2016 Softball Roster
Kenzie Friesen
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Position:
- P/SS
- Prev School:
- Douglas Collegiate
Career Notes
• Finished career with 24-16 record, 3.29 ERA, 14 complete games and six shutouts in 81 appearances (44 starts)
• 2017 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Named to VaSID All-State and Big South All-Conference second team as a redshirt senior in 2017
• Voted to 2017 Postseason NISC All-Tournament Team, going 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA to help Liberty claim the inaugural NISC title
• At time of graduation her .833 winning percentage in 2017 (15-3) was the best in a single season by a Lady Flame with 10 or more wins
• Pitched the first shutout by a Lady Flame in Liberty Softball Stadium history, a two-hitter against Presbyterian, April 3, 2015
• Selected to compete for Softball Canada Women’s Elite Team in Canada Cup International Softball Championship shortly after graduation
2017 (R-Sr.)
• Made 29 appearances, including 20 starts, posting a 15-3 record with a 2.16 ERA, eight complete games, four shutouts, 49 strikeouts and a .224 opponents’ batting average in 110 1/3 innings
• Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• CoSIDA Academic All-District III honoree
• VaSID All-State second team pitcher
• Big South All-Conference second team pitcher
• Postseason NISC All-Tournament team
• Big South All-Academic Team
• Big South Pitcher of the Week (April 3)
• Pitched in 13 games, making six starts
• Set program single-season record for winning percentage (min. 10 wins), going 15-3 for an .833 winning percentage
• Went 5-1 with a conference-leading 1.26 ERA in Big South games
• Led Big South in both opponents’ batting average (.224) and winning percentage (.833), tying for third in wins (15) and fourth in shutouts (4)
• Opening-game starter, tossing five shutout innings while allowing just four hits in win over Chattanooga (Feb. 10)
• Tossed one-hit shutout against Morgan State (Feb. 26)
• Won six straight starts from April 1-12, going 6-0 with a 0.40 ERA, two shutouts and a .217 opponents’ batting average in 35 1/3 innings
• Pitched 23 consecutive scoreless innings, from April 4-15, including complete game shutouts against PC (three-hitter, April 8) and Virginia (two-hitter, April 12)
• In six total appearances (five starts) at the NISC, posted a 4-0 record with a 1.14 ERA, one shutout and a .182 opponents’ batting average in 24.2 innings pitched
• Hurled 4 2/3 shutout innings in NISC win over Ohio (May 17), striking out four
• Winning pitcher in NISC Regional final victory over Ohio (May 18), allowing one earned run on four hits in five innings pitched
• Hurled a one-hit shutout to eliminate Illinois State in NISC National round (May 22)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2016 (R-Jr.)
• Made seven appearances, including one start in the circle
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Posted a 0.68 ERA and .200 opponents' batting average, allowing just one earned run in 10 1/3 innings pitched
• In 7 1/3 innings as a reliever in 2016, allowed no runs on three hits, good for a .130 opponents' batting average
• Scored two runs and posted one RBI on offense
• Pitched first three innings before switching to second base in win over Memphis (March 5)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2015 (R-So.)
• Made 28 appearances, including 19 starts in the circle
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Posted a 6-11 record with a 3.98 ERA, six complete games, two shutouts, 62 strikeouts and .269 opponents' batting average in 109 innings pitched
• Finished tied for the Big South lead with two shutouts in conference play
• Her .269 opponents' batting average ranked 10th in the Big South
• Posted five or more strikeouts in six different games
• Allowed three hits, striking out six batters in 5-2 win over South Carolina State (March 7)
• Held Princeton to three hits in 2-1 win (March 20)
• Tossed two-hitter in shutout win at Campbell (March 28)
• Tied career high with six strikeouts against Longwood (March 31)
• Pitched two-hit shutout against Presbyterian (April 3)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2014 (So.)
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete mention
• Did not appear in a game, while recovering from off-season surgery
2013 (Fr.)
• Made 17 appearances in the circle, including four starts
• Went 3-2 with 6.00 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched, not allowing a home run
• Pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit relief at North Carolina Central (March 9), tossing five strikeouts to post first career win
• Won her first three decisions on season, including victory in first career start (at N.C. Central, March 10)
• Struck out three USF batters in 1.1 innings of no-hit relief (March 15)
• Over her first 12 appearances, posted a 3-1 record with 2.80 ERA
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
• Four-year letterwinner for Tommy Douglas Collegiate
• Named school's Female Athlete of the Year each of her four years of high school
• Played pitcher, shortstop and second base in high school
• During club softball, competed in regional and national competitions
• Helped team to eighth-place finish at the Canada Cup of Softball in 2011
• Also competed in volleyball, basketball, cross country, track and badminton at Tommy Douglas Collegiate
• Academic Top 10 award winner
• Earned Bob Bevan Excellence Award
Personal
• Daughter of Cam and Rita Friesen
• Older brother, Mitchell Friesen, played football at University of Saskatchewan from 2009-12
• Sister, Julene Friesen, competed in track & field at University of Saskatchewan
• Birthday is Feb. 2
• Earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Liberty in May of 2016 and is went on to receive her master's degree in exercise science
