2021 Softball Roster
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Kliethermes, Makenna
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Jersey Number 15
Makenna Kliethermes
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Blair Oaks HS
- Hometown:
- Wardsville, Mo.
Bio
JUNIOR (2022)
Posted an 11-7 record in 32 games (16 starts) ... Had a 3.65 earned run average with 116 strikeouts in 117 innings pitched ... Five complete games ... Opened season by striking out 15 batters in a one-hit, 3-0, shutout of Ole Miss (Feb. 10) ... Allowed one run on four hits in a 4-1 win at Loyola-Marymount (Feb. 12) ... Tough-luck, 1-0 loss, allowing just four hist against Northwestern (Feb. 25) ... Bounced back by allowing two earned runs in a 5-3 win against Fullerton (Feb. 26) ... Struck out 11 in six innings against Oregon State (April 30) ... Earned the win after yielding just one run in 5.2 innings at Stanford (May 7).
SOPHOMORE (2021)
-Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 28)
-Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 28)
Appeared in 22 games, making eight starts, while going 7-6 with a 3.45 ERA and two saves … Finished with 88 strikeouts to just 23 walks over 67.0 innings with a .211 opponent batting average … Came in fifth in the Pac-12 with 9.19 strikeouts per seven innings … Got the win in five straight appearances in March, striking out 40 while walking just two and posting a 0.68 ERA over that stretch … vs. Boise State (Mar. 6): Struck out four over two scoreless innings of relief to get her first career save … vs. Portland State (Mar. 7): Fanned six over three shutout innings, giving up just two hits to get the win … vs. Oregon State (Mar. 13): Recorded eight of nine outs via strikeout over three innings of work … vs. Utah (Mar. 19): Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings of two-hit ball while recording seven strikeouts to get her third straight win … vs. Utah (Mar. 20): Shut down the Utes over the final 2.2 innings while striking out four … vs. LMU (Mar. 26): Named the Pac-12 Pitcher and Freshman of the Week after throwing the 34th no-hitter in program history, striking out 15 while walking just one in a 3-0 win … Became just the fourth player in program history to have 15-plus strikeouts in a no-hitter … The 15 strikeouts are also tied for the eighth-most in a game in school history … at Oregon State (Apr. 3): Retired all five batters she faced to preserve a one-run lead and get her second save of the year in a 4-3 win … at Washington (Apr. 17): Started and got the win in a run-rule victory, giving up just a run on two hits over five innings … at Arizona State (Apr. 30): Picked up the win out of the bullpen in a 6-5 extra-inning victory, striking out five and allowing one run on two hits over five innings … vs. Saint Francis (May 22): Set down the final four batters of the game, working 1.1 perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in a 7-0 win in an elimination game.
FRESHMAN (2020)
Did not allow a hit over five appearances (one start) and 6.2 innings pitched, posting a 1.05 ERA … Struck out 11 while giving up just one run and walking eight … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Showed some electric stuff in collegiate debut, retiring all five batters faced via strikeout in 1.2 innings of relief … vs. Dayton (Feb. 15): Got first career start in the circle, throwing two innings and striking out one while giving up a run without allowing a hit … vs. Idaho State (Feb. 21): Worked a scoreless fifth inning with two strikeouts to close out a 13-0 win … vs. Portland State (March 8): Tossed a three-up, three-down fifth inning to finish off a win, ending the game with back-to-back strikeouts.
CAREER HIGHS - PITCHING
Innings Pitched: 7.0, 6x, last vs. Washington (May 24, 2022)
Strikeouts: 15, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 10, 2022)
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior ... Selected a second-team high school All-American by the NFCA ... A two-time first-team all-state honoree at Blair Oaks High School in Missouri ... Went 21-2 with a 0.57 ERA and 300 strikeouts in 134.1 innings pitched ... Fired an incredible seven no-hitters in 2019 ... Struck out 15.6 batters per seven innings and walked just 31 on the season while surrendering only 47 hits ... Also hit .518 with three home runs and 28 RBI ... Helped lead the Lady Falcons to a 24-1 record and their second district championship in the last three years as a junior ... Struck out 16 in a two-hit shutout to send Blair Oaks to the state final four yet again last month ... The No. 28 ranked player by FloSoftball, Kliethermes played club ball for the DeMarini Aces.
