- The only Prairie Star player to start all 46 games in her first UIS season
- Ranked 20th in NCAA Division II in stolen bases
- Batted .338 in 2021, and had 28 runs and 10 RBI
UIS:
2021- The only Prairie Star player to start all 46 games … started 24 games in left field, 19 at second base, and three in center field … was second in the GLVC and 20
th in NCAA Division II in stolen bases, and fourth in the conference in stolen bases per game … had a .338 batting average, .353 slugging percentage, and .391 on-base percentage … recorded 28 runs, 47 hits, two doubles, and 10 RBI … was 25-of-30 on stolen base attempts … had 10 games with multiple hits, and led the team with a pair of four-hit games … had one game with two RBI and six games with multi-runs … recorded four hits against both Midwestern State and Southern Indiana … drove in a pair of runners versus Minnesota State, Moorhead … had a season-high three runs against Midwestern State and Southern Indiana … also set a season-high against Midwestern State with four stolen bases … had an 11-game hitting streak, the longest for UIS during the season … scored from second on an walk-off infield hit against Southern Indiana … had the game-winning RBI in the final at-bat for UIS in a win over McKendree … batted .500 in the GLVC with one run … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
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Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Parkland College … appeared in 11 games in 2020 and batted .410 with a .410 on-base percentage and .462 slugging percentage … had 11 runs, four RBI, and three stolen bases … redshirted her first year.
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High School:
An all-conference performer … team MVP in 2017 and 2018 … had a .380 batting average … led her team to a regional championship … played for the 99 Avanti Angels club team … also lettered in track and basketball … track MVP as a freshman.
Personal:
The daughter of Julia and Scott Klinzing … has one sibling, Connor … a Communications major.
