| Rhiannon Kliesing |
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2008 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 12-4 record in 16 starts in the circle ... Boasted a 1.40 ERA ... Struck out 99 batters in 110.1 innings of work ... Logged three straight shutouts against SFA (2/20) Sam Houston (2/22) and Temple (2/23) ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters against No. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette (3/8) ... Recorded six shutouts in 15 complete games ...Tossed first career no-hitter against Texas State (4/23)... Hit .279 for the Aggies ... Logged playing time at first base, on the mound and as designated player ... Had four multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games ... Went on a five-game hitting streak (2/22- 2/27) ... Went 3-for-4 against North Texas (2/24) with two RBIs and a run scored ... Hit first career home run against Texas State (4/23) ... Second career home run was against Texas (5/10) ... Was 4-for-8 (.500) with a double, two homers, a walk and three runs scored against Stanford (5/24-5/25) in the College Station Super Regional ... Drove in the go-ahead run against Louisiana-Lafayette (5/30) at the WCWS ... Tallied three hits, two RBIs and two walks at the WCWS.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Posted a 0.34 ERA as a junior ... Earned First Team All-Greater Houston and all-district MVP honors. Named EA Sports First-Team All-American, Houston Chronicle Player of the Year and High School Sports Live Ford Athlete of the Year ... Received Louisville Slugger/NFCA first team South Central Region honors in 2005 and 2006 and All-American accolades again in 2006 ... As a freshman was named Pearland High School Gatorade Player of the Year ... Was voted Newcomer of the Year in her district and Brazoria County All-County ... Played summer ball for the Texas Aces Gold out of Sugar Land, Texas.
PERSONAL: Rhiannon Nichole Kliesing was born May 16, 1989 ... Daughter of Larry and Julie Kliesing of Pearland, Texas ... Has one sister, Adrienne (15) ... Cousin Scott Derry plays football at the University of Texas ... Was in the top 10 percent of her class and a member of the National Honor Society ... Received academic all-district honors in 2004 and 2005 and was a NFCA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete each year ... Chose Texas A&M because she has wanted to go here since she was 10 and loves the school and everything about it ... Biomedical Science major.
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