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Kiana Spencer

Position

P

Height

5-6

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Gallup, N.M.

Previous School

Yavapai College

B/T

L/L

SUPER SENIOR (2021): Appeared in 19 games with six starts … threw a complete game on Senior Day, earning the win … pitched 53.2 innings, allowing 84 hits, 71 runs (63 earned), walking 49 and striking out 21 … twice struck out four batters.

SENIOR (2020): Appeared in 15 games, starting in the circle in 10 … threw a team-high three complete games … led the pitching staff with a 7-3 record … carried a 5.72 ERA … pitched a team-high 61.1 innings … struck out 15 hitters … recorded a season-high four strikeouts against South Dakota on March 1 … recorded at least one strikeout in eight games … didn’t allow a walk in four games … was 4-0 through her first five starts … accounted for a career-high four assists against San Diego on Feb. 22, and finished the season with 11 assists and four putouts.

JUNIOR (2019): Appeared in 33 games, starting in 23 … threw 11 complete games and two shutouts in 122.0 innings … struck out a season-high seven batters on March 26 against North Dakota … faced a season-high 36 batters against Nevada on March 29 … pitched a complete game against then- No. 7 Alabama, allowing one run on six hits … recorded at least one strikeout in 23 games.

SOPHOMORE (Yavapai College in Arizona, 2018): Appeared in 29 games, starting in 21 and pitching 109.2 innings … went 14-6 while registering one save… threw eight complete games and four shutouts … finished with a 3.96 ERA … threw 92 strikeouts while walking 37 batters… allowed 125 hits, 76 runs (62 earned).

FRESHMAN (Yavapai College in Arizona, 2017):  Appeared in 28 games, starting in 22 and pitching 112.2 innings … went 20-1 while registering one save … completed the season with a 1.55 ERA and 86 strikeouts … ACCAC Conference champion … First Team All-ACCAC, first team all-region, Second Team NJCAA All-American, ACCAC Pitcher of the Year … named FloSoftball “JuCo Top 100”… earned NJCAA pitcher of the week once and ACCAC pitcher of the week twice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gallup High School… won district championship in 2013 … voted “Female Athlete of the Year” senior year … all-state freshman, sophomore and junior year … selected to all-district all four years … district player of the year in 2013 … North/South New Mexico All-Star … tied the New Mexico record for the most strikeouts in a game her sophomore year with 23 strikeouts in a state tournament game … lettered in softball and volleyball.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 6 in Gallup, N.M. … parents are Rayfert and Marsha … has three siblings: Destinee, Ciara and Derek … undecided on major.

ON WHY UNM: “I chose UNM because it is close to home, the academics, and the rich tradition.”