Makenna Young

Height:
5-4
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hanford, CA
High School:
Hanford West HS
Exp.:
HS

2018 (Junior)
Appeared in 45 of 50 games with 40 starts (all as Cal Poly’s catcher) … finished fifth among Big West Conference players with a .989 fielding percentage (179 chances, two errors) and enters senior season as a .995 career fielder … homered during 4-1 victory at No. 17 Long Beach State (April 29) … produced six multi-hit games.

2017 (Sophomore)
Cal Poly’s starting catcher in 57 of 59 games … recorded .998 fielding percentage (one error, 445 chances) – the highest figure of any Big West Conference player with more than 60 total chances … matched career high with three hits, produced a season high two RBI and homered during 9-2 victory against Liberty (Feb. 19) … also homered to help Cal Poly to an 8-6, opening-day victory versus San Diego (Feb. 10) … batted .545 (6-for-11) with a runner on third base and less than two outs.

2016 (Freshman)
Started during 45 of 46 appearances – all as catcher – and finished seventh among Big West Conference players with a .993 fielding percentage (304 chances, two errors) ... produced four multi-hit games led by a career high three hits against San Diego (March 20) ... enjoyed three multi-RBI games with career high three RBI propelling a 3-1 win versus Seattle (March 19) ... batted .625 (5-for-8) with a runner on third base and less than two outs and .429 (3-for-7) with the bases loaded ... successfully advanced baserunners in 29 of 62 opportunities (46.8 percent).

Hanford West HS (Hanford, Calif.)
Four-year letterwinner was named West Yosemite League Catcher of the Year and Kings County Player of the Year as a senior in 2015 after batting .455 (51-for-112) with 41 runs, 25 RBI, 12 doubles and five home runs ... also named Kings County Player of the Year and WYL Co-Most Valuable Player as a junior in 2014 after hitting .540 (47-for-87) with 50 RBI and 13 homers ... in 131 career appearances, hit .450 (171-for-380) with 117 RBI, 25 homers, 125 runs, a .781 slugging percentage, a .517 on-base percentage and stole 58 bases in 60 attempts.

Personal
Daughter of Mary and Brian Young ... has one sister, Breanna ... majoring in animal science ... Makenna Ann Young was born on Sept. 7, 1996 in Hanford, Calif.