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Jersey Number 22
Megan Kleist
- Position:
- Right Hand Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Kimberly HS
- Hometown:
- Appleton, Wis.
Bio
AS A JUNIOR | 2018
- NFCA First Team All-American
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
- First Team All-Pac-12
- First Team All-Pacific Region
- USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
Threw two no-hitters in back-to-back games, winning one and losing the other...Pitched six innings at No. 13 Florida State on March 4 without allowing a hit but the Seminoles won, 2-1, after scoring twice in the fourth inning on a hit batter, error, RBI fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly...In her very next start, tossed a no-hitter against Montana, with 12 strikeouts and no walks but UO committed an error...Tallied a season-high 16 strikeouts in a three-hit effort over 8.1 innings against Ole Miss on Feb. 17...Racked up 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning win at No. 4 Washington on April 27.
AS A SOPHOMORE | 2017
- NFCA Second Team All-American
- First Team All-Pac-12
- First Team All-Pacific Region
- First Team Pac-12 All-Academic
Went 21-5 while making 29 starts and 26 appearances in a stellar sophomore season...Her 1.32 ERA ranked third in the Pac-12 and 18th in the NCAA...Led the Pac-12 with nine shutouts...Allowed three earned runs or less in every appearance she made...Part of the Oregon pitching staff which ranked fifth in the NCAA with a 1.41 team ERA...Tallied a team-best 161 strikeouts in a team-high 169.2 innings pitched...Issued just 37 walks...Pitched in all four of the Ducks' WCWS games, starting against Washington, LSU and Oklahoma...Came in with the bases loaded and no outs against Baylor in the WCWS and recorded two strikeouts and a ground out to end it in a 7-4 win...Allowed just one run on five hits with no walks and nine strikeouts in a complete game 4-1 win over LSU in the WCWS...Tossed her first career no-hitter on Feb. 25 in a five-inning run-rule win at Hawaii...Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in a five-inning win over Idaho State on March 11...Posted one of her nine shutouts on the season against Kentucky on May 26 in super regionals, allowing just three hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in a 4-0 win...Saw some action at the plate for the first time in her career, going 2-for-11 with a home run and two RBIs...Homered in her first ever at-bat at Jane Sanders Stadium, a two-run shot against Hofstra on March 10...Helped Oregon open the season with 35-straight wins, matching the NCAA record.
AS A FRESHMAN | 2016
- Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Freshman
- Third Team All-Pacific Region
- NFCA Scholar Athlete
Went 17-6 in her first season with the Ducks with a 2.36 ERA...Appeared in 29 games, starting 22 and pitched six complete games with two saves...Struck out 93 batters and walked 12...Ranked third in the NCAA for batters walked, allowing only .66 per seven innings...Named Pac-12 pitcher of the week after going 2-0 at the Alexis Park Resort Classic, where she allowed no runs on just four hits...Struck out five and allowed only two hits in a seven inning shutout against Oklahoma State on Feb. 28.
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2018 regular season)
Innings: 8.1, Twice (Last vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 17, 2018)
Strikeouts: 16 vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 17, 2018
No-Hitters: 3, Last vs. Montana (March 10, 2018)
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 40 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball...Named the Post-Crescent player of the year, first team all-state and a first team all-Fox Valley League choice as a senior...Battled injury in her final high school season and did not pitch, but moved to second base and hit .607 (51 hits in 84 at-bats) with seven home runs, 13 doubles, 39 runs and 31 RBIs...Named Div. I State Player of the Year as a junior in 2014…Finished her junior year at Kimberly HS with a 16-2 record, 0.89 ERA and 140 strikeouts…Threw every pitch of the longest game in Wisconsin state high school playoff history, hurling 245 pitches in 15 innings to clinch a 6-5 win over Westosha Central HS in the championship game…Exceptional at the plate as well, hitting .441 with four homers and 28 RBIs…First team all-state and first team all-Fox Valley as a junior.
