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| Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Jenison, Mich.
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| High School:
Jenison
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Shortstop
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Bulldog Career: Updated Career Statistics.
2007 Season (Sophomore): Game-By-Game Statistics.
2006 Season (Freshman): Started all 52 games at shortstop . . . Placed fourth in team batting with a .294 average . . . Totaled 26 runs, 25 RBI, 13 doubles, five home runs, and a .477 slugging percentage . . . Her 45 hits tied for third highest on the squad and her team second-place 13 doubles ties for the seventh most single-season total on FSU's all-time leaders chart . . . Five homers represent a tie for eighth place among the program's season bests . . . Generated a squad third-best 12 multiple-hit games consisting of eight two-hit efforts and four three-hit performances . . . Racked up five multi-RBI contests, which featured four two-RBI encounters . . . Batted .339 (21-62) with three homers, five doubles, and 10 RBIs in 20 GLIAC encounters . . . Turned in an .861 fielding percentage with 64 putouts and 109 assists . . . Had a least one base hit in 11 outings during a 12-game stretch (3/25-4/5) and batted for a .341 average (14-41) with 10 RBIs . . . Tallied a season-best three RBIs on a pair of home runs in game two at Northwood (4/1) . . . Strung together a six-game (3/25-29) hitting streak, which started with her first roundtripper (two-run shot) in a non-league 8-0 triumph over Findlay (3/25) at the Wayne State Invitational . . . Went 3-4 against Wayne State (Neb.) at Florida Rebel Spring Tourney (3/9) with two doubles and two RBI apiece . . . Was 3-3 at the plate with one RBI on three occasions - at Findlay (4/21), versus Wayne State (4/28), and against Hillsdale (4/29) in regular-season finale . . . Closed out the season hitting .563 (9-16) in five contests . . . Garnered two hits, including a RBI double, versus Hillsdale (5/5) at GLIAC Tournament in Bulldogs' final outing of the season.
High School: Earned all-state Division 1 first-team plaudits as a pitcher at Jenison High School during her senior year . . . Prepped by Kari Kossen . . . Received honorable mention all-state recognition for pitching as a junior along with garnering state all-academic, all-conference, all-area, all-district, and all-region honors . . . Posted a 14-2 pitching mark with a 0.52 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 95 innings during junior season . . . Batted .342 with 27 hits and 18 RBIs in 78 official plate appearances for 2004 campaign . . . Totaled four doubles, two home runs and scored 10 runs to go with a .962 fielding percentage in junior year . . . Hit for a .289 average with 11 base hits in 38 at bats as a sophomore before suffering a season-ending injury . . . Picked up honorable mention all-league kudos and all-district honorable mention laurels at second base in 2002 freshman season . . . Registered a .389 hitting average with 33 base hits and six RBIs in 87 at bats as a freshman . . . Scored 18 runs and had a .922 fielding percentage while compiling a 2-0 pitching mark in 14 innings of action as Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinal round of the state tourney . . . Played basketball as a freshman . . . Served as a rest home volunteer . . . Member of summer league team which captured the 2004 World Series. 
Personal: Daughter of Greg and Audrey West . . . Born 1/26/87 in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . Father works at Herman Miller and mother is employed at Outback Steakhouse . . . Has an older brother . . . Nicknames are "Kenz" and "Kenzie" . . . Likes sports . . . FSU Letters: One . . . Majoring in radiography.
On Deck With West:
Why I chose Ferris State: far enough away to be away but close enough so I can go home. Also because of the Dental Hygiene program and softball
My role model is: my high school coach because she taught me how to play with class and how to play the game right
My favorite music group: Def Leppard
I can't live without: my family and friends
The thing I like most about Ferris State Softball: the team works hard but also has fun
The motto I live by: in order to be the best, you have to work harder than the best
My pregame ritual is: can't say
What has been the most thrilling sports moment of your life?: Being one of the final four teams in the high school state tournament
My friends tell me I: am proud of you
My advice to youngsters is: it doesn't matter how old you are on a team, everyone should be a leader
When I step on the field I think: don't get cheated. Play hard like you will never play again
Something unusual about me is that: I need a fan to sleep
If I could meet anyone in history, it would be: Jennie Finch
If I could change one thing about softball: The way parents get too involved.
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