University of Memphis Athletics
2026 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 11
Kennedy Semien
- Position:
 - Outfielder
 
- Height:
 - 5-4
 
- Class:
 - Redshirt Senior
 
- Hometown:
 - Maurice, La.
 
- Prev School:
 - Louisiana Tech
 
- NIL:
 - R/R
 
Honors
2025 (R-Junior)
2024 (R-Sophomore)
Prior to Memphis
High School/Personal
- 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
 - 2024-25 American All-Academic Team
 - 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
 
2025 (R-Junior)
- Started in 53 of 54 games played, both marks that were second on the team
 - Had a .308 batting average with 44 hits, the second-most by a Tiger that season
 - Led Memphis with 36 runs scored, with eight multi-run games
 - Had a team-high 12 multi-hit games
 - Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Memphis' opener vs. Rust College (Feb 7)
 - Hit her second home run as a Tiger against Mississippi Valley State (Feb 18)
 - Had three consecutive games with a double (vs. Kentucky, at Georgia State, at Georgia State)
 - Recorded her first career triple at Florida Atlantic (April 27)
 
2024 (R-Sophomore)
- Appeared in 49 games making 48 starts
 - Recorded 25 hits, 10 runs, 10 RBI and one home run
 - Tallied five multi-hit games
 - Went 2-5 with two runs and two RBI against East Carolina (Apr. 28)
 - Had two doubles and two RBI against California (Feb. 18)
 
Prior to Memphis
- 2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll while at Louisiana Tech (2022-2023)
 
High School/Personal
- Lettered on the varsity for three years at North Vermilion High School for coach Thomas Byler
 - Helped lead the program to the district title in 2018 and 2021, hit .467 with nine home runs as a senior
 - 2-time all-district, district MVP as a senior, all-parish and all-state as a senior, academic all-state as a senior
 - Played travel ball for the Mustangs and coaches Lennie Zeringue and Thad Dickey
 - Was a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Student Council
 - Daughter of Ingrid and Demetrius Semien
 
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Monday, May 19
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