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Softball - Missouri

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SOFTBALL

Makenna Kliethermes

Right-handed pitcher
BLAIR OAKS HS
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.570

ERA

0.518

Batting average

28

RBI

300

Strikeouts
“Kliethermes is very hard to solve. She can really fire the ball, but her off-speed stuff and her rise ball are good too. She also hits the ball and she has a real presence on the field.”
David Flaspohler
Head Coach Head coach at Osage High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 senior right-handed pitcher led the Falcons to a 27-5 record and a third-place finish in the Class 2 state tournament this past season. Kliethermes compiled a 21-2 record with a 0.57 ERA, and batted .518 with three home runs and 28 RBI. She surrendered just 47 hits and 31 walks in 134.1 innings pitched, while striking out 300 batters (2.23 per inning). A two-time First Team All-State selection, Kliethermes is ranked as the nation’s No. 28 recruit in the Class of 2019 by Softball America.

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Academic Achievement

Kliethermes has maintained a 3.89 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kliethermes has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, food-donation drives and youth sports programs.