JACKSON, Miss. – Recently, it was announced that Kayla Davidson-Reel has been named the Majors assistant softball coach.

Davidson-Reel is no stranger to Millsaps softball, donning the purple from 2016-2018. She was named the SAA Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-SAA in 2017 after leading the SAA with 16 wins and 194 strikeouts and posting a 1.28 ERA in 95.2 innings. In 2018, before an injury cut her senior season short, she posted eight wins and 88 strikeouts in 76 innings. She also was hitting .320 at the plate.

Prior to coming to Millsaps, she played two years at Louisiana State-Eunice where she was 8-0 with a 1.38 ERA in 2015 and 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA in 2014. She also helped pitch her team to a NJCAA Championship in 2014.

Before college, she attended the Silliman Institute in Clinton, Louisiana where she was named to the all-district team five straight years. She also helped pitch the Wildcats to state championships in 2010, '11, '12 and '13.

Millsaps softball head coach, Caroline DeLoach, said she's excited to have Davidson-Reel on board because of her enthusiasm toward the Majors.

"Kayla is a great addition to our program," DeLoach said. "She loves Millsaps and knows the softball program extremely well. She was an outstanding softball player here and I know she is going to be an even better coach."