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2018 Softball Roster

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1 Kirsten Andersen

1 Kirsten Andersen

  • Position:
    IF
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. George, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Pine View HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley University ...

SENIOR ~ (2018): Played in 49 games and started 43 of them at the shortstop position ... hit .254 (29-for-114) with 21 runs scored, 12 stolen bases (12-for-13), 10 walks, four doubles and two home runs ... also drove home eight runs, posted a .342 slugging percentage and a .338 on-base clip ... became UVU's all-time leader in getting hit by the pitch by being plunked 17 times in her career ... went a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and a run batted in on March 3 against Nevada ... recorded 76 putouts, 93 assists and a .909 fielding percentage on the season ... earned Academic All-WAC honors. 

JUNIOR ~ (2017): Played and started in 39 of the team's 40 games at shortstop on the season ... hit .310 (27-for-87) with 26 runs scored, a team-high 14 stolen bases (a perfect 14-for-14), 10 walks, four doubles and 12 RBIs ... posted a .445 on-base percentage (second best on the team) and a .356 slugging clip ... set a single-season school record by getting hit by a pitch 12 times on the year ... tied a single-season school record for the most stolen bases without getting caught by going a perfect 14-for-14 ... went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a 14-3 victory over Maine ... also put up a 2-for-3 outing with a double, a stolen base and two RBIs in a 7-5 win over in-state rival Weber State ... recorded 108 assists and 73 putouts for a .905 fielding percentage on the season.

Other College ...
Played both her freshman and sophomore seasons at Salt Lake CC ... helped the Bruins garner the No. 1 ranking in the nation during her tenure at SLCC.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Pine View High School in St. George, Utah ... tabbed First Team All-State in 2013 and Second Team All-State in 2012 ... named First Team All-Region four times ... also named to the 3A State All-State Team in 2013 ... helped her high school team to a fourth place finish at state in 2013 ... posted a .594 batting average, a .597 on-base percentage and a .986 slugging clip ... also played basketball and volleyball in high school. 

Personal ...
Graduated from Pine View HS in 2013 ... birthday is Sept. 6 ... plans to major in exercise science at UVU ... wants to be a registered nurse ... her grandfather Ladell Andersen coached the Utah Stars as well college basketball at BYU, Utah and Utah State ... parents are Rich Andersen and Sherry Armour-Andersen ... has nine siblings, Melanie, Branden, Sean, Shane, Ryan, Jill, Lauren, Nathan, Christian.  

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    2017Junior

    MI
    5'7"
    1
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    2018Senior

    IF
    5'7"
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