Claire Wernig

Position:
OF
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lutheran South
Hometown:
Imperial, Mo.

Last updated February 8, 2018

2017: Played in 35 games and started 19 in left field...Tallied 11 hits, four runs scored, seven runs batted in and three walks...Registered two stolen bases...Hit safely in three of her first four starts...Had a season-high two RBIs at Alcorn State (2/25)...Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection and Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

2016: One of two players to start all 49 games…Made 41 starts in right field, seven in center and one in left…Owned a .320 batting average, the highest of any starter…Led the team in hits (54) and runs (32), and ranked second in doubles (9) and stolen bases (13)…Drew 12 walks, added a home run and had 13 RBIs…The Redhawks second-leading hitter in Ohio Valley Conference play, hitting .309 with 17 runs, six doubles and eight RBIs in 27 starts…Led the team with 18 multiple-hit games…Pieced together a season-long 12-game hitting streak from Mar. 20-Apr. 9…Went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and one RBI vs. Austin Peay (4/30)…Hit her first career home run vs. Arkansas (4/6)…At one time, reached base in 13-consecutive games…OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection and Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

2015: Started 27 of the 41 games she played...Made three starts in left field and the other 24 as designated player...Hit .286 with 15 runs scored, two doubles, a triple and 17 RBIs...Boasted the top batting average among freshmen on the team...Went a perfect 6-of-6 in stolen bases....Ranked third on the team hitting .346 in OVC games...Notched 18 hits, scored 10 runs and had 10 RBIs in 20 league contests, including 15 starts...Hit .350 with seven hits, three runs scored and eight RBIs in the Redhawks series sweep at Austin Peay (5/2-3)...Collected a season-high three hits in game one of that series...Southeast Scholar-Athlete and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

Prep: Went to Lutheran South High School where she lettered all four years…Named Second-Team All-State as a senior…Metro Conference Player of the Year in 2013…Garnered All-Region honors her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…Earned All-District and All-Conference honors all four prep seasons…Helped lead her team to two district titles (2012, 2013) and three conference championships (2011-2013)…Team Captain her final two seasons…Hit .494 with 14 doubles, 31 RBI and 41 runs scored her senior year…Received her team’s MVP award…Set school record with a .525 batting average as a sophomore...Offensive MVP as both a sophomore and junior…Co-Captain of the soccer team.

Personal: Born March 27, 1996… Majoring in Communication Disorders…Daughter of Mike and Sharon Wernig.