Kendra Conard

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Position:
Pitcher/Utility
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
South Tahoe H.S.
Hometown:
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Major:
Human Biology

AWARDS AND HONORS

2019 All-Summit League First Team
2019 Summit League All-Tournament Team
Summit League Pitcher of the Week (3/11/19)

2020: Appeared in seven games and started six in the circle … went 2-4 on the season … tossed 30.2 innings with 21 strikeouts, allowing 17 earned runs for a 3.88 ERA … held opponents to a .259 batting average against and tallied 21 strikeouts for the season, walking 22 while posting a 1.72 WHIP … struck out a season-high seven in season debut against Murray State (2/7) … had five strikeouts in back-to-back appearances against Holy Cross (3/7) and Toledo (3/11) …. Tossed complete games against Murray State, Toledo and Holy Cross … did not allow an earned run against Murray State (seven innings) and Holy Cross (five innings)

2019: Appeared in 29 games and started 26 in the circle … went 18-7 on the season … threw a team-high 136.2 innings … tallied a 2.87 ERA and team-best 1.35 WHIP … logged 68 strikeouts and allowed only 56 earned runs … gave up just four home runs and 23 total extra base hits, holding opponents to a .247 average against … logged 13 complete games and finished with the fourth-most wins in a season at SDSU … struck out season-best nine against Western Illinois (4/8) and had seven games with four or more strikeouts, including an eight-strikeout game against Creighton (4/23) … had three shutouts and assisted in another, holding Western Michigan (3/6) and Creighton (3/16 and 4/23) scoreless in complete-game wins.

2018: Appeared in 16 games as a relief pitcher and went 4-0 on the season … tossed 35 total innings with a 2.80 ERA, allowing 25 runs (14 earned) with 18 strikeouts ... earned first collegiate win March 11 against Delaware … threw six innings against UMKC (3/24) with five strikeouts.

BEFORE SDSU: Graduated in May 2017 from South Tahoe High School (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) … four-year letterwinner and three-time team MVP in softball … two-time All-State (2016 and 2017) ... four-time All-League (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) pick ... Academic All-League selection in 2017 ... as a senior tallied 187 strikeouts and posted a 0.84 ERA ... at the plate hit .702 with a .779 on-base percentage ... as a junior led the league in strikeouts and wins in the circle … at the plate in 2015-16, led the league in batting average (.634), slugging and on base percentages … as a sophomore set the school record with 227 strikeouts in a season … posted a 1.91 career ERA in 2014 … National Honor Society member … ASB President at school for 2016-17 school year … 2017 Tahoe Achievement Award Recipient ... played travel ball with Batbusters KG – Stone/Cervellin.