Outlook

Kaia Cordill is a very talented and well-rounded player ... Gap-to-gap hitter with potential to produce extra base hits ... Has power to hit some out the park and be a runs producer ... Great outfielder as well and coaches are excited about her addition to the roster.

Sophomore Year 2024

Played in 25 games … Batted .354 (23-for-65) with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, 10 walks, 16 runs scored and 14 driven in … Produced five multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games … Singled to drive in a run in her JCCC debut in a 6-5 setback against Eastern Oklahoma State (2-9-24) … Followed with a single, double, a run scored and an RBI in a 15-7 loss to Vernon (2-9-24) … Picked up an RBI single, walked and scored twice in a 9-4 victory over Iowa Central (2-19-24) … Blasted a two-run home run to right field in a 20-4 win over against State Fair (3-2-24) … Went 2-for-2 with a double, walk and two runs scored in a 14-4 win over North Iowa Area (3-13-24) … Produced a single and an RBI double and scored twice in a 9-0 win over Allen (3-28-24) … Followed with an RBI single in a 5-0 win over St. Louis (4-2-24) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 9-0 win at Fort Scott (4-4-24) … Drove in three runs with a triple and a two-run homer in a 9-0 win at Hesston (4-23-24) … Had an RBI single, walked twice and scored two runs in an 18-3 win over Coffeyville (5-4-24

Freshman Year 2023  

Played in 40 games for coach Lana Ross at Kansas City Kansas Community College …  Helped the Blue Devils to a 21-24 overall record … Batted .344 (42-for-122) with 10 doubles, four triples, a home run, 24 runs scored and 22 driven in … Posted an on-base percentage of .406 and a slugging percentage of .516 … Registered 12 multiple-hit and five multiple-RBI games … Walked twice and drove in a run in a 14-8 loss to North Central Missouri (2-26-23) … Ripped an RBI double for her first collegiate hit in an 11-6 victory over the Pirates in the second game of a double-header … Picked up her first multi-hit game with two singles and an RBI in a 16-4 win at Ottawa JV (2-28-23) … Tripled, drove in a run and scored in a 13-6 loss to Iowa Central (3-4-23) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in a 13-3 loss in the second game with Iowa Central … Had three hits, including a double, two runs and two RBI in a 14-6 win over Dodge City (3-25-23) … Followed with two singles, a run and an RBI in an 8-7 win over the Conquistadors … Capped the series with two singles, a run and an RBI in an 18-3 win over Dodge City (3-26-23) … Ripped two doubles and scored twice in a 10-1 at Southwestern in the first game, and followed with a single, double and RBI in an 11-9 win in the second game (4-10-23) … Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in an 8-5 win at Hesston (4-12-23) … Matched her season high of four hits, which included a triple and home run, to drive in a season-high five runs in an 11-4 win over Fort Scott (5-4-23). 

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coaches Scott Tuefel, Rachel Milnark and Stan McAfee at Piper High School, Kansas City, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Her sophomore year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .. Earned All-Frontier League honorable mention as an infielder her senior year … Selected to play in the MO-Kan All-Star Games … Hit for a cycle in a 12-10 win over Ottawa during the season, collecting a triple in the first, a double in the fifth, a single in the seventh and a homer in the ninth … Helped Piper to a Kansas 5A Regional runner-up finish her junior season … Doubled to drive in a run to tie score in the championship loss to Bonner Springs … Also played for the Select Kansas City club team … Also earned three varsity letters in volleyball and four in powerlifting … Was the 180-pound class powerlifting state champion in 2022 … Voted the Piper Female Athlete of the Year her senior year … Four-time scholar athlete. 

Personal  

Born Kaia Helen Jeane Cordill on November 11, 2003, in Kansas City, Kan. … Nickname is Kiksters … Daughter of Tim and Robin Cordill …Has three siblings Meadow, Harper and Timmy …. Her father is a college umpire … Her aunt Stephanie Corlee played volleyball at KCKCC and Pittsburg State and her uncle Dacy Corlee played basketball at KCKCC and Park … Majoring in nursing … Also recruited by the University of Saint Mary, Fort Scott Community College, and Highland Community College … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chipotle and Raising Canes … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Outer Banks … Favorite movie is Hannah Montana … Favorite sports movies are Dodgeball and A League of Their Own … Favorite actress is Blake Lively … Favorite music entertainers are Rihanna and Bailey Zimmerman … Favorite cartoon character is Garfield … Has a superstition she must drink an energy drink before games … Favorite athlete is Travis Kelce … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Best sports moment was winning state in powerlifting … Best player she has played against is Nebraska Cornhusker All-American pitcher Jordy Bahl … A notable alumnus from her school is actor Eric Stonestreet.