Kimmie Atienza

Photo by: Darrell James

Photo by: Jose Garcia

2018 Softball studio headshots, Thursday, 12/13/2018, Wyly Tower , Ruston, LA, Louisiana Tech University, (photo by Donny J Crowe), Copyright:Louisiana Tech University.All Rights Reserved.(dcrowe@latech.edu) 318-257-4854, Content intended for editorial use only. Additional clearances may be required.

Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Pleasant Grove HS
Hometown:
Texarkana, Texas

2019: Named 1st team NFCA all-Mideast Region ... Named 2nd team all-state by the LSWA ... Named to the C-USA All-Tournament team ... Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Named Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Named to the Sand Dollar Classic All-Tournament team ... Named to the Louisiana Tech Invitational All-Tournament team ... Started 48 games while seeing action in 51 games (missed 10 games due to injury) ... Batted .355 with 54 hits, including six doubles and four home runs ... Scored 48 runs and drove in 26 ... Walked 29 times and struck out only 14 times ... Was 29-of-31 in stolen bases ... 15 multi-hit games ... Had a team-best 12 game hitting streak ... Her 29 stolen bases tied for 5th best in program history ... Her 48 runs scored are tied for the 4th most in single season in program history ... Hit home runs in league wins over UTSA, Marshall and WKU ... Had 3 hits and 2 RBI in win over Middle Tennessee in C-USA Tournament win ...

2018: Named second team all-state by the LSWA ... Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Named to the CoSIDA District 6 All-Academic Team ... Saw action in 53 games, making 34 starts at second base, right field and DP ... Batted .313 with 35 hits in 112 at bats ... Totaled six doubles, two triples and four home runs ... Scored 32 runs and drove in 12 runs ... Walked 28 times while only striking out nine times ... Was 12-of-15 in stolen bases ... Had a 14-game hit streak in C-USA action ... Hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the 7th inning in an 8-7 win over Central Arkansas ... Hit a 2-run triple in a league win at NCAA Regional participant Middle Tennessee ... Hit home runs against North Texas, UAB and Florida Atlantic ...

2017: Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Named a C-USA Academic Medalist ... Saw action in 44 games in a pinch runner or pinch hitter role ... Was 2-for-21 at the plate with one double ... Scored 19 runs ... Was 6-for-6 in stolen bases ... Recorded both of her hits in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Scored a season-high three runs in the same game against UAPB ...

High School: Lettered all four years for coach Blake Worley playing shortstop at Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, Texas ... Led the Lady Hawks to the District 15-4A title as a senior, the first in school history ... Helped lead the program to the state playoffs all four years and state semifinalist on her junior year ... Batted .518 with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 48 runs and 27 RBI as a senior ... Stole 40 bases in 42 attempts ... Named the Texarkana Gazette Player of the Year and the District 15-4A most valuable player as a senior ... Named Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4-A all-state honorable mention ... 3-time all-district selection ... 2-time all-area ... Named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... Named district defensive player of the year as a freshman ... JV on the volleyball team as a freshman ... Played travel ball with Tanel 360 Gold and Impact Gold ... Currently playing for Sneaky Cleats Gold under coach Anthony Springer ... Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the National Honor Society ...

Personal: Full name is Kimberly April Atienza ... Daughter of Weng and Jhune Atienza ... Has one brother, Nico Atienza... Born Jan. 4, 1998 in Texarkana, Texas.