Awards and Honors
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2012)…Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011).
2012 (Senior)
Appeared in 17 games, including four starts… was second on the team with 18 strike outs in 29.1 innings of work… pitched two scoreless innings against reigning Women’s College World Sereis Champs Arizona State … struck out three batters against Saint Mary’s as well as against No. 3 Oklahoma on Senior Day.
2011 (Junior)
Appeared in 19 games, getting four starts...won her first game of the season against South Dakota State while only allowing one run...struck out a season-high five batters against Nebraska...earned the win against Drake...finished the season with 34 strikeouts...scored a run against Kansas...saw action in nine Big 12 games.
2010 (Sophomore)
Made 20 appearances, starting five games ... finished 1-5 with a 6.29 ERA in 49.0 innings of work ... struck out a career-high six against Women's College World Series participant Georgia ... fanned four at Saint Louis ... picked up win against Nebraska at home and later earned a save against the Huskers on the road.
2009 (Freshman)
Saw action in eight games, starting one ... missed first two months of the season with arm injury suffered in preseason practice ... finished season with a 1-0 record and a 3.16 ERA in 24.1 innings of work ... notched 16 strikeouts ... tossed a complete-game to beat Kansas in first career start ... held the Jayhawks to just one run on six hits ... struck out a season-high four against Creighton.
High School
Three-year letterwinner at Flower Mound High School ... went 13-4 with a 1.51 ERA and 100 strikeouts as a senior to lead Flower Mound to a district championship ... also hit .325 ... named first-team all-district and all-area ... played in the Texas’ 5A all-star game ... named Flower Mound’s Most Athletic and Most Spirited ... played summer ball for Texas Heat Gold (2006-08).
Personal
Daughter of Phil and Terry Kennewell ... has two sisters: Kristin and Alli and a brother: Matt ... Alli played softball at the University of Missouri (2003-07) ... majoring in communication studies ...modeled for eight years and was on the back of the Chex cereal box for three years.