Kaiana Kong

The University of Montana Grizzly softball team plays MSU Billings at a home game in Missoula, Montana on October 4, 2025.

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The University of Montana Grizzly softball team practices in the Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility on Monday, January 12, 2025 in Missoula, Montana.

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Scenes from Softball Media day on September 29, 2025 in Missoula, Mont.

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Prev School:
Western Washington

2026 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Appeared in team-high 32 games, made nine starts
Finished 6-8 with a 6.07 ERA, pitched 85 1/3 innings
Had three saves, second-most in program history
Earned first win in relief against Wagner
Four of six wins came against Big Sky opponents
Struck out season-high four batters in two innings of relief in Big Sky tournament win over Weber State
Four times struck out three batters
Longest outing was six innings of relief in Big Sky tournament win over Northern Colorado

Montana Highs (entering the 2027 season)
Innings: 6.0 (Northern Colorado, 5.6.26)
Strikeouts: 4 (Weber State, 5.4.26)

Games with five or more strikeouts: 0
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: 0
Complete games: 0
Shutouts: 0

Prior to UM: Pitched two seasons at Western Washington, helping the Vikings to NCAA Division II World Series appearances in 2024 and ’25 … Had a two-year record of 31-3 with a 1.42 ERA … First-team all-region and honorable mention all-American as a freshman when she led NCAA Division II with 11 saves … The final pitcher in 44 of the team’s 64 games in 2024 when WWU went 52-12 … The Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore in 2025 when Western Washington went 47-13 … First-team all-region as a sophomore, third-team all-American.

Prep: A 2023 graduate of Campbell High … Led the Sabers to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state championship as a senior and the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I championship … A second-team All-Hawaii Division I outfielder, first-team All-OIA outfielder as a senior … Voted second-team All-Hawaii and All-OIA as a junior … A one-time Spectrum OC16 Sports Impact Player after helping Campbell to an eight-inning win over Iolani in the 2023 state semifinals.

Personal: The daughter of Thomas and Noreen Kong … Has an older brother, Kenzen … An integrative physiology major.