| Kailey Kassner |
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HONORS
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2007-08)
Tiger 3.0 Club (Fall 2007)
Academic Highlights: Made the 2007-08 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll awarded to student-athletes who carry a 3.0 GPA or higher for the school year...Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the fall 2007 semester given to the Memphis student-athletes who have at least a 3.0 GPA for the semester.
2008 (Freshman): Started 42 of 47 games played...Made 10 starts at catcher, 12 at first base and 20 as the designated player...Her six home runs are the highest total for a freshman at Memphis...Had a season long five-game hitting streak in April...Had six multiple hit games and four multi-RBI games...Scored two game-winning runs and knocked in one game-winning RBI...Finished second on the team in hit by pitch (4) and fielding percentage (.988)...Third in home runs (6) and putouts (149), and fourth in on base percentage (.354) and walks (14)...Set a Memphis single game record with 18 putouts in 18 chances at first base against Southeast Missouri (2/23)...Also had 13 putouts against Central Arkansas (3/5)...Went 4-for-5 with runners on third and less than two out and had five two out RBI...Hit .370 in 12 games at first base with five RBI and six runs scored...Made her collegiate debut as the starting designated player against USF (2/8)...Recorded her first collegiate hit against Florida Gulf Coast (2/9)...Hit her first career home run against Alabama A&M (2/23)...Had her first career multi-hit games in both North Texas games (3/1, 3/2) and had a two-run single in the second game...Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader with Central Arkansas (3/5) and had her second home run of the season...Hit a three-run homer against Alabama A&M (3/12)...Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double against Tennessee State (4/2)...Scored the game-winning run in the second game of a doubleheader with Alcorn State and had two hits and two runs scored in the series...Had three hits in a doubleheader against East Carolina (4/26) with two runs scored and a two-run homer...Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a victory against UAB in the C-USA Championship Tournament.
Prep: Played first base and catcher for Conant High School in Elk Grove Village, Ill., under Coach Cathy Ann Smith and lettered all four years...Earned MSL All-Conference as a senior in 2007 and was named the team's Best Offensive player...Led the Cougars in 2007 in batting average (.416), slugging percentage (.675), walks (10), on base percentage (.494) and home runs (4)...Also had six doubles and was second on the team with 22 RBI as a senior...Lettered three years in volleyball as a middle/right side hitter and four years in basketball as a center.
Club: Played travel ball for three years with the Oak Park Windmills...Travel team won the 14-under national championship in 2004...Her 16-under travel team in 2005 and her 18-under squad in 2006 also qualified for nationals.
Personal: Full name is Kailey Elizabeth Alice Kassner...Is the daughter of Jim and Debbe Kassner...Born on January 5, 1989 in Park Ridge, Ill....Nickname is Kaz.
| Career Hitting Statistics |
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| Year
| Avg
| GP-GS
| AB
| R
| H
| 2B
| 3B
| HR
| RBI
| TB
| SLG% | BB
| HBP
| SO
| OB% | SF
| SH
| SB-ATT
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| 2008
| .248
| 47-42
| 109
| 16
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 48
| .440
| 14
| 4
| 32
| .354
| 0
| 2
| 0-0
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