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2014-15 Softball Roster

2 Kendra Pierce

  • POSITION SS
  • HEIGHT 5-7
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Oklahoma City
  • HIGHSCHOOL Westmoore HS

Biography

Sport, Wellness and Recreation Management major … Among the elite players in the Heartland Conference … Fixture in OC lineup since first arriving on campus after honor-filled prep career … Led team in hitting and RBIs during her freshman and sophomore seasons … 2015: Played in all 54 games (54 starts), hitting .412 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs … Also had team-high 15 doubles, two triples and a .665 slugging percentage … Led team with .485 on-base percentage … Stole seven bases (in nine attempts) … Opened the season with an 18-game hitting streak, the third-longest such streak in the program’s history … Recorded 20 multi-hit games … Struck out only five times in 170 at-bats … In Heartland Conference regular-season stats, finished second in batting average, fifth in hits, second in doubles, eighth in RBIs, sixth in total bases, third in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging percentage … Named as OC’s Ms. Eagle as the female student-athlete who best combined on-field performance with representing the ideals of the university … One of 25 finalists for the NFCA’s Division II national player-of-the-year award … Named to both the NFCA and Daktronics Division II All-South Central Region second-team honor lists … Chosen as an All-Heartland Conference first-team honoree … Named to the NCCAA All-America first-team list after being chosen as the NCCAA Central Region player of the year and making the regional first-team honor squad … Two-time Heartland Conference hitter of the week … Two-time NCCAA student-athlete of the week … Chosen as a Capital One Academic All-District recipient by CoSIDA … Named as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete … Named as an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … Made the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … Named as recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base in season-opening win over Mid-America Christian on Feb. 10 … Had first multi-hit game in second game of MACU doubleheader, going 2-for-2 with an RBI, a double and a stolen base … During the three-day St. Mary’s Tournament in San Antonio, put together a star turn each day … Homered, went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in win over Texas A&M-Commerce on Feb. 20 … Had an outstanding day on Feb. 21, going 7-for-9 as OC  lost to Texas Woman’s (3-for-4) and beat Tarleton State (Texas) (4-for-5) … Went 2-for-3 and drove home winning run in fifth inning of 1-0 win over No. 13 Central Oklahoma on Feb. 22 … Was named as both the Heartland hitter of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week after her performance in San Antonio … Went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and two runs scored in win at Oklahoma Wesleyan on March 9 … The grand slam came one pitch after she apparently had injured her shoulder … Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in loss at Texas A&M International on March 12 … Homered and doubled as part of a 3-for-3, one-RBI outing in loss at Texas A&M International on March 13 … After the Oklahoma Wesleyan games and the TAMIU series, again swept the Heartland player-of-the-week honor and the NCCAA student-athlete of the week award … Homered for the fourth time in five games, and went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in 7-6 win over MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) on March 16, extending her hitting streak to 18 games … In three-game series sweep against Oklahoma Panhandle State on March 23-24, went 6-for-11 with four RBIs and four runs scored, including a home run in the second game and a 3-for-3 outing in the series finale … Went 1-for-3 with three RBIs in win over Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) on April 1, a game in which she struck out for the first time all season … On April 2, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored in win at Rogers State … Hit a two-run single in the sixth inning off eventual All-America pitcher Vianna Gutierrez Touchtone, lifting OC to a 2-0 win over No. 6-ranked St. Mary’s (Texas) on April 17 … Homered twice and went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in loss at Newman (Kan.) on April 26 … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win over Oklahoma Wesleyan on May 8 in the NCCAA Central Region tournament … 2014: Played in 50 games (all starts), hitting .364 with seven home runs and 39 RBIs … Also had 12 doubles and a .568 slugging percentage … Named once as the Heartland Conference player of the week and once as the NCCAA student-athlete of the week … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … Earned most valuable player award in the NCCAA Central Region tournament after hitting .688 during the four-game event  .. . Set one school record with five runs and tied another with five hits in a 23-0 romp over Hillsdale Baptist in opening game of the Central Region tournament … Had 15 multi-hit games, including five in OC’s nine postseason contests … Had three RBIs in 8-5 loss to Midwestern State (Texas)  