Lion Career
2007: Has started 47 of the 48 games she's played... hit an RBI single in win over North Carolina (2/11)... drove home a run with a base hit against UNLV (2/23)... had two RBI on two hits, including a homerun, against Washington (2/24)... had one hit and scored two runs in victory over Columbia (3/2)... tallied two hits in FAU Miken Classic semifinal win over Columbia (3/3)... scored twice in Miken Classic championship game to give PSU a 7-0 victory... hit an RBI single against Colorado State (3/9)... scored two runs in win over BYU (3/10)... hit a single and a double in upset win over No. 8 Texas (3/16)... went a perfect 3-for-3 against No. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (3/17)... hit a two-run homer in season's home opener against St. Francis (3/28)...went 2-for-2 in second game against the Red Flash (3/28)... hit go-ahead three-run double in come-from-behind win over Wisconsin (3/31)... hit a double in both games against Kent State (4/11)... cracked a two-run homer in victory over No. 7 Northwestern (4/15)... hit her first career grand slam in 14-1 win over Indiana (4/28)... tallied five hits and six RBI in weekend games with Indiana (4/27-28) and Purdue (4/29)... went 2-for-2 with a single and a double against Ohio State, also hit a sacrifice bunt (5/6).

2006: Played 37 games for the Lions with 29 starts at second base... her first collegiate hit was a homerun at East Carolina (3/25), where she went 1-for-2... had an RBI in NCAA play at Hofstra (5/21), also walking twice on the day... recorded an RBI vs. Detroit Mercy (3/7) in one of two sacrifice flies on the year... also had a sacrifice fly vs. Kent State (4/26)... her only sacrifice bunt of the year came against Illinois (4/9, game 1)... batted 1-for-3 with a run scored vs. Ohio State (5/6)... earned six walks on the year.

High School
Helped Kennedale to undefeated seasons in district play her freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years... earned all-district all four years... named to the all-state tournament team senior year... earned Texas Girls Coaches first team all-state honors senior year... District MVP senior year, she also garnered district outstanding offensive player of the year her sophomore and junior years... her club team, the Texas Tomboys, won three consecutive AFA national championships from 2000-02...team captain senior year... earned nine varsity letters for softball (4), volleyball (3) and basketball (2).

Personal
The daughter of Jeff and Becky Zielinski, her full name is Kayce Diane Zielinski... plans to major in education and teach at the university level... has two younger brothers J.J. (16) and Jonathan (8)... born on May 14, 1987, she enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends.

Coach's Quote:"
Kayce did a great job for us in key situations last year. She stepped right in at second base and showed off her incredible range. We were excited to see the power she has at the plate and will look to her to compete for a starting spot as well as provide quality depth on the infield."