University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Miki Watts
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Loranger, La.
- High School:
- Loranger HS
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2026)
2026 (Freshman)
Stepped onto the field 31 times, with eight starts, during collegiate debut season ... batted .270 over 44 plate appearances ... tallied 10 base hits including a home run ... scored seven runs and tallied seven RBI ... recorded nine putouts and nine assists across 19 chances combined between second base and left field ... shared pinch running duties alongside McKayla Ferguson ... made collegiate debut on Feb. 13 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi with a pinch hit opportunity ... two days later, delivered a multiple-hit and multiple-RBI performance against A&M-Corpus Christi going 2-for-3 with three RBI highlighted by a three-run home run in the fourth inning ... first career start came at second base on Feb. 20 vs. Howard in the LSU Purple and Gold Challenge ... singled in both appearances against Missouri and Houston on Feb. 22 in Lake Charles ... produced an RBI single in the seventh inning to add insurance in a 10-8 win at No. 15 Texas A&M on Feb. 27 ... picked up a second multiple-hit game on Mar. 7 vs. Abilene Christian, finishing 2-for-3 with a run scored and walk drawn ... started the Sun Belt Conference opener at Southern Miss (Mar. 13) ... delivered an RBI during the five-run third which opened a lead in the series-clinching win over Texas State (Mar. 22) ... pinch ran and scored the game-winning run on McKayla Ferguson's walk-off single to clinch the series victory over Troy ... went on to appear in all but one of the final SBC series ... scored a run in SBC Tournament appearance vs. Troy on May 6.
High School
Competed in the infield, primarily at catcher and shortstop, for Loranger (La.) High School from 2022-25 … was also an accomplished javelin thrower claiming a state championship in senior season … selected to the 2025 USA Softball U-18 Women’s National Team to compete in the WBSC World Cup Finals … participated in the 2025 Alliance Fastpitch All-Star game … helped lead Loranger to its first-ever first round playoff bye, furthest advancement in the playoffs (third round) and first 20-win season in school history during senior season in 2025 … batted .628, scored 49 runs, swiped 28 stolen bases at a 100 percent success rate and caught 145-1/3 innings in final prep season … was the Northshore Prep Player of the Year, Parish and District MVP, named to the all-state team and first team all-district performer … earned first team all-district honors each of the first three seasons with LHS, was named first team all-parish in 2024 on Tangipahoa’s first-ever team named and was a USA 2023 National Selection Top Performer 16u … elevated to a .637 batting average in junior season, totaling 44 hits with over half going for extra bases (17 doubles, five triples, three homers), scored 52 runs and posted 27 RBI … stole 20-plus bases for the third straight year ending a perfect 35-for-35 … played travel ball for Louisiana Blazers Elite 07 (2019-2023) and Texas Bombers (2023-2025).
Personal
Born Feb. 19, 2007 in Hammond, La. … given name is Mikayla … daughter of Sonya Anthony and Brian Watts … has one sister, Madyson … cousin, Trip Dobson, is a current member of the Louisiana Baseball program … mother, Sonya, and aunt, Katherine Dobson, played softball for Southeastern Louisiana … uncle, Howard Dobson, played collegiate baseball at McNeese and coached collegiate softball as an assistant softball coach at LSU and head coach at Southern Miss … member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club … served on the Student Council at Loranger HS … received the Outstanding Academic Achievement in College Algebra and passed the College Level Examination Program in Biology … community service included volunteering at a nursing home … is a kinesiology major … aspires to be drafted into the AUSL and play professionally … would like to open and own a training facility, working alongside other great coaches and athletes to train the next generation of players.
2026 (Freshman)
Stepped onto the field 31 times, with eight starts, during collegiate debut season ... batted .270 over 44 plate appearances ... tallied 10 base hits including a home run ... scored seven runs and tallied seven RBI ... recorded nine putouts and nine assists across 19 chances combined between second base and left field ... shared pinch running duties alongside McKayla Ferguson ... made collegiate debut on Feb. 13 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi with a pinch hit opportunity ... two days later, delivered a multiple-hit and multiple-RBI performance against A&M-Corpus Christi going 2-for-3 with three RBI highlighted by a three-run home run in the fourth inning ... first career start came at second base on Feb. 20 vs. Howard in the LSU Purple and Gold Challenge ... singled in both appearances against Missouri and Houston on Feb. 22 in Lake Charles ... produced an RBI single in the seventh inning to add insurance in a 10-8 win at No. 15 Texas A&M on Feb. 27 ... picked up a second multiple-hit game on Mar. 7 vs. Abilene Christian, finishing 2-for-3 with a run scored and walk drawn ... started the Sun Belt Conference opener at Southern Miss (Mar. 13) ... delivered an RBI during the five-run third which opened a lead in the series-clinching win over Texas State (Mar. 22) ... pinch ran and scored the game-winning run on McKayla Ferguson's walk-off single to clinch the series victory over Troy ... went on to appear in all but one of the final SBC series ... scored a run in SBC Tournament appearance vs. Troy on May 6.
High School
Competed in the infield, primarily at catcher and shortstop, for Loranger (La.) High School from 2022-25 … was also an accomplished javelin thrower claiming a state championship in senior season … selected to the 2025 USA Softball U-18 Women’s National Team to compete in the WBSC World Cup Finals … participated in the 2025 Alliance Fastpitch All-Star game … helped lead Loranger to its first-ever first round playoff bye, furthest advancement in the playoffs (third round) and first 20-win season in school history during senior season in 2025 … batted .628, scored 49 runs, swiped 28 stolen bases at a 100 percent success rate and caught 145-1/3 innings in final prep season … was the Northshore Prep Player of the Year, Parish and District MVP, named to the all-state team and first team all-district performer … earned first team all-district honors each of the first three seasons with LHS, was named first team all-parish in 2024 on Tangipahoa’s first-ever team named and was a USA 2023 National Selection Top Performer 16u … elevated to a .637 batting average in junior season, totaling 44 hits with over half going for extra bases (17 doubles, five triples, three homers), scored 52 runs and posted 27 RBI … stole 20-plus bases for the third straight year ending a perfect 35-for-35 … played travel ball for Louisiana Blazers Elite 07 (2019-2023) and Texas Bombers (2023-2025).
Personal
Born Feb. 19, 2007 in Hammond, La. … given name is Mikayla … daughter of Sonya Anthony and Brian Watts … has one sister, Madyson … cousin, Trip Dobson, is a current member of the Louisiana Baseball program … mother, Sonya, and aunt, Katherine Dobson, played softball for Southeastern Louisiana … uncle, Howard Dobson, played collegiate baseball at McNeese and coached collegiate softball as an assistant softball coach at LSU and head coach at Southern Miss … member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club … served on the Student Council at Loranger HS … received the Outstanding Academic Achievement in College Algebra and passed the College Level Examination Program in Biology … community service included volunteering at a nursing home … is a kinesiology major … aspires to be drafted into the AUSL and play professionally … would like to open and own a training facility, working alongside other great coaches and athletes to train the next generation of players.
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