Renee Kertz

Position:
INF
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Notre Dame
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

last updated Feb. 7, 2012

2011: Earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors...Broke Southeast’s single-season record in RBI...One of five Redhawks to start all 61 games...Southeast's second-best hitter with a .328 batting average...Led the team with 48 RBI, while ranking second in doubles (11) and third in home runs (7)...Drew a team-high 23 walks...Was hit by a pitch six times, second-most on the team...Helped turn a total of 15 double plays at shortstop, where she made all of her starts...Led the team with 13 multiple-RBI games and ranked third with 16 multi-hit contests...Tied for fourth in the OVC in RBI...Put together a five-game hitting streak from Feb. 25-27...Went a perfect 4-for-4 at SIU Edwardsville (3/12) and at Tennessee State (4/9)...Had a single-game high five RBI vs. Austin Peay (4/2)...Contributed a single-game high three doubles at SIU Edwardsville (3/12)...Hit .341 with a team-best 29 RBI in 24 conference starts...Blasted two home runs vs. Austin Peay (4/2)...At one time, hit six home runs in eight games...Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Southeast Scholar-Athlete...Earned the team's Most Valuable Player Award.

2010: Started all 48 games at shortstop...Hit .237 with 13 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run and 19 RBI...Ranked second on the team and fifth in the OVC with 26 walks...Hit .400 in bases loaded situations and finished with seven two-out RBI...Collected six multi-hit games and drove in two or more runs three times...Scored two game-winning runs...Went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and three RBI in season-opener at Jackson State (2/11)...Hit a walk-off game-winning grand slam vs. IUPUI (3/16)...She also had a triple and six RBI in that game...Had three RBI vs. SIU Edwardsville (3/13)...Led the team with 128 assists...Helped turn nine double plays...Named Co-OVC Player of the Week (2/15)...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

2009: Made 50 starts at third base...Hit .266 with 25 runs scored, two doubles, one home run and 20 RBI...Led the team in runs scored, at-bats (154) and tied for first in plate appearances (175)...Tied for second on the team in hits (41) and RBI...Tied a team-high 11 multi-hit games and finished with three hits in three contests...Also ranked first on the team with six multiple-RBI performances...Went a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk and run scored at Jackson State (2/12)...Had two hits, a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in OVC Tournament semifinal game vs. Tennessee Tech (5/8)...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI vs. Eastern Kentucky (4/25)...Hit a two-run home run at Missouri State (3/6)...Finished with three hits at UT Martin (4/10)...Led the team with 97 assists and was part of four double plays...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: All-Metro, All-District, All-Conference and All-Region honoree at Notre Dame High School...Hit .367 and boasted a .517 slugging percentage as a junior...Most Valuable Player in both basketball and softball...Her basketball team finished fourth in the state...Also helped lead Notre Dame’s soccer team to a second-place finish at the State Tournament...Played for the St. Louis Fusion.

Personal: Born May 9, 1990...Majoring in Exercise Science and Pre-Physical Therapy...Daughter of Tim and Sandy Kertz.