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Honors
· 2011 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
· Second-Team All-Southland (C, 2011)
· Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2011)

As a freshman (2011)
Named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and earned second-team all-league honors … started all but one game behind the plate … ranked among the conference’s best in several categories including runs scored (40/tied for first), on-base percentage (.482/second), home runs (11/third), walks (37/third), total bases (101/tied for fourth), slugging percentage (.652/fifth), batting average (.350/sixth), hits (55/tied for eighth), doubles (11/tied for eighth) and RBIs (34/tied for ninth) … her 37 walks tied a single-season school-record … led the squad with 14 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … reached base in 19 consecutive games and had a 13-game hitting streak, the longest of each on the team … during the hitting streak she batted .455 (15-for-33) with three doubles, a triple, five homers and 10 RBIs … additionally she slugged 1.061 and had a .591 on-base percentage … earned Southland Hitter of the Week honors on Feb. 15 after leading UTSA to a win over No. 24 Illinois in which she went 4-for-4 with five RBIs including a grand slam in her second collegiate at-bat … went 2-for-2 with a pair of homers and four RBIs at No. 3 Alabama (Feb. 18) … helped UTSA tie an NCAA record when she was one of four consecutive players to homer in a win at Texas State (April 29) … hit .364 (16-for-44) with runners in scoring position and .396 (21-for-53) with two outs, while posting nine two-out RBIs … in 30 Southland contests, hit .310 with 27 hits, 24 runs, eight doubles, five homers, and 17 RBIs … recorded a .981 fielding percentage with 226 putouts and 36 assists … threw out 21 runners, the second most in the conference.

Prior to UTSA
Two-time team MVP for head coach and former UTSA player Ashley Pillow (Oswald) at Clear Brook High School … a letterwinner and starter all four years ... named District 24-5A Most Valuable Player following her senior season in 2010 and co-MVP following her junior season in 2009 … tabbed second-team All-Greater Houston Area … helped lead the Wolverines to the district title and the first round of the Class 5A playoffs … first-team all-district and honorable mention all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2008 … helped Clear Brook to the area round of the playoffs … earned honorable mention all-district accolades at third base as a freshman … played select ball for Texas Aces Gold under coaches Kim Orsak and Kelly Ferguson and the Houston Power Gold under coaches John Glowacz and Sandra Mader.

Personal
Born June 18, 1992 ... daughter of Eric and Jana Fichtner ... has one sister, Amber ... has yet to declare a major.

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Freshman
2011

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