on Feb. 21 … Also drove in three runs in 10-2 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State on March 7 … Had a spectacular doubleheader against Texas A&M International on April 25, hitting two home runs during an 8-1 win, then going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored in 15-12 win in the second game of the doubleheader … That performance helped her earn Heartland Conference hitter of the week honors … Had consecutive four-RBI games in two opening NCCAA Central Region tournament contests, against Hillsdale Baptist and Mid-America Christian … In a 23-0 win against Hillsdale Baptist, went 5-for-5 with five runs scored and four RBIs … In 10-2 win over MACU, went 3-for-4 … After receiving the regional tournament MVP award, honored as the NCCAA student-athlete of the week (hitting), with teammate Shea Coats giving OC a sweep of the weekly NCCAA awards by taking the pitching honor … Had a pair of two-RBI games in wins over Union (Tenn.) at the NCCAA Championship, 8-0 and 10-5 … 2013: Played in 42 games (all starts), hitting .418 with five home runs and 54 RBIs … Also had 22 doubles and a slugging percentage of .685 … Led Heartland Conference in RBIs, even though no league team played fewer games than did OC … Ranked second in the league in hits (61), doubles and total bases (100), third in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage (.448) and tied for eighth in home runs … Despite those stellar numbers, was only a second-team All-Heartland Conference selection … Made All-NCCAA Central Region first-team honor list … In NCCAA national stats, ranked second in RBIs per game (1.29) and doubles per game (0.52), 10th in hits per game (1.45), 17th in slugging percentage and 25th in hitting … Made the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … In season-opening doubleheader sweep at Southwestern Christian, she went 7-of-10 with four doubles, 10 RBIs and four runs scored … That performance earned her both Heartland Conference hitter of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors … Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in 6-0 win at Southwestern Oklahoma State … Went 7-for-9 with three RBIs and four runs scored in doubleheader sweep at Huston-Tillotson (Texas) … Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a grand slam home run and a career-high six RBIs in 9-1 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State … Homered and had two RBIs in 8-5 win over Cameron, part of a 5-for-8, four-RBI performance in a doubleheader split … Went 3-for-4  with a double, an RBI and four runs scored in 17-3 win at Texas-Permian Basin … Went 5-for-8 with four RBIs, three runs scored and three doubles (one in each game) in three-game series against eventual conference champion St. Mary’s (Texas) … In 10-3 win at Texas A&M International, went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs … Opened NCCAA Central Region tournament by going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBIs in 10-2 romp over Hillsdale Baptist … Also shined in regional title game at Central Baptist (Ark.), hitting a second-inning grand slam to give OC a short-lived lead in a game the Lady Eagles lost 14-8 … 2012: Played in all 52 games (all starts), hitting .383 with seven home runs and 49 RBIs … Also had 11 doubles and a slugging percentage of .593 … Ranked 11th in Sooner Athletic Conference in total RBIs … Her .983 fielding percentage led the team … Named to All-SAC second-team honor list … Played most of season at first base, but filled in capably at shortstop when starter Davee Croy was sidelined for six games due to injury … In first collegiate game on a freezing February day, went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and a game-winning run-scoring double in the ninth inning in 12-11 win over Friends (Kan.) … In rematch against Friends two weeks later, had a double and three RBIs in 5-0 win … In doubleheader split with St. Gregory’s, went 6-for-6 with four runs scored … Tripled and homered and had four RBIs in the second game, lifting OC to a 10-7 win … In yet another win over Friends (6-1), went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs, then later that day went 2-for-4 with another homer and two RBIs as OC fell 8-7 … Went 4-for-6 with five runs scored, a double, a homer and four RBIs in doubleheader sweep of Oberlin (Ohio) … Hit a three-run homer to give OC lead against No. 4 Oklahoma City University, although Lady Eagles eventually lost 7-5 in eight innings … In doubleheader sweep of Northwestern Oklahoma State, went 5-for-7 with two doubles, five runs scored and three RBIs … Previous school: Starred at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City … Named to Oklahoma All-State teams in both fast-pitch and slow-pitch as a senior … As a senior, named to The Oklahoman’s All-City first-team list in slow-pitch after hitting .677 with 18 home runs and 68 RBIs … Was named to the newspaper’s second-team Big All-City list in fast-pitch … Also named to first-team All-City slow-pitch list as a junior, hitting. 608 with 48 RBIs and 44 runs scored … Received honorable mention on the Big All-City fast-pitch list as a sophomore.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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