Miki Watts

Position:
Catcher/Infielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Loranger, La.
High School:
Loranger HS

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.