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Bailey Klitzke Season 2019-20

#8
PositionP/ 1B
Height5-8
ClassSr.
HometownApache Junction, Ariz.
Previous SchoolWichita State
B/TL/L
Bailey Klitzke

SENIOR YEAR (2020):  Appeared in 19 games, starting in 16 as either a designated player or pitcher … started six games at pitcher and made 11 appearances in the circle … pitched a complete game against Northern Colorado on Feb. 28, her third as a Lobo, facing a career-high 34 batters … pitched a total of 27.2 innings with 30 hits, 29 runs (18 earned), 26 walks and 19 strikeouts … recorded at least one strikeout in seven games … at the plate, recorded nine hits, with two doubles and a home run, with 10 walks and seven runs batted in … registered one stolen base … twice recorded two walks in a game, versus Stanford on Feb. 7 and UCSB on Feb. 15 … had two multiple RBI games and two multiple-hit games … had an eight-game on-base streak and a four-game hitting streak … third on the team in on-base percentage (.413), fifth in batting average (.257) and walks (10) … named to the Spring 2020 Academic All-Mountain West Team.

JUNIOR YEAR (2019): Played in 46 games, starting in 44 as either the designated player or pitcher … totaled 35 hits, six doubles, three triples, two home runs and 53 total bases … accounted for 11 runs and 26 RBI … walked 14 times … was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts … led the team in triples, and tied for the team high in sacrifice flies (two) and stolen bases (two) … third on the team in batting average (.297), slugging percentage (.449), on-base percentage (.363) and total bases … tied for second in hits and RBI … fourth in doubles … hit her first career home run at Utah State on April 5 … had a career-high four hits against UTEP on Feb. 8 … twice posted four RBI in a game for a career high … had a career-high six total bases against Boise State on April 18 … hit a game-winning triple with bases loaded in the first game of the doubleheader against North Dakota … in the circle, appeared in 27 games with nine starts, pitching two complete games … struck out eight hitters twice, against UTEP on Feb. 8 and UIC on Feb. 16 … recorded at least one strikeout in 18 games.

SOPHOMORE (at WICHITA STATE): Compiled a 7-2 record with wins over Oklahoma State and Texas … had a 3.1 ERA … named an Academic All-American.

FRESHMAN (at WICHITA STATE): Record of 2-2, appearing in 16 games, while starting six … threw 37.1 innings and tallied 29 strikeouts in 150 at-bats … held opponents to a batting average of .293.

HIGH SCHOOL/ CLUB: Four-year varsity starter, four-time all-division team, four-time all-section team, four-time all-district team at Desert Ridge High School … all-time wins leader … named Scholar Athlete four times for softball, twice for cross country and once for badminton … led section with a .535 bating average her junior year … made the state tournament all four years with a fifth-place finish twice … played club ball for the Firecrackers AZ and Killer Bees … club team finished in the top 10 in the TCS Nationals.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 16 in St. Louis, Mo. … parents are John and Jodi … has one sibling, Grant … hobbies include ping pong, swimming and watching Netflix … majoring in mechanical engineering.

Why UNM: “The coaches are amazing and made me feel at home the moment I came to Albuquerque. Coach Congleton is leading the team in the right direction and I can’t wait to be a part of a winning tradition.”

Bailey Klitzke

Jr.
2018-19

P/ 1B
5-8 / -