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Jersey Number 9
Kendall Fritz
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- Prev School:
- Nevada
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2021 Mountain West All-Conference Second Team
2019 Mountain West All-Academic Team
2019 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2023 - Texas Tech)
Appeared in a team-leading 32 games, making 17 starts… recorded a 3.89 ERA over a team-leading 104.1 innings of work… tallied 78 strikeouts en route to an 11-7 record… also added a save… hurled five complete games and pinned opponents to a .299 batting average… fanned a career-high 12 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of work in Tech’s win against Buffalo… strung together a series of five straight outings with four or more strikeouts (Mar. 3-17)… named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
SENIOR (2022 – Texas Tech)
Named to the NFCA Third Team All-Region… earned Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA in Tech’s wins over Texas A&M CC and Tulsa… Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in ERA (3.12), 10th in opposing batting average (.241), ninth in innings pitched (121.0) and 10th in wins (12) … fanned 80 batters, second-most on the team… struck out five or more batters in seven contests, including a season-high nine against Incarnate Word.. hurled a perfect game to down TAMU CC, 9-0, in five innings… threw a total of eight shutouts, five solo and three combined… the only Red Raider to throw more than five complete games
JUNIOR (2021 – Nevada)
Made 29 appearances with 21 starts in the circle with 15 complete games and 132.1 IP, the most of any pitcher on the team … Led the squad with 11 wins and a 3.12 ERA recording 115 strikeouts … Recorded five saves, the most in the Mountain West and tied for third most in the country … Tossed five shutouts on the season (four solo, one combined) … Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in the season opener against Saint Mary’s (2/11) … Earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 16 after going 2-0 in the circle with 17 innings of work and 22 strikeouts to open the season at the UC Davis/Sacramento State Tournament … Took home a second MW Pitcher of the Week honor on April 20 going 2-0 in the circle with 10 strikeouts and just two earned runs allowed over 15 innings of work in a series win over Colorado State … Named Mountain West All-Conference Second Team after finishing the season ranked in the top 10 in the conference in eight pitching categories.
SOPHOMORE* (2020 – Nevada)
Returned to the circle as a starter for the Pack and made a team high 14 appearances and 13 starts … Had her first start of the season against No. 3 Oklahoma and pitched 5.1 innings with five strikeouts …In a record setting weekend, went 3-0 in the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament with wins over (RV) Oregon State, Seattle U and Hawai`i … Pitched an 8-inning complete game shutout over OSU while tallying 12 strikeouts, tying her career high … Recorded another complete game shutout over Hawai`i while allowing just one hit … Combined for 25 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched with only 2 earned runs for a 0.64 ERA on the weekend… Allowed just 10 hits in her three appearances where she faced 82 batters. Eight of the 10 were singles… Overall pitched 84.2 innings with 72 strikeouts … Finished the year ranked fifth in the Mountain West and 70th in NCAA for strikeouts.
*Season cut short on March 13 due to COVID-19 outbreak, NCAA granted student-athletes an extra year of eligibility, while still counting records from the 2020 season.
FRESHMAN (2019 – Nevada)
Started her Nevada journey off with 30 appearances in the circle, the most on the pitching staff, with 25 starts … She tossed 14 complete games and tallied 154.0 innings of work … Ranked first on the team and third in the Mountain West in strikeouts with 124 … Led the Pack in wins, innings pitched and complete games … Had a career game against Houston where she collected 12 strikeouts in just her third appearance of the season … Tossed a complete game shutout against Nicholls while allowing only one hit … Combined for a shutout win over Cal State Fullerton with three strikeouts … Named Academic All-Conference and a Scholar-Athlete … Letter winner.
WAKELAND HS
Attended Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas … Recorded 253 strikeouts with a 1.84 ERA in her senior season... Had 491 strikeouts and 1.45 ERA combined junior and senior year … Named Max Preps Player of the Week in March 2018, District MVP, First Team All-District, First in District Strikeouts, All-DFW Honorable Mention and Team MVP just in 2018 … Also tabbed District Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-District, Second Team All-Area in 2017… As a sophomore she claimed the District Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-District ... Helped her team to win districts in 2017 and 2018.
PERSONAL
Born on August 19, 1999… Daughter of Kyle and Sally Fritz … Has an older brother, Brody.
