SEATTLE - The Washington Huskies added another piece to their 2020 roster, signing infielder Baylee Klingler. Klingler, a high school All-American and 2019 SEC All-Freshman honoree, joins the Huskies after transferring from Texas A&M and will be a sophomore this upcoming season. She is the fifth newcomer to sign with the Huskies, along with Jadelyn Allchin, Hannah Dardano, Kelley Lynch, and Brooke Nelson.

In her freshman year, Klingler hit .289/.335/.416 for the Aggies, starting all 55 games. She began her career with a double in her very first game and three RBI in her second, ending the year with 12 extra-base hits and 29 runs batted in. Klingler had 11 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 day at Auburn in which she drove in a career-best five runs.

Klingler's high school career was just as impressive, with the Texas native earning three Dickinson High School MVP awards. While playing for the USA Junior Women's National Team, the only high school student to do so, Klingler helped clinch a WBSC World Championship, hitting .393 with ten runs and 12 RBI during that tournament. She would also hit .500 at the World Cup of Softball. Twice she was a finalist for the Galveston County Female Athlete of the Year and, in 2018, was named the Galveston Offensive MVP.

Klingler joins a stellar incoming class for the Huskies, who are looking to make it four consecutive World Series trips for the second time in program history in 2020. All four incoming freshmen are ranked in the nation's top 50, with Lynch (1st) and Allchin (4th) both ranked in the top five. Klingler was ranked the fourth recruit in the country when coming out of high school.