2017 Softball Roster

Russell James
Peter Vives
Peter Vives

11 Kimberlin Naivar

  • Position Outfield/First Base
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mont Belvieu, Texas
  • Highschool Barbers Hill HS
  • Major Exercise & Sports Science

Biography

Career Accolades
-2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll Recipient
-2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List Recipient
-2013-14 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List Recipient

2017
Starter in left field in 51 of 54 games played (two starts at first base, one pinch run) … Hit .203 (31-for-153) with a .313 on base percentage and .222 slugging percentage … Totaled three doubles, eight RBI, 34 total bases and drew 23 walks … Tied for third on the team with 25 runs scored … Leadoff hitter in 41 games … Had four multi-hit games and hit safely in 27 contests … Had a season-long 10-game hitting streak from March 4 – March 21 and a season-best 13-game reached base streak from March 3 – March 21 … Hit .274 with runners on base and .261 in leadoff opportunities, while successfully advancing 47 of 80 runners (58.8 pct.) … Finished the season fielding .918 with 43 putouts and two outfield assists … Roped doubles against New Mexico (Feb. 26), ULM (March 26) and Louisiana (May 13) … Collected a two hits and drove in a run at the NCAA College Station Regional (May 19-20).
 
2016
Started in 58 and played in 60 games …Finished the season with a career-high .291 batting average … Registered a career-high 44 hits with three home runs … Raised her on base percentage to .400 average drawing a career-high 24 walks with four hit by pitches … Registered a fielding percentage of .983 with just one error in 57 attempts … 32 of her 44 hits came after March 20 where she hit .368 from the plate … Had 12 multi-hit games including two games with three hits … Had a season-high hitting streak of four games and reached base streak of eight ... Scored 28 runs … Led the team with 10 sacrifice bunts … Was second on the team with nine stolen bases.

2015
Started 36 out of 40 games… Recorded a career-high batting average of .275 with a career-high 91 at bats … Tied her career-high of one home run against Wichita State on Feb. 22 … Set a career-high 25 hits and 14 RBI … Carried a .418 slugging percentage and a .407 slugging percentage … Recorded three hits against Harvard on Feb. 22 … Recorded two stolen bases against Harvard on Feb. 22 … Was second on the team in doubles with 10 … Finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2014
Named to the 2013-14 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List … Started in six games for the Bobcats as an outfielder and first baseman … Recorded her first collegiate home run in her first at bat in the first game of the season against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 8, 2014 … Tallied five runs scored with two RBI for the season.

High School
Letterwinner at Barbers Hill High School . . . Selected as the District 19-4A 2010 Newcomer of the Year … Helped lead her team to a 34-4 record her senior season where they earned a regional berth … Selected in 2011, 2012, and 2013 to the academic all-district team as well as was named a first-team all-district centerfielder all three of those seasons . . . In 2013, she was named to the academic all-state team … Was the co-vice president of the National Honor Society at her high school and was also a member of PALS (Peers Assisting Leadership) her junior and senior year.

Personal
The daughter of Nicole and Kyle Naivar … Has two siblings, James and Sophie … Majoring in exercise sports science … Was also recruited by McNeese State and UTSA before deciding to become a Bobcat … Her favorite sports teams are the Houston Texans and the Houston Astros.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2014Freshman

    First Base/Outfield
    5'6"
    11
  • 11

    2015Sophomore

    First Base/Outfield
    5'6"
    11
  • 11

    2016Junior

    First Base/Outfield
    5'6"
    11
  • 11

    2017Senior

    Outfield/First Base
    5'6"
    11