CLUB
Played for the Phoenix in Wisconsin before joining the So Cal Firecrackers.
- NFCA First Team All-American
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
- First Team All-Pac-12
- First Team All-Pacific Region
- USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
Threw two no-hitters in back-to-back games, winning one and losing the other...Pitched six innings at No. 13 Florida State on March 4 without allowing a hit but the Seminoles won, 2-1, after scoring twice in the fourth inning on a hit batter, error, RBI fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly...In her very next start, tossed a no-hitter against Montana, with 12 strikeouts and no walks but UO committed an error...Tallied a season-high 16 strikeouts in a three-hit effort over 8.1 innings against Ole Miss on Feb. 17...Racked up 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning win at No. 4 Washington on April 27.
AS A SOPHOMORE | 2017
- NFCA Second Team All-American
- First Team All-Pac-12
- First Team All-Pacific Region
- First Team Pac-12 All-Academic
Went 21-5 while making 29 starts and 26 appearances in a stellar sophomore season...Her 1.32 ERA ranked third in the Pac-12 and 18th in the NCAA...Led the Pac-12 with nine shutouts...Allowed three earned runs or less in every appearance she made...Part of the Oregon pitching staff which ranked fifth in the NCAA with a 1.41 team ERA...Tallied a team-best 161 strikeouts in a team-high 169.2 innings pitched...Issued just 37 walks...Pitched in all four of the Ducks' WCWS games, starting against Washington, LSU and Oklahoma...Came in with the bases loaded and no outs against Baylor in the WCWS and recorded two strikeouts and a ground out to end it in a 7-4 win...Allowed just one run on five hits with no walks and nine strikeouts in a complete game 4-1 win over LSU in the WCWS...Tossed her first career no-hitter on Feb. 25 in a five-inning run-rule win at Hawaii...Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in a five-inning win over Idaho State on March 11...Posted one of her nine shutouts on the season against Kentucky on May 26 in super regionals, allowing just three hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in a 4-0 win...Saw some action at the plate for the first time in her career, going 2-for-11 with a home run and two RBIs...Homered in her first ever at-bat at Jane Sanders Stadium, a two-run shot against Hofstra on March 10...Helped Oregon open the season with 35-straight wins, matching the NCAA record.
AS A FRESHMAN | 2016
- Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Freshman
- Third Team All-Pacific Region
- NFCA Scholar Athlete
Went 17-6 in her first season with the Ducks with a 2.36 ERA...Appeared in 29 games, starting 22 and pitched six complete games with two saves...Struck out 93 batters and walked 12...Ranked third in the NCAA for batters walked, allowing only .66 per seven innings...Named Pac-12 pitcher of the week after going 2-0 at the Alexis Park Resort Classic, where she allowed no runs on just four hits...Struck out five and allowed only two hits in a seven inning shutout against Oklahoma State on Feb. 28.
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2018 regular season)
Innings: 8.1, Twice (Last vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 17, 2018)
Strikeouts: 16 vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 17, 2018
No-Hitters: 3, Last vs. Montana (March 10, 2018)
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 40 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball...Named the Post-Crescent player of the year, first team all-state and a first team all-Fox Valley League choice as a senior...Battled injury in her final high school season and did not pitch, but moved to second base and hit .607 (51 hits in 84 at-bats) with seven home runs, 13 doubles, 39 runs and 31 RBIs...Named Div. I State Player of the Year as a junior in 2014…Finished her junior year at Kimberly HS with a 16-2 record, 0.89 ERA and 140 strikeouts…Threw every pitch of the longest game in Wisconsin state high school playoff history, hurling 245 pitches in 15 innings to clinch a 6-5 win over Westosha Central HS in the championship game…Exceptional at the plate as well, hitting .441 with four homers and 28 RBIs…First team all-state and first team all-Fox Valley as a junior.
CLUB
Played for the Phoenix in Wisconsin before joining the So Cal Firecrackers.
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