Even without the background of how the previous two years went, what Kayla Konwent has been up to would be considered remarkable.
Two-thirds of the way through the regular season, the University of Wisconsin junior first baseman is second in NCAA softball with a .505 batting average.
Konwent has more home runs (11) than strikeouts (10) in 105 at-bats. Her on-base percentage (.600) and slugging percentage (.962) also rank among the top 10 nationally.
Two weeks ago, she went 10-for-12 with two home runs, five doubles and six RBIs in a three-game sweep at Penn State.