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Jersey Number 42
Kierra Miles
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mustang
- Hometown:
- Mustang, Okla.
- 2016 NFCA All-Central Region Second Team
- 2016 All-Big 12 Second Team
- Big 12 Player of the Week (3/22/16)
- 2017, 2016, 2015ย Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2014 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Single Season Home Runs โ 1st (17 in 2016)
- Career Hits โ 2nd (215)
- Career Home Runs โ 2nd (37)
- Career RBI โ 3rd (145)
- Career Runs โ 3rd (135)
- Career Triples โ T5th (6)
SENIOR SEASON (2017)
Started all 55 games for the Red Raiders โฆ moved from cleanup to leadoff midway through the season โฆ became the first Red Raider in program history to post four 50 hit seasons โฆ led the team with a .311 batting average and a .398 on base percentage โฆ second on the team with 52 hits โฆ led the team with 23 walks โฆ tied for the league-lead during Big 12 play with 12 stolen bases โฆ finished with a career-best 22 stolen bases on the year โฆ second on the team with 33 runs scored โฆ blasted five home runs and seven doubles on the year to go along with a pair of triples โฆ third on the team with 78 total bases โฆ had 12 multi-hit performances, including three-hit games against Kansas (Apr. 8) and at Oklahoma State (Apr. 22) โฆ recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in right field with 56 putouts and three assists โฆ started the season with hits in six of the first seven games โฆ tallied a hit in 12 of Techโs 18 Big 12 matchups โฆ smashed a double in her final career at bat at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City โฆ garnered Academic All-Big 12 first team honors for the third straight year.
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JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Started all 55 games for the Red Raiders โฆ became the teamโs most explosive offensive weapon in her junior season โฆ set the schoolโs single-season record with 17 home runs, which led the Big 12 in 2016 โฆ also led the team in RBI (50), on base percentage (.420) and slugging percentage (.724) โฆ crossed the plate 35 times for the Red Raiders, which tied for the team-lead โฆ finished second on the team with a .344 batting average โฆ. 28 of her 56 hits went for extra bases โฆ Second on the team with 14 stolen bases and 19 walks โฆ Named Big 12 Player of the Week after slugging nine RBI on three home runs and scored five runs on five hits through games against Georgia Southern and Boise State โฆ Named an NFCA Central All-Region second team honoree โฆ 2016 All-Big 12 Second Team โฆ a Big 12 sportsperson of the year ... named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 first team.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Played in 50 games including 49 starts for the Red Raiders โฆ made 160 plate appearances including three games with five appearances โฆ had 16 multi-hit games including a season high four hits against UT Martin on March 7th โฆ led the team with 96 total bases โฆ recorded a team leading 43 RBI โฆ accounted for 39 runs, the second most by any Red Raider โฆ recorded 22 extra base hits including three triples โฆ recorded a season high four RBI against UT Martin on March 7th โฆ hit eight homers during the season, most by any returning Red Raider โฆ named to the 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
One of four Red Raiders to hit over .300 on the season ... played in all but one game as a freshman with 53 appearances, including 52 starts ... started 50 games in right field and twice as the designated player ... moved into the infield on occasion to fill space at first base as well ... known for her hard-hitting ability with a .310 average along with seven home runs and 36 RBI ... one of a school record eight Red Raiders to record at least 20 RBI ... ended the year hitting .357 with runners in scoring position (5-for-14) ... ranked second on the team for home runs and RBI and fourth for batting average ... compiled a .476 slugging percentage and a .345 on-base percentage ... had the fewest walks (7) on the team among starters ... plunked by two pitches as well ... led the team with nine-multiple-RBI games ... second with 14 multiple-hit games as well ... made quite the debut with a hit in each of the first five games of her career and 11 of her first 12 appearances ... went 2-for-3 with three RBI in just third game of the season against UMKC ... connected on her first career home run in the opening inning before adding a RBI double later in the game ... best performance of the season likely came Feb. 21 against Creighton ... went 3-for-4 at the plate with a season-high five RBI in the victory ... each of her five RBI came with two outs in the inning ... plated Tech's first two runs with an infield single in the third inning and then broke up a 2-2 tie with a two-run single up the middle in the fifth ... ended the day by adding a RBI single to right field in the sixth ... marked the first of five games on the year with three hits ... next three-hit performance came March 6 against Northern Colorado ... crushed two home runs - a solo shot in the second and then a two-run blast in the fourth inning - en route to finishing with three RBI ... marked her final home run until late in Big 12 play ... Northern Colorado performance marked the start of a four-game stretch with three multiple-hit games ... went 2-for-3 with a RBI double in a March 9 doubleheader against Northern Colorado and Abilene Christian ... matched her season high by scoring three runs in a March 15 victory at Cal State Fullerton ... also went 3-for-5 at the plate against the host Titans ... concluded non-conference play with back-to-back multiple hit games against Texas State ... went 2-for-4 with four RBI in the first game of a March 22 doubleheader ... recorded first career triple in that game ... followed up with a 3-for-3 performance in the nightcap to help complete series sweep ...ย IN BIG 12 PLAYย ... appeared in all 18 games during league play while making 17 starts ... all 17 starts came in right field ... hit .268 overall against conference foes with three home runs and 11 RBI ... recorded three multiple-RBI games and two multiple-hit performances ... drove in a pair of runs off a RBI single that gave Tech a 3-2 lead on April 5 in a victory at Texas ... followed up by going 2-for-3 with a run scored the following day ... put together best performance during league action in the April 25 series opener against Iowa State ... went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and four RBI ... scorched a three-run homer in the first inning in Tech's 15-0 rout of the Cyclones ... added a RBI single two innings later ... marked her most RBI during conference play ... connected on another home run the following day with a two-run blast in the sixth inning ... final home run of the year came May 3 at Oklahoma ... finished with two of Tech's three hits in the loss ...ย named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
MUSTANG HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Mustang High School, which boasts one of the top softball programs in the state of Oklahoma ... helped lead Mustang to the state tournament her senior season ... named to the Large West all-state team by the Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Coaches Association as a senior ... also a member of the Region 1 all-region selection as well ... was the District 1 Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 ... selected to play on the Large West All-State team in the Oklahoma All-Star Game following senior season ... all her success as a senior came after missing her junior season due to an injury ... was one of the top hitters in the state in each of the two seasons prior to that ... named a "Player to Watch" by The Oklahoman prior to her sophomore season ... earned the accolade after hitting .500 as a freshman ... played in the summer for the Oklahoma Original Ultimate Gold travel team ... squad finished seventh at the 2011 ASA Gold Nationals ... team recorded a fifth-place fifth a year later.
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