Jen Kries

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, CA
High School:
Capistrano Valley

2013: Appeared in 35 games, starting in31…Produced 16 hits in 84 at-bats for a .190 battingaverage…Her 16 hits were the fifth-best on theteam…Scored three runs and drove in eight RBIs…Stoletwo bases in four attempts…Hit two doubles and onetriple…Recorded 40 putouts and a .937 fieldingpercentage.

2012: Made 20 appearances and started eight games duringher sophomore season…Tallied four runs, six hits and twodoubles…On the field, she allowed only one error andposted 26 putouts and four assists.

2011: Started in all 37 games during herrookie campaign, spending the majority of her time at secondbase…As Brown’s leadoff hitter, she was third on theteam in batting with a .300 average…Posted 33 hits, 20 runsand eight RBIs and also had two doubles and 12 walks on theyear… Posted a .952 fielding percentage and was8-for-11 on stolen base attempts.

Before Brown: An honor roll student forall four years and a member of the National Honor Society atCapistrano Valley High School…Won the Cougars for CharacterAward as well as the Academic Achievement Award in Biology in2007…A two-sport athlete at Capistrano Valley High School,she earned three letters for basketball and two letters on thesoftball team…Was a member of the 2010 South O.C. All-StarTeam, and was the CAPO Varsity Softball Defensive Player of theYear in 2010…Earned Orange County Register's Athlete of theWeek on May 18, 2010…During her senior year, was a ScholarAthlete Honoree and won the South Coast League's Character-Athleteaward for Capistrano Valley High School called "Pursuing Victorywith Honor"…Also received the Capistrano Valley All-AroundAthlete award in 2010 and the Coaches Award for softball in2007.

Personal: Jennifer Kries is the daughter of David andChristine Kries of Mission Viejo, California…She has ayounger brother, Mike…Enjoys writing and listening tomusic…Concentrating in Business, Entrepreneurship, andOrganizations (BEO).