Army West Point Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Kristen West
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bellaire Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Fifth in program history in win percentage (.641)
- Sixth in program history in wins (35)
- Seventh in program history in appearances (110)
- Ninth in program history in innings pitched (413.1)
- 2017 Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (3/7)
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2016: Pitched in 30 games with 21 starts … led Army with 15 wins, as part of a 15-4 record … finished with an ERA of 2.64 and struck out 41 batters … recorded wins in eight straight outings from a an 8-0 victory over Loyola Marymount (2/19) to a 13-0 victory at Penn (3/18) … tallied a season-best seven strikeouts in the Loyola Marymount game.
2015: Shared duties in the circle with classmate Caroline Smith … compiled team best 2.77 earned run average … second on team in wins (eight), appearances (32), starts (12), innings pitched (136.2)  and completions (10) … recorded a save … held opponents to .267 batting average… led Army in Patriot League action posting a stingy 2.19 ERA in 10 appearances over 48 innings … one of two Black Knights honored by College Sports Madness as a member of its Patriot League All-Conference team with selection to the second unit … earned first career save in 13-10 win over Boston University … pitched final 2.2 innings and held the preseason favorite Terriers to one run …  pitched four innings of scoreless relief in both games of doubleheader against Siena two days later … in 6-2 first game victory, took over the circle with no outs with the score tied 2-2 and the go-ahead run at second in the bottom of the fourth … got out safely retiring three of the next four batters … limited Saints to just one hit along with a walk and two strikeouts en route to the win … retired the side after taking over in third of the nightcap with Army trailing 1-0 … stranded a runner at third in the fourth, left a pair on base in the fifth then shut down Siena in the home half of the sixth after Army tied the score in the top  half before the game was called 1-1 due to darkness … issued just two hits over four innings in the tie … career-high four strikeouts recorded against Colgate in second game of series.
2014: Registered 5-6 record with an impressive 2.91 earned run average for lowest on squad .. appeared in 26 contests over 93.2 innings of work to rank second on team ... drew starts in 10 games and completed seven ... involved in three shutouts, two solo efforts ... struck out 21 batters ... limited opponents to .268 batting average ... drew first collegiate action in relief against Stephen F. Austin in the season opener ... picked up seven more games in relief before earning first start of the year in a 4-2 edging of George Washington hurling Army to its first win of the year ... scattered eight hits, struck out two and issued just one walk over seven innings of work ... involved in 9-0 (6) series-opening shutout of Lafayette, then limited the Leopards to just one run going the distance in a 3-1 nightcap decision ... allowed just two runs in eight-inning win over Sacred Heart the next day ... pitched Army into the Patriot League Tournament tossing a pair of shutouts in series-opening doubleheader ... yielded just four hits, a walk and season-high three strikeouts in a 1-0 first game decision ... scattered five hits and walked three in a 6-0 nightcap victory ... tossed 20 straight scoreless innings before having it snapped by the Crusaders after rallying for the win in the third game ... posted a 1.35 and 2-1 mark in the series, limiting opponents to a .203 batting average ... allowed just six runs in 28.2 innings for the week ... drew starts in six of eight games late in the regular season ... recorded a 2.91 ERA and 3-3 mark to include a pair of shutouts in Patriot League games ... appeared in nine games with six starts and completed five games hurling 43.1 innings in the circle.
High School: Lettered four years at Bellaire Senior High School (20-5A) in Houston ... right-handed pitcher who led team to the state quarterfinals three times ... never lost a district game during four-year career ... three times tabbed for all-district honors capped by first-team selection in 2013 ... twice named to the second unit ... chosen the Best Newcomer of the Year in 2010 ... played 10 years of travel ball with the Houston Power Softball Organization ... ASA qualified with coach Jim Krysiak of the Houston Power 18U Gold.
