Heidi Kidwell

4 p.m.

Softball

DMACC

2 p.m.

Softball

Kirkwood

2 p.m.

Softball

Iowa Central

4 p.m.

Softball

Drake

11 a.m.

Softball

UNI

2:30 p.m.

Softball

Iowa

12 p.m.

Softball

Minnesota

2 p.m.

Softball

North Dakota State

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Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Solon HS
Hometown:
Solon, Iowa

Awards and Honors

Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011)

2012 (Senior)

Missed 2012 season with injury.

2011 (Junior)

Scored the most runs of any Cyclone with 34, while tying for the team lead with 51 hits...finished fourth on the team with 21 RBIs...had the fifth highest batting average on the team at .311...stole a team-high 15 bases...scored three runs on four separate occasions...had five RBIs in a game against Wichita State...blasted a home run against Oklahoma State...notched triples against South Dakota State and Wichita State...swiped two bases against Valparaiso and Wichita State...started all 49 games for the Cyclones...named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team.

2010 (Sophomore)

Played in all 55 games, starting 54 ... led team with a .328 batting average ... finished with team-high 60 hits, becoming just the fourth player in school history to reach the 60-hit plateau ... scored 29 runs and drove in 20 RBI ... tied for the team lead with 11 stolen bases on 16 attempts ... had a team-best 11 game hitting streak ... recorded 18 multi-hit and two multi-RBI games ... earned all-tournament team honors at the Metrodome Softball Classic after going 11-for-22 to open the season ... recorded three hits in five different games, including twice against intrastate rival Iowa ... drove in two runs against Houston and Saint Louis ... also stole a career-high two bases against Houston.

2009 (Freshman)

Saw action in 50 games, garnering 40 starts ... fifth on team with a .276 average, including a .277 average in Big 12 play ... scored 21 runs while driving in 17 ... finished season 3-for-4 on stolen base attempts ... had seven multi-hit games ... homered against North Dakota State ... scored a season-high three runs against New Mexico ... tripled in games against Cal State-Northridge and New Mexico.

High School

Earned four letters at Solon High School ... was coached her junior and senior years by fomer Iowa State softball great Erin (Woods) White ... team made it to state in each of her four years, taking first her junior season ... was named to the elite all-state team after hitting .612 with eight doubles, five triples, 37 runs scored and 31 stolen bases ... was named Iowa City Press-Citizen position player of the year ... named 2008 Class 2A offensive player of the year ... two-time all-state honoree ... named to all-tournament team at state tournament ... played summer ball for the Central Iowa Stars ... also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal

Daughter of Kevin and Carol Kidwell ... has three sisters: Heather, Lindsey and Kelsey and one brother, Matt ... Kelsey was a member of the Iowa State softball team ... elementary education major ... born March 23, 1990.