Mt. Shasta Lady Bear freshman Kayla Spini is known for two types of impact—the impact of her pitches hitting catcher Tori Weatherford’s glove, and the impact of her bat hitting the ball.

Spini helped lead her Lady Bear team to the Shasta Cascade League championship and NSCIF D-IV runner up. Her record in the circle was 24-5, with an SCL leading ERA of 1.14. Her strikeout total of 278 was second in the SCL.

At the plate, Spini hit .408 with 40 RBI. She hit five homeruns, including a walk off in the bottom of the eighth inning in the first round of the playoffs against Yreka. Her home run total was tied for the best in the SCL, and she was second in RBI.

Spini’s other claim to fame at the plate was breaking pitcher Jessica Moore’s three-plus game no-hit streak, when Mt. Shasta played the Sutter “sports factory” in the section championship game. It was the only hit given up by Moore in the playoffs.

From the circle and the plate, Kayla Spini has earned an Impact Player Award.

The Impact Player Award is given on a monthly basis and goes to Siskiyou County high school athletes, male or female, that have had a significant impact on the success of their team. I select the players based on my own observations, often in consultation with the player’s coaches.

A total of four awards may be given each month and are not school specific; they can go to a player at any school that Siskiyou Youth covers. Winners receive Impact T-shirts that were designed by Golden Grotto. The T-shirts and award are cosponsored by Siskiyou Youth and NorCal Classic Hits radio 102.3/101.7.