Carmen Kier Season 2007

Honors and Awards
2003
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall)

Season Outlook [2007]

Carmen Kier (pronounced KEER) set career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2006 and looks to build off her solid junior season with a breakout senior campaign.

Kier is slated to be the Huskers’ starting third baseman, where she started all 56 games of 2006 after splitting time at third and as the designated player in 2004 and 2005.

A full two seasons removed from a pair of knee surgeries, Kier will fill key roles for the Huskers both offensively and defensively. In her first full season at third, Kier gained confidence as the season progressed and finished with a career-high .904 fielding percentage while handling 95 more chances than her previous career high.

Offensively, Kier uses the entire diamond and has power to all parts of the field. She belted a career-high five home runs last year, while also setting career bests in 10 offensive categories.

Kier is not only poised for her best season as a Husker, but will also be counted on to fill a leadership role on a team that features 10 underclassmen.

Junior Season [2006]
Kier started all 56 games at third base for the Huskers ... finished with a .171 average ... ranked third on the team with five home runs, including the first multi-homer game of her career ... scored 23 runs and added 19 RBIs ... also drew 10 walks and was hit by two pitches ... her five homers were three more than her career total entering the season ... recorded the first multi-home run game of her career against Akron on March 17 with a pair of solo shots ... her two home runs also marked her lone multi-hit contest ... before the two home runs, she had hit just three career home runs in her previous 83 games ... it also marked her first multi-hit game of the season ... hit her first home run of the season against No. 7 Stanford in the season opener, Feb. 10 ... drew two walks and scored two runs against Illinois on Feb. 24 ... recorded a career-high three RBIs against Missouri Western on March 1 ... also added the first stolen base of her career against the Griffons ... drew a career-high three walks against St. John’s on March 12 ... hit her fourth home run against Northern Iowa on March 30 ... went 1-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs at Iowa State on April 18 ... defensively, played a solid third base and finished with a .904 fielding percentage.

Sophomore Season [2005]
Kier started 22 games as a sophomore, including five at third base and eight games in left field ... hit .196 on the season, but posted an on-base percentage of .348 aided by 10 walks ... left the game against Texas Tech on April 18 in the second inning after hurting her knee ... missed five games but returned at the league tournament, starting four straight games ... started eight straight games in left field before the injury ... had two hits in each of her first two games at the Big 12 Tournament raising her average to .213 ... had just six hits in her first 36 at bats before rebounding with five hits in her final 20 at bats ... made her first career start in the outfield against North Dakota State on April 7 ... drew a bases-loaded walk against Kansas on March 30 for her second RBI of the season ... produced four RBIs on the season, including two in the Huskers’ three NCAA Tournament games ... scored nine runs on the season, including two against Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament ... went 2-for-2 with two runs scored against No. 16 Georgia Tech on Feb. 26 ... went 1-for-1 with two runs scored and an RBI against Texas Southern on March 4 ... posted the game-winning RBI in the Huskers’ 12-4 victory over Texas Southern ... her three walks against TSU were a career high and were one shy of tying the school record.

Freshman Season [2004]
Kier split time with sophomore Jessica Yoachim at third base early in the season, but emerged late in the season as the Huskers’ designated player ... tied Nebraska’s Big 12 regular-season championship-clinching game with No. 23 Texas A&M by hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning, her second home run in five games that week ... drew 18 walks in 34 games (27 starts) to post an on-base percentage of .342 ... recorded her first career hit on March 13, a single against Florida A&M ... enjoyed her best game of the season against Northern Colorado on April 27, when she went 2-for-2 with a walk and hit her first career home run ... scored two runs in a game on three occasions.

Redshirt Season [2003]
Kier was expected to step in and start at third base but was forced to redshirt in 2003, after undergoing surgery Jan. 9, 2003. Kier tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during workouts in mid-December.

High School
Kier was recognized as one of the top softball players in the state of Washington ... was a three-time 3A Kingco League MVP ... was a four-time All-Eastside selection by the Eastside Journal, including two years at third base and two years at shortstop ... was one of three finalists for the Eastside Journal Prep Athlete of the Year ... went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBIs against West Seattle to lead the Patriots to their fourth straight state tournament ... competed in ASA summer ball for the Lady Hawks Gold ... squad won the 2001 Northwest ASA Regional championship and qualified for the 2001 ASA nationals in Atlanta and the 2002 ASA Gold Nationals in Broken Arrow, Okla. ... earned four letters as a defender on the Liberty soccer team ... was twice named to the All-Eastside soccer team ... earned 3A Kingco first-team all-league honors in 2001-02.

Coach Revelle on Kier
"There is a fire in her belly and when that happens to an athlete, stay out of their way and just stoke the fire. Carmen is poised to be the vocal leader and spark for her teammates. She has an infectious energy that will continue to ignite this team the entire year."