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23 Kali Kaestner

23 Kali Kaestner

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mukwonago, Wis.
  • High School:
    Mukwonago HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Career:
2021:
Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team ... earned All-NSIC Second Team honors ... appeared in 25 games and made 18 starts for the Golden Bears ... went 12-9 and allowed 141 hits and just 38 earned runs in 128.2 innings pitched for an ERA of 2.07, best on the team ... struck out 123 batters and posted a WHIP of 1.35, best on the team ...  pitched 14 complete games on the season ... tossed a complete game with just six hits and one run allowed with seven strikeouts vs UMary (4/2) ... threw a complete game and allowed only three hits and no runs with 10 strikeouts vs Minnesota Duluth (4/17) ... threw a complete game and allowed just four hits and no runs with six strikeouts vs Sioux Falls (5/8) ... finishes her career with a 38-21 record in 103 appearances and 43 starts ... has the eighth lowest career ERA in program history (2.64) ... recorded the third most saves in program history with seven ... struck out the sixth most batters in Golden Bear history with 299.

2020: Appeared in 11 games and started in six games in her senior year ... Went 4-2 with a 2.86 ERA and led the team with three complete games ... Struck out 26 batters in 41.2 innings, allowing only 17 runs on 46 hits while holding opponents to a .277 batting average  ... Threw 6.1 innings while striking out two batters and allowing only two runs while earning the victory over Northwest Missouri State (2/22) ... Threw a complete game victory striking out five batters and allowing only one run on five hits over Saginaw Valley State (3/02) ... Threw a complete game against then #12 Saint Anselm allowing only one earned run on three hits while striking out three batters (3/03).

2019: Named to the NSIC All-Academic team ... appeared in 35 different games for the Golden Bears, making 15 starts on the year … collected a 12-5 record on the season, including winning seven of her last nine starts … pitched a career-high 10 complete games … tallied a team-low 2.41 ERA which ranked eighth in the NSIC … tied for first in the league in saves, with five on the year … her five saves is tied for the most in a season by any CSP player in program history, and her six career saves ranks fourth on the all-time list … struck out 79 batters throughout her junior season, while walking only 42 … held opponents to a .249 batting average, ranking eighth-best in the conference … gave up two runs or less in nine of  her last ten starts … only allowed 25 extra-base hits in her 124.2 innings pitched … allowed just five hits and one unearned run in the NSIC playoffs against #16 Augustana (5/3), striking out five batters in the outing … pitched a two-hitter against MSU Moorhead (4/26), for one of the team’s three shutouts of the season.

2018: Made 32 appearances and four starts on the mound, collecting a 10-6 record throughout her sophomore season … had a team-low ERA of 3.49 … pitched two complete games, one against Augustana (3/29) and one against MSU Moorhead (4/22) … pitched 108.1 total innings, giving up 109 hits and 54 earned runs … struck out a career-best 71 batters, while walking only 50 … held opponents to a team-best .260 batting average …  earned her first and only save of the season against Ferris State (3/5) … struck out a career-high seven batters against Sioux Falls (4/17) and MSU Moorhead (4/22) … pitched seven scoreless innings in relief against #14 Augustana in the NSIC Tournament, earning the win and helping Concordia to defeat the Vikings in nine innings.

2017: Redshirted … did not appear in any games.

St. Cloud State: 
2016: Appeared in two games, pitching a total of 4.2 innings … finished the year with a 6.00 ERA … struck out three batters while walking none.

Mukwonago High School:
Earned four varsity letters in softball ... named First Team All-Classic 8 Conference three straight years ... earned Classic 8 Player of the Year and All-State honors ... served as team captain for two years ... named team MVP all four years of high school ... helped lead team to Classic 8 Conference titles in 2012, 2013, and 2015.

Personal:
Majoring in elementary education at Concordia ... father played football at CSP ... has a younger brother.
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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2021Senior

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