Posted an 11-7 record in 32 games (16 starts) ... Had a 3.65 earned run average with 116 strikeouts in 117 innings pitched ... Five complete games ... Opened season by striking out 15 batters in a one-hit, 3-0, shutout of Ole Miss (Feb. 10) ... Allowed one run on four hits in a 4-1 win at Loyola-Marymount (Feb. 12) ... Tough-luck, 1-0 loss, allowing just four hist against Northwestern (Feb. 25) ... Bounced back by allowing two earned runs in a 5-3 win against Fullerton (Feb. 26) ... Struck out 11 in six innings against Oregon State (April 30) ... Earned the win after yielding just one run in 5.2 innings at Stanford (May 7).
SOPHOMORE (2021)
-Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 28)
-Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 28)
Appeared in 22 games, making eight starts, while going 7-6 with a 3.45 ERA and two saves … Finished with 88 strikeouts to just 23 walks over 67.0 innings with a .211 opponent batting average … Came in fifth in the Pac-12 with 9.19 strikeouts per seven innings … Got the win in five straight appearances in March, striking out 40 while walking just two and posting a 0.68 ERA over that stretch … vs. Boise State (Mar. 6): Struck out four over two scoreless innings of relief to get her first career save … vs. Portland State (Mar. 7): Fanned six over three shutout innings, giving up just two hits to get the win … vs. Oregon State (Mar. 13): Recorded eight of nine outs via strikeout over three innings of work … vs. Utah (Mar. 19): Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings of two-hit ball while recording seven strikeouts to get her third straight win … vs. Utah (Mar. 20): Shut down the Utes over the final 2.2 innings while striking out four … vs. LMU (Mar. 26): Named the Pac-12 Pitcher and Freshman of the Week after throwing the 34th no-hitter in program history, striking out 15 while walking just one in a 3-0 win … Became just the fourth player in program history to have 15-plus strikeouts in a no-hitter … The 15 strikeouts are also tied for the eighth-most in a game in school history … at Oregon State (Apr. 3): Retired all five batters she faced to preserve a one-run lead and get her second save of the year in a 4-3 win … at Washington (Apr. 17): Started and got the win in a run-rule victory, giving up just a run on two hits over five innings … at Arizona State (Apr. 30): Picked up the win out of the bullpen in a 6-5 extra-inning victory, striking out five and allowing one run on two hits over five innings … vs. Saint Francis (May 22): Set down the final four batters of the game, working 1.1 perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in a 7-0 win in an elimination game.
FRESHMAN (2020)
Did not allow a hit over five appearances (one start) and 6.2 innings pitched, posting a 1.05 ERA … Struck out 11 while giving up just one run and walking eight … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Showed some electric stuff in collegiate debut, retiring all five batters faced via strikeout in 1.2 innings of relief … vs. Dayton (Feb. 15): Got first career start in the circle, throwing two innings and striking out one while giving up a run without allowing a hit … vs. Idaho State (Feb. 21): Worked a scoreless fifth inning with two strikeouts to close out a 13-0 win … vs. Portland State (March 8): Tossed a three-up, three-down fifth inning to finish off a win, ending the game with back-to-back strikeouts.
CAREER HIGHS - PITCHING
Innings Pitched: 7.0, 6x, last vs. Washington (May 24, 2022)
Strikeouts: 15, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 10, 2022)
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior ... Selected a second-team high school All-American by the NFCA ... A two-time first-team all-state honoree at Blair Oaks High School in Missouri ... Went 21-2 with a 0.57 ERA and 300 strikeouts in 134.1 innings pitched ... Fired an incredible seven no-hitters in 2019 ... Struck out 15.6 batters per seven innings and walked just 31 on the season while surrendering only 47 hits ... Also hit .518 with three home runs and 28 RBI ... Helped lead the Lady Falcons to a 24-1 record and their second district championship in the last three years as a junior ... Struck out 16 in a two-hit shutout to send Blair Oaks to the state final four yet again last month ... The No. 28 ranked player by FloSoftball, Kliethermes played club ball for the DeMarini Aces.
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