2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2021 Mountain West All-Conference Second Team
2019 Mountain West All-Academic Team
2019 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2023 - Texas Tech)
Appeared in a team-leading 32 games, making 17 starts… recorded a 3.89 ERA over a team-leading 104.1 innings of work… tallied 78 strikeouts en route to an 11-7 record… also added a save… hurled five complete games and pinned opponents to a .299 batting average… fanned a career-high 12 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of work in Tech’s win against Buffalo… strung together a series of five straight outings with four or more strikeouts (Mar. 3-17)… named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
SENIOR (2022 – Texas Tech)
Named to the NFCA Third Team All-Region… earned Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA in Tech’s wins over Texas A&M CC and Tulsa… Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in ERA (3.12), 10th in opposing batting average (.241), ninth in innings pitched (121.0) and 10th in wins (12) … fanned 80 batters, second-most on the team… struck out five or more batters in seven contests, including a season-high nine against Incarnate Word.. hurled a perfect game to down TAMU CC, 9-0, in five innings… threw a total of eight shutouts, five solo and three combined… the only Red Raider to throw more than five complete games
JUNIOR (2021 – Nevada)
Made 29 appearances with 21 starts in the circle with 15 complete games and 132.1 IP, the most of any pitcher on the team … Led the squad with 11 wins and a 3.12 ERA recording 115 strikeouts … Recorded five saves, the most in the Mountain West and tied for third most in the country … Tossed five shutouts on the season (four solo, one combined) … Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in the season opener against Saint Mary’s (2/11) … Earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 16 after going 2-0 in the circle with 17 innings of work and 22 strikeouts to open the season at the UC Davis/Sacramento State Tournament … Took home a second MW Pitcher of the Week honor on April 20 going 2-0 in the circle with 10 strikeouts and just two earned runs allowed over 15 innings of work in a series win over Colorado State … Named Mountain West All-Conference Second Team after finishing the season ranked in the top 10 in the conference in eight pitching categories.
SOPHOMORE* (2020 – Nevada)
Returned to the circle as a starter for the Pack and made a team high 14 appearances and 13 starts … Had her first start of the season against No. 3 Oklahoma and pitched 5.1 innings with five strikeouts …In a record setting weekend, went 3-0 in the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament with wins over (RV) Oregon State, Seattle U and Hawai`i … Pitched an 8-inning complete game shutout over OSU while tallying 12 strikeouts, tying her career high … Recorded another complete game shutout over Hawai`i while allowing just one hit … Combined for 25 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched with only 2 earned runs for a 0.64 ERA on the weekend… Allowed just 10 hits in her three appearances where she faced 82 batters. Eight of the 10 were singles… Overall pitched 84.2 innings with 72 strikeouts … Finished the year ranked fifth in the Mountain West and 70th in NCAA for strikeouts.
*Season cut short on March 13 due to COVID-19 outbreak, NCAA granted student-athletes an extra year of eligibility, while still counting records from the 2020 season.
FRESHMAN (2019 – Nevada)
Started her Nevada journey off with 30 appearances in the circle, the most on the pitching staff, with 25 starts … She tossed 14 complete games and tallied 154.0 innings of work … Ranked first on the team and third in the Mountain West in strikeouts with 124 … Led the Pack in wins, innings pitched and complete games … Had a career game against Houston where she collected 12 strikeouts in just her third appearance of the season … Tossed a complete game shutout against Nicholls while allowing only one hit … Combined for a shutout win over Cal State Fullerton with three strikeouts … Named Academic All-Conference and a Scholar-Athlete … Letter winner.
WAKELAND HS
Attended Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas … Recorded 253 strikeouts with a 1.84 ERA in her senior season... Had 491 strikeouts and 1.45 ERA combined junior and senior year … Named Max Preps Player of the Week in March 2018, District MVP, First Team All-District, First in District Strikeouts, All-DFW Honorable Mention and Team MVP just in 2018 … Also tabbed District Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-District, Second Team All-Area in 2017… As a sophomore she claimed the District Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-District ... Helped her team to win districts in 2017 and 2018.
PERSONAL
Born on August 19, 1999… Daughter of Kyle and Sally Fritz … Has an older brother, Brody.
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