2022 Softball Roster
Peterson, Kendall
Jersey Number 29
Kendall Peterson
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Barrington
- Hometown:
- Barrington, Illinois
Bio
2023: Appeared in 25 games and started twice as a senior ... Batted .296 (8-for-27) ... Singled, doubled, and drove in two runs in two games against Weber State (3/18-19) ... Reached base twice and scored a run against DePaul (3/28) ... Singled against Iowa (4/2) ... Ripped a RBI single and scored against Penn State (4/8) ... Notched a two-run single against Wisconsin (4/15) ... Hit a pinch hit, two-run single to help the 'Cats beat Nebraska and clinch the Big Ten title (4/30).
2022: Made 29 appearances and 10 starts ... Hit a RBI-single in the season opener against UConn (2/11) ... Notched a single against Liberty (2/12) ... Roped a single against Clemson (2/19) ... Singled in her first-career start against Cal State Fullerton (2/26) ... Recorded her first-career walk against Northern Kentucky (3/6) ... Singled against Michigan State (3/27) ... Walked twice against Illinois (4/20) ... Scored her first-career run against Indiana (4/22) ... Scored a run against UIC (4/26) ... Walked against Oklahoma in game one of the WCWS (6/2).
2021: Made five appearances off the bench ... Recorded her first-career hit in a win over Rutgers (2/27) ... Crushed a RBI-double against Ohio State (3/13).
2020: Made her first-career plate appearance against Oakland (3/8).
Career Highs
At Bats.......................4, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/26/22)
Hits..................................1 (16x), vs. Nebraska (4/30/23)
Runs.................................1 (4x), vs. Nebraska (4/28/23)
RBI...................................2 (3x), vs. Nebraska (4/30/23)
Doubles........................1 (2x), vs. Weber State (3/19/23)
Triples.......................................................................N/A
Home Runs...............................................................N/A
Total Bases...................2 (2x), vs. Weber State (3/19/23)
Walks.............................................2, vs. Illinois (4/20/22)
Stolen Bases..............................................................N/A
High School: Ranked as a Top-200 national recruit in the FloSoftball Class of 2019 rankings … Named a 2019 NFCA Second-Team All-American following her senior season in which she set the school record with a .571 batting average along with 13 home runs and 53 RBI ... Three-time Mid Suburban League All-Conference, Daily Herald and Pioneer Press All-Area, and Illinois Coaches Association All-State selection … Recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as an All-North Region third baseman during her junior season … Totaled 165 hits, 42 doubles, 133 runs scored, and 116 RBI over her four high school seasons … Led Barrington with a .430 average during junior campaign … Helped lead owns a three-year record of 98-16 with two M.S.L. conference championships, three regional titles, two sectional titles, and a third-place finish in the 2017 I.H.S.A. state finals … Played club ball for four years with Illinois Chill Gold, led by Gerry Quinn, along with classmates Angela Zedak and Emmie Farnam… Class of 2015 Wildcat Olivia Duehr served as a travel ball coach during her prep career.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Perry Peterson … Father, Perry, is the head softball coach at Barrington and a member of the Illinois Coaches Association Hall of Fame …National Honor Society member … Was on the honor roll every semester of high school … Anticipated major is learning and organizational change.
2022: Made 29 appearances and 10 starts ... Hit a RBI-single in the season opener against UConn (2/11) ... Notched a single against Liberty (2/12) ... Roped a single against Clemson (2/19) ... Singled in her first-career start against Cal State Fullerton (2/26) ... Recorded her first-career walk against Northern Kentucky (3/6) ... Singled against Michigan State (3/27) ... Walked twice against Illinois (4/20) ... Scored her first-career run against Indiana (4/22) ... Scored a run against UIC (4/26) ... Walked against Oklahoma in game one of the WCWS (6/2).
2021: Made five appearances off the bench ... Recorded her first-career hit in a win over Rutgers (2/27) ... Crushed a RBI-double against Ohio State (3/13).
2020: Made her first-career plate appearance against Oakland (3/8).
Career Highs
At Bats.......................4, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/26/22)
Hits..................................1 (16x), vs. Nebraska (4/30/23)
Runs.................................1 (4x), vs. Nebraska (4/28/23)
RBI...................................2 (3x), vs. Nebraska (4/30/23)
Doubles........................1 (2x), vs. Weber State (3/19/23)
Triples.......................................................................N/A
Home Runs...............................................................N/A
Total Bases...................2 (2x), vs. Weber State (3/19/23)
Walks.............................................2, vs. Illinois (4/20/22)
Stolen Bases..............................................................N/A
High School: Ranked as a Top-200 national recruit in the FloSoftball Class of 2019 rankings … Named a 2019 NFCA Second-Team All-American following her senior season in which she set the school record with a .571 batting average along with 13 home runs and 53 RBI ... Three-time Mid Suburban League All-Conference, Daily Herald and Pioneer Press All-Area, and Illinois Coaches Association All-State selection … Recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as an All-North Region third baseman during her junior season … Totaled 165 hits, 42 doubles, 133 runs scored, and 116 RBI over her four high school seasons … Led Barrington with a .430 average during junior campaign … Helped lead owns a three-year record of 98-16 with two M.S.L. conference championships, three regional titles, two sectional titles, and a third-place finish in the 2017 I.H.S.A. state finals … Played club ball for four years with Illinois Chill Gold, led by Gerry Quinn, along with classmates Angela Zedak and Emmie Farnam… Class of 2015 Wildcat Olivia Duehr served as a travel ball coach during her prep career.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Perry Peterson … Father, Perry, is the head softball coach at Barrington and a member of the Illinois Coaches Association Hall of Fame …National Honor Society member … Was on the honor roll every semester of high school … Anticipated major is learning and organizational change.
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Friday, May 16
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Sunday, May 04
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