Bowling Green State University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Sanders, Kinzi
Jersey Number 4
Kinzi Sanders
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Tahoma
- Hometown:
- Maple Valley, Wash.
Bio
2018
Appeared in three games on the year ... had an on-base pct. of .500, with a walk in two total plate appearances, and was perfect in four chances in the field ... made her BGSU debut in the Mount St. Mary's game at the Elon Classic, catching the final inning of that victory ... made her first plate appearance as a Falcon vs. Mississippi Valley State in the Memphis tourney, and drew a walk ... made her Meserve Field debut against Ball State on the opening weekend of MAC play ... entered that game behind the plate in the fifth inning, and came to bat in the bottom of the inning, hitting a liner directly at the shortstop.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Tahoma H.S. ('17) under coaches Tom Milligan and Christina Millan ... earned all-league (NPSL) first-team honors in each of her final two seasons after being named to the second team as a sophomore and earning honorable mention as a freshman ... hit .435 in that freshman campaign, helping the Bears to a league title ... THS was undefeated in league play in each of her four years ... in her sophomore season, played every inning of every game, hitting .457 and helping the team to a state championship ... batted .437 as a junior and received the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Sportsmanship Award at the state playoffs, for the second time in three years ... earned that award again in her senior season ... captained the team as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Makinzi Olivia Sanders ... born on Oct. 29, 1998, in Bellevue, Wash. ... daughter of Erik and Darcee Sanders ... is the second of three daughters ... has an older sister, Madison, and a younger sister, Mihret ... majoring in applied health science at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.590 through the Spring 2018 semester ... has played travel ball for the Washington Ladyhawks ... favorite athlete is Alicia Blake (Univ. of Washington softball) ... lists her parents and her older sister as her biggest influences.
Appeared in three games on the year ... had an on-base pct. of .500, with a walk in two total plate appearances, and was perfect in four chances in the field ... made her BGSU debut in the Mount St. Mary's game at the Elon Classic, catching the final inning of that victory ... made her first plate appearance as a Falcon vs. Mississippi Valley State in the Memphis tourney, and drew a walk ... made her Meserve Field debut against Ball State on the opening weekend of MAC play ... entered that game behind the plate in the fifth inning, and came to bat in the bottom of the inning, hitting a liner directly at the shortstop.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Tahoma H.S. ('17) under coaches Tom Milligan and Christina Millan ... earned all-league (NPSL) first-team honors in each of her final two seasons after being named to the second team as a sophomore and earning honorable mention as a freshman ... hit .435 in that freshman campaign, helping the Bears to a league title ... THS was undefeated in league play in each of her four years ... in her sophomore season, played every inning of every game, hitting .457 and helping the team to a state championship ... batted .437 as a junior and received the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Sportsmanship Award at the state playoffs, for the second time in three years ... earned that award again in her senior season ... captained the team as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Makinzi Olivia Sanders ... born on Oct. 29, 1998, in Bellevue, Wash. ... daughter of Erik and Darcee Sanders ... is the second of three daughters ... has an older sister, Madison, and a younger sister, Mihret ... majoring in applied health science at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.590 through the Spring 2018 semester ... has played travel ball for the Washington Ladyhawks ... favorite athlete is Alicia Blake (Univ. of Washington softball) ... lists her parents and her older sister as her biggest influences.
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