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2014 Softball Roster

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11 Kendall Stiefel

  • Position P
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Katy, Texas
  • Highschool Houston Second Baptist

Biography

2014 (Senior): Played in a staff-high 30 games with 13 starts in the circle...went 6-10 with a 4.90 ERA...had five complete games and a staff-high three shutouts...struck out a team-best 74 batters while walking 55...pitched only the fifth perfect game in program history in an 8-0 win at Louisiana Tech (2/9)...earned back-to-back saves in a doubleheader sweep at Central Arkansas (4/17), which marked the first time since her freshman season she recorded a save...she allowed a staff-low .273 opponent batting average...team captain...named to Southland Conference Spring Honor Roll...ranks tied-for-first all-time in saves (3), tied-for-fifth in games pitched (90), and ninth in innings pitched (382.0).

2013 (Junior): Appeared in 18 games with nine starts in the circle...recorded a 3.61 ERA with five complete games...struck out 41 batters while walking 25...struck out a season-high eight batters against Southern (2/17)...went 2-4 with a 3.40 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and 12 walks in conference play...named NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and to Southland Spring Honor Roll.

2012 (Sophomore): Appeared in 20 games with a team-high 15 starts in the circle...second on the team with five wins, with a record of 5-10, and ERA, with a 2.31 mark...had a team-high nine complete games, while also leading with 100.0 innings pitched...struck out 39 batters, which is second-highest...her .255 opponent batting average led the squad...struck out a season-high seven batters in her first start of the season, at McNeese State (2/21)...came in UTSA game on Apr. 4 and had four hitless innings while striking out two....named NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and Great West Academic All-Conference.

2011 (Freshman): Started 22 games with 14 starts...had a record of 9-7 with an ERA of 2.35...struck out 98 batters while walking 32...struck out 10+ batters in one game three times, including a career-high 12 batters in her collegiate debut against Army (2/13)...had 12 complete games, three shutouts and one save, which came in the GWC championship-clinching game against North Dakota...named Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/3)...earned NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors.

High School: Four-year varsity letterman in softball...named Tapps All-State and All-District...lettered academically junior and senior years.

Personal: Full name is Kendall Katlyn Stiefel...majoring in education...born May 28, 1992, in Houston...daughter of Reid and Lisa Stiefel...one brother, Reid, Jr...has two sisters, Loren Hopf and Stephanie...enjoys hanging out with friends and family and listening to music.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2011Freshman

    P
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2012Sophomore

    P
    5'5"
    11
  • 11
    C

    2013Junior

    P
    5'5"
    11
    C
  • 11
    C

    2014Senior

    P
    5'5"
    11
    C