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Covenant College Scots

2020 Softball

16 Kirsten Aanensen

  • Height 5-9
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Ga.
  • High School Creekview
  • Position INF
  • Major Biology (Chemistry, Sociology minors)

Biography

Honors:

  • USA South All-Academic (2019-20)
  • USA South All-Academic (2018-19)
  • USA South All-Academic - with distinction (2017-18)
  • USA South All-Academic (2016-17)

2020 (Senior - Stats): Played in all 12 games and made a career-high 11 starts... Led all regular players with a career-best .321 average with four doubles, five runs, and three RBIs... Went a combined 5-for-6 with two RBIs and three runs in a doubleheader sweep of Mary Baldwin (Feb. 29)... Had a go-ahead RBI double in a game one win over Mary Baldwin (Feb. 29)... Played in 78 career games and tallied 23 hits (one home run), 14 runs scored, and eight RBIs... Earned USA South All-Academic team honors for a fourth straight year

2019 (Junior - Stats): Played in 20 games and made four starts... Had four hits and three RBIs on the year... Went a combined 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in a doubleheader against Birmingham Southern (March 26)... Earned USA South All-Academic honors for a third straight year

2018 (Sophomore - Stats): Appeared in 27 games, making eight starts... Posted a .189 average with two RBIs and four runs scored... Hit first career home run and was 1-for-4 with two runs scored in a win at Huntingdon (March 9)... Stole a base at Wesleyan (Feb. 14)... Named to the USA South All-Academic team and earned distinction honors after producing a semester GPA above 3.90 in both the fall and the spring

2017 (Freshman - Stats): 
Appeared in 19 games, making one start... Had three hits in 17 at-bats to finish the season hitting .176... Had her first career hit in a win over Wesleyan (March 3)... Hit a double in a loss to Maryville (March 15)... Earned USA South All-Academic honors

High School: Attended Creekview High School... Played first and third base at Creekview under coach Chance Cain... Named to second team All-County... Earned a Golden Glove Award for her defensive work after netting a fielding percentage of .989... Also played for the Georgia Trouble and head coach Deb Sonnenberg... Twice had the highest GPA on the softball team at Creekview... Scholar-Athlete Award recipient

Personal: Parents are Bill and Sharon Aanensen... Has three siblings: Lauren, Zach, and Cole... Favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11... Majoring in biology with minors in chemistry and sociology... Aspires to be a pediatric oncologist

Pronunciation: KEER-stin AH-nen-sin

Aanensen's Single-Game Highs:

At-bats: 4, 2 times at Huntington -- March 9, 2018 (in both games of the doubleheader)
Hits: 3, Mary Baldwin -- Feb. 29, 2020
Runs: 2, at Huntingdon -- March 9, 2018; Mary Baldwin -- Feb. 29, 2020
RBI: 2, Birmingham Southern -- Mar 26, 2019

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    INF
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    INF
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    INF
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    INF
    5'9"
    16