8 ranked player in the 2024 recruiting class by Extra Innings Softball … in addition to Gatorade Player of the Year honors – the first in school and Vermilion Parish history – was a PGF All-American, LSWA MVP, LHSAA Division III Non-Select Most Outstanding Player, two time district MVP, three-time District 6-3A First Team shortstop and four-time Vermilion Parish MVP … hit .629 with 20 doubles, 20 homers and 65 RBI in leading Kaplan to a state championship in senior season … accumulated 83 home runs throughout high school softball career … career hits total reached 270 and also included 74 doubles and 17 triples … played travel ball with Birmingham Thunderbolts (2018) and Hotshots National (2019-2024).
Personal
Born July 15, 2005 in Kaplan, La. ... daughter of Eric and Tracey Marceaux ... hobbies include CrossFit and showing pigs … majoring in biology … aspires to become a dermatologist or board-certified plastic surgeon.
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