The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Holly Kern
- Position:
- P/1B
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Plano East
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Batted .364 (4-for-11) during the Texas Tech series with two runs scored, a two-bagger and a RBI ... Doubled and later scored during Texas’ 7-0 victory over BYU in game two of an April 2nd doubleheader ... Managed a pair of hits in the 3-2 triumph over Texas State (March 30) ... Was 2-for-3 and delivered a sacrifice fly in the 6-5 loss at No. 20 Baylor (March 26) ... Led the team during the Rainbow Wahine Classic by hitting .667 (6-for-9) with a double, a HR and three RBIs ... Blasted her first HR of the season during the 5-2 victory over Hawai’i (March 17) and was 3-for-3 with a RBI in the finale against the Rainbow Wahine (March 19) ... Delivered the clutch hit against Iowa (March 17) with two outs in the top of the eighth inning as her RBI double completed Texas’ rally from a 3-1 deficit to a 4-3 (8 inn.) triumph ... Was 1-for-2 with a run scored in the 8-1 victory over Illinois (February 27) ... Registered single base knocks and RBIs in wins over Toledo (17-2 in 5 inn. on February 19) and Ball State (8-0 in 5 inn. on February 20) at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational ... Managed her first hit of the season on an infield single during the season-opening, 4-1 win over Arkansas (February 11).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Saw action in 48 games this season (41 starts), while hitting .303 with a career-high five HR’s and 42 RBIs ... Earned a third team NFCA All-Central Region selection ... Posted a career-best 13-game streak of reaching base safely from Feb. 7-21 ... Recorded at least one RBI in each of the three wins at Oklahoma State from May 1-3, compiling five total RBI for the weekend on three hits ... Was 2-for-3 in the final game of a doubleheader and doubled in a run in the series finale against Iowa State (April 18-19) ... Notched a key two-out base hit and scored the tying run in the seventh inning during the 6-5 come-from-behind victory against Texas State (April 4) ... Delivered her first career grand slam (as part of a 3-for-5, five-RBI effort) to kickstart Texas’ rally from a seven-run deficit in an eventual 13-12 win at Houston (April 1) ... Blasted a pinch-hit HR in the series opener at No. 22 Kansas (March 27) and was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs in the 11-5 victory over the Jayhawks (March 28) ... Tied a program single-game record with four runs scored as part of a 3-for-5, HR, two-RBI effort in the 11-2 rout of Arkansas (March 15) ... Stepped to the dish facing a huge spot during the series opener versus the Razorbacks (March 14) with two outs in the seventh inning and UT trailing by a run and tied a game, on a clutch RBI single, that Texas would go on to win 8-7 (9 inn.) ... Batted .600 with a double, a HR and four RBIs in the three-game sweep of Arkansas (March 14-16) ... Posted a 2-for-3 effort with a pair of runs scored in the 11-0 (5 inn.) rout of Ohio (March 6) ... Managed single hits against No. 8/7 Georgia and No. 12 UCLA and was 2-for-3 with two runs, a HR and three RBIs in the 8-7 loss to Fresno State at the Mary Nutter Classic ... Posted arguably the finest weekend of her collegiate career during the Texas Classic (February 13-15), hitting .438 with three doubles, a HR and 15 RBIs after entering the weekend with one HR and 26 RBIs over 78 games of her UT career ... Was 2-for-2 with two doubles and a career-high six RBIs in the 12-0 (5 inn.) rout of IPFW (February 13), 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs in a 10-4 win over Wichita State (February 14) and 2-for-4 with a HR and three RBIs in blasting Colorado State (February 15), 11-4 ... Started at first base in all five games at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., batting .286 with five runs scored and three RBIs ... Hit safely in the last three games of the Kajikawa Classic, including a 2-for-4, two-RBI effort in the 9-4 victory at #16 Arizona State (February 8).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 43 games, including 39 starts … hit .305 with 21 RBIs and 16 runs scored … made six pitching appearances, going 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA … named to Big 12 All-Academic First Team … tabbed to Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … set career highs in hits (3) and runs scored (3) in the win at Texas State (April 23) with a 3-for-5 performance … recorded a career-high three RBIs against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 15) … reached based in 10 consecutive games (Feb. 8 - Feb. 20) … went 5-for-6 with five RBIs during Texas Invitational (Feb. 14- Feb. 16), including a double and triple … collected five consecutive hits in a three-game stretch (March 16-March 19) … batted in the game-winning RBIs with a two-out double against Iowa (March 17) … struck out five hitters against Northern Iowa (Feb. 9).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
A versatile option off the bench as either a relief pitcher or pinch hitter ... experienced action in 31 games, starting 18 -- nine as the designated player, seven as the pitcher and two at first base ... appeared in the pitching circle 15 times, making seven starts and tossing five complete games ... went 7-3 with a 2.74 earned-run average and 23 strikeouts in 53-and-two-thirds innings pitched ... recorded first career Big 12 victory in initial league appearance, topping Kansas (March 29) in game one of the doubleheader ... threw consecutive complete-game shutouts against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 13) and Houston (Feb. 16) ... earned first career strikeout during initial appearance, against North Texas (Feb. 8), fanning Jordan Terry in the second frame ... offensively during the year, recorded eight hits, six runs and two runs batted in ... clubbed first career home run against DePaul (Feb. 17) ... picked up initial Big 12 hit with a single at Kansas (March 29) during game one of the doubleheader ... drove in first career run versus Illinois (Feb. 16) with a single through the right side that plated Kim Bruins ... tallied first career hit, a double, in the sixth inning against North Texas (Feb. 8).
NATIONALLY
Played for Texas Glory Gold out of Dallas/Fort Worth for head coach Kevin Shelton … led team to ninth-place finish in 2011 Premier Girls Fastpitch Nationals … team captured the title at the 2011 DeMarini Invitational … helped squad place fourth at the 2012 ASA Gold Nationals.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year starter for Plano East High School and head coach Karen Kalhoefer … nationally, stood 32nd in the 2012 ESPN High School 100 Softball rankings … tabbed by ESPNHS as the second-best pitcher in Texas, the fifth-best recruit in the state, the eighth-best prospect in the Midlands region and the eighth-best high school hurler in the nation … earned a place on the ESPNHS First Team All-America squad … named to the 2012 MaxPreps All-American First Team … selected as the 2012 Dallas Morning News Softball Player of the Year and the District 8-5A Most Valuable Player … ended senior campaign with a 33-4 overall record and 193 strikeouts during the regular season … hit .365 with 10 home runs and a team-best 47 runs batted in as a senior … lifted Plano East to an appearance in the University Interscholastic League 5A state tournament semifinals after capturing the 5A Region 1 championship in 2012 … semifinal appearance was just the third in program history … featured as one of the top five high school pitchers in the country in Softball Today magazine’s March 29, 2012, issue … three-time most valuable player for Plano East … member of the 2011 and 2012 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State First Team … as a junior, went 20-6 with 131 strikeouts and hit .427 … named the 2010 District 8-5A MVP … starter at first base on the 2009 squad that made it to the state semifinals … selected as the squad’s Big Stick award winner following freshman campaign.
PERSONAL
Full name is Holly Michelle Kern … daughter of Michael and Candy Kern … has two younger brothers, Steven and Ben … a corporate communications major who has already accepted a post-graduate job as a sales management associate with Frito-Lay in Oklahoma City, Okla. … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 and Fall 2015) … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree (2012-13) ... Academic All-Big 12 Team (2014 & 2015).
