Outlook
Makenzie Yoder moves well laterally and has good double play footwork and makes accurate throws … Gap-to-gap hitter … Continues to show strides in reaching her full potential … Comes from a winning program. 

Freshman Year 2025
Played in 25 games, 19 as a starter … Batted .229 (11-for-48) with two doubles, seven walks, seven stolen bases, 15 runs scored and nine driven in … Has two multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game … Walked and scored a run in a 26-8 romp over Mineral Area (2-14-25) … Went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in a 10-6 win over McCook (3-7-25) … Followed with a walk and run scored in a 5-2 win over Bryant & Stratton (3-8-25) … Picked up an RBI single in a 9-0 win over Dawson (3-11-25) … Singled, drove in a run and scored in a 6-3 win over Iowa Central in the opening game of the series (3-21-25) … Singled and scored in a 6-4 loss to the Trojans in the second game (3-21-25) … Ripped a double and scored a run in a 10-4 win over Labette to open the conference season (3-27-25) … Had an RBI single, walked once and stole three bases in a 9-1 win over the Cardinals (3-27-25) … Collected a two-run single and an RBI double in an 8-0 win at Cloud County (3-29-25) … Singled and came around to score in an 8-0 win at Independence (4-15-25) … Had an RBI and scored a run in a 10-2 win over Hesston (5-1-25) … Pinch ran and scored a run in a 4-3 victory over No. 21 Kansas City Kansas in the championship game of the Region 6 Division II Tournament (5-10-25) … Inserted as a pinch runner and came around to score the winning run in a 3-2 walk off win over Iowa Central to keep JCCC alive in the World Series  (5-22-25).

High School
Was a four-year starter for coach Bill Finucane at Eudora High School, Eudora, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Was a four-time All-Frontier League performer … Earned honorable mention her freshman, sophomore and senior years, and second-team as a junior … Also named to the Lawrence Journal-World All-Area honorable mention team as a senior … Helped the Cardinals win four straight Regional titles, a Kansas 4A State Championship her sophomore year and third-place State Tournament finishes her junior and senior years … Played club softball for the KC Rebels and helped the team runner-up finish at the ASA National Championship … Hit .330 with 20 hits, four doubles, a home run, 12 runs and eight RBI as a freshman … Batted .390 with 28 hits, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, 20 runs and 16 RBI as a sophomore … As a junior hit .480 with 40 hits, 15 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 27 runs and 23 RBI, all season-best numbers … Hit .445 with 33 hits, 10 doubles, a triple, a home run, 24 runs and 19 driven her senior year … Finished her career with 121 hits, 36 doubles, six triples, seven homers, 83 runs scored and 66 RBI … Was a three-year starter in basketball … Named Kansas 4A All-State honorable mention by Sports in Kansas and Wichita Eagle her senior year … Was a two-time All-Frontier League selection in basketball … Named honorable mention as a junior and 2^nd-team as a senior … Helped Eudora to a 4A State runner-up finish her sophomore year … National Honor Society member.

Personal

Born Makenzie Jae Yoder on April 7, 2006, in Lawrence, Kan. … Nickname is Kenzie … Daughter of Andy and Kendra Yoder … Has a sister, Maddie … Major is undecided … Also recruited by MidAmerica Nazarene University … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Yard House … Favorite TV shows are The Office and Suits … Favorite movie is How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days … Favorite sports movies are Hustle, McFarland USA and The Blind Side … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is The Great Gatsby … Favorite music entertainer is Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Stitch … Favorite athletes are Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles … Favorite sports teams are The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Her greatest sports moment was making a diving catch during the State Tournament … Best player she has played against is Wamego pitcher, 2024 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and Tennessee commit Peyton Hardenburger … A notable alumnus from her school is former Creighton basketball player Mitch Ballock.