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Lorena Bauer Season 2011

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PositionP/UTIL
Height5-7
ClassFreshman
HometownSan Diego, Calif.

Versatile athlete who can play a variety of positions ... Has tremendous power ... Is the most prolific power hitter in school history with 28 home runs in just 97 games ... Can change the game with one swing of the bat ... Shattered three single-year school records in her first-ever collegiate season and broke the school[apos]s all-time home run record just five games into her sophomore year ... Will also see time in the circle.

SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2012 season): 1st in home runs (28), 2nd in slugging percentage (.656), 2nd in OPS percentage (.981), 7th in extra-base hits (46), 9th in RBIs (84)

HONORS
* Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (4/12/11)

2012 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
NCAA Rankings: 24th in home runs per game (0.31), 69th in slugging percentage (.683)
Single-Season Rankings (after the 2012 season): 2nd in slugging percentage (.783), 2nd in OPS percentage (1.053), 3rd in home runs (13), T-4th in extra-base hits (21), T-9th in RBIs (36)

Had 13 homers, which was sixth in the Mountain West and ranked third on SDSU[apos]s single-season list, despite missing 14 games to a knee injury and illness ... Five of her 13 homers put the Aztecs in the lead ... Reached base safely in each of the first nine games of the season ... Was 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the opener vs. Texas Tech (2/9) ... Followed that up with a 2-for-4 outing with a homer, a double and three RBIs against Portland State (2/10) ... Homered again and drove in all three runs, including the eventual game-winning double in SDSU[apos]s 3-2 win over Georgia Tech (2/11) ... Had a two-run home run in the 5-4 loss to Oregon (2/12) ... Was 2-for-3 with a solo homer against UCF (2/18) ... Had an RBI double and scored a run vs. Stanford (2/26) ... Was 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, a double and a run vs. Cal State Northridge (2/26) ... Had RBIs in back-to-back games against Charlotte (3/2) and Saint Joseph[apos]s (3/3) ... Was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk vs. Long Beach State (3/4) and 2-for-3 with a homer, double, three RBIs and two runs vs. Maine (3/6) in consecutive games ... Walked and scored a run vs. Butler (3/9) before hurting her left knee on a foul ball ... Returned for the Colorado State series (April 14-15) after missing the previous 12 games with the injury, going 1-for-9 with three walks over the three-game sweep by the Aztecs ... Singled, had a sacrifice fly and drove in two runs at San Diego (4/18) ... Was 3-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and a run at New Mexico (4/21) ... Followed that up with a 3-for-4 outing with two home runs and four runs the following day against the Lobos (4/22) ... Was 1-for-1 with a walk vs. CSUF (4/25) ... Hit a three-run homer and drew a walk at CSUF (5/2) ... Had a double and an RBI groundout vs. Boise State (5/4) ... Was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and run at UNLV (5/10) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a three-run homer two days later against the Rebels (5/12) ... Had a single in San Diego State[apos]s elimination game win over Florida State (5/19) at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional ... SDSU was 9-3 when she homered

2011 SEASON - FRESHMAN
NCAA Rankings: T-45th in home runs per game (0.27), T-76th in sacrifice flies (3) 86th in RBIs per game (0.87)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2011 season): 1st in slugging percentage (.633), 1st in extra-base hits (25), 1st in home runs (15), 1st in RBIs (48), 4th in total bases (93), T-4th in sacrifice flies (3)

Had 15 home runs, eight more than the previous SDSU single-season record ... Got her eighth and single-season record home run in just her 29th game ... To show her importance to the team, she hit .333 (29-for-87) with 13 homers, nine doubles and 42 RBIs in the 34 Aztec wins. In the 21 losses, she batted .150 (9-for-60) with two home runs and six RBIs ... Had a team-high eight game-winning RBIs and a team-best 13 multi-RBI games ... Hit four homers with 16 RBIs in 13 MWC games ... Was 3-for-4 (.750) with 13 RBIs with the bases loaded (rest of the team was 7-for-27 (.259) ... Opened the season in style, homering in the top of the seventh inning to lift SDSU past North Dakota State, 3-2, on Feb. 11 ... It was the fourth time in the past six seasons that an Aztec freshman homered in her first collegiate game (Erin Floros - 2006, Brittany Knudsen - 2007, Kristin May - 2010) ... Had a two-run homer the following game against Utah State (Feb. 12) ... Also started in the circle and allowed one run on three hits and two walks over four innings to earn her first collegiate win ... Had a two-run homer and walked against No. 10/11 Washington on Feb. 20 ... The hit broke an 0-for-12 slump ... Was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBIs versus Florida State (Feb. 26) ... Doubled in her only plate appearance in back-to-back Aztec wins over Long Beach State and No. 25/23 Houston on March 3 ... Was 7-for-15 (.467) with three homers and seven RBIs at the Aggie Invitational from March 11-13 ... Homered against Mississippi Valley State on March 11 ... Had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs against Louisiana Tech (March 12) ... Was 3-for-4 with a career-high four RBIs, two home runs and two runs versus Mississippi Valley State on March 13 ... She became the third Aztec ever with two home runs in a game ... Also homered against Ohio State (March 19) and Sacramento State (March 25) ... Had an RBI double, scored a run and had her first career stolen base against Pacific (March 27) ... Hit a two-out grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to help SDSU get by Cal State Northridge, 4-1, on April 5 ... Hit a three-run homer in the second inning of the nightcap ... Was named the MWC Player of the Week on April 12 after going 7-for-13 (.538) with five homers and 18 RBIs over five games from April 5-10 ... Homered at New Mexico (April 8) ... Tied Aztec single-game records with two homers and six RBIs at Colorado State (April 9), giving her five home runs over four straight games from April 5-9 ... Was 2-for-2 with four RBIs and a double at CSU on April 10 ... Singled at BYU (April 28), stopping an 0-for-12 skid ... Had a two-run homer at UNLV on May 7 ... Had a double, a run and an RBI the next day vs. the Rebels ... Drove in a pair of runs against New Mexico on May 13 ... Had an RBI double in the NCAA tournament against Long Beach State on May 21 ... SDSU was 22-6 when she got a hit, 19-4 when she drove in a run, 19-3 when she had an extra-base hit and 14-4 when she scored a run.

HIGH SCHOOL - STEELE CANYON
Was a four-year letterwinner at nearby Steele Canyon High School, the same school that produced current senior and All-American Samantha Beasley ... Was a four-time all-CIF selection as a pitcher and infielder ... Was a three-time Grossmont South League Pitcher of the Year and a four-time first-team all-league pick ... Over her four-year career, she batted .447 (155-for-347) with 77 runs, 130 RBIs, 42 doubles, seven triples and 21 home runs ... In the circle, Klopp, who has twice been named to the Cal Hi Sports all-state softball team for underclassmen, compiled a 36-15 record with 510 strikeouts over 335 innings.

PERSONAL
Lorena Klopp was born July 19, 1992, in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of Maureen and Keith Klopp ... Undecided on a major.

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