Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Louisiana

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SOFTBALL

Kennedy Marceaux

Shortstop
KAPLAN HS
KAPLAN, LOUISIANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

.615

Batting Average

21

Home Runs

50

RBI

14

Doubles
“Kennedy is so versatile and is definitely the most feared hitter we faced. I can count two times for sure that I’ve seen her actually not barrel a ball up. She’s the real deal.”
Beth Domingue
Head Coach - head coach of Sam Houston High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior shortstop posted a .615 batting average with 21 home runs and 50 runs batted in this past season, leading the Pirates (27-6) to the Non-Select Division III state tournament quarterfinals. Marceaux also collected 14 doubles, six triples and 25 stolen bases. Ranked as the nation’s No. 7 recruit in the Class of 2024 by Extra Inning Softball, she scored 65 runs while posting a .704 on-base percentage and a 1.542 slugging percentage. She concluded her prep softball career with 83 home runs.

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Academic Achievement

Marceaux has maintained a 3.52 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Alabama this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Marceaux is an active member of the 4-H club and has shown livestock at the parish, state and national levels since she was four years old. She has volunteered locally as the Kaplan High football team manager and as a youth softball coach. She has also donated her time as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church.