Fresno State Athletics
Willis Named Sysco Student-Athlete of the Week
5/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
 | Kierra Willis Kierra Willis |
Kierra Willis led the team with a .778 batting average during the three-day conference series against UNLV while posting a perfect fielding mark as the Bulldog leftfielder. As the Bulldogs cleanup batter, she led the team offensively with seven hits in nine at-bats including one double, one triple, four RBI and a team-high of three walks while boasting a 1.111 slugging percentage. Willis guided Fresno State to its first MW Conference title posting a multi-hit game in all three matchups against the Rebels. The sophomore outfielder extended her MW lead to nine triples this season on Saturday afternoon while reaching home safely five times over the weekend. The Pleasant Hill, Calif., native had team-leading .846 on base percentage with 10 total bases during the three-day conference series.
On the season, Willis has a second-best batting average of .376 including seven doubles, a conference-leading nine triples and a team high of eight home runs. She holds the highest number of runs scored (55) on the team while posting a .688 slugging percentage and .479 on base percentage with 24 walks and 108 total bases. She ranks second nationally for the most triples (9) and triples per game in the latest NCAA Softball Statistics, only two shy of the nation's leader.
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