| Kim Bruins |
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• Career statistics
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
• started the final 12 games of the regular season at first base after Lexy Bennett was injured
• recorded two hits, a double and three RBI in an 8-4 victory over Northern Illinois (Feb. 12)
• singled, walked and added two RBI in Texas' 3-0 win against UMass (Feb. 27)
• posted an RBI single in a pinch hit appearance during UT's 6-1 win over Iowa State (April 17)
• became the starter at first base on April 22 at Texas Tech, going a combined 3-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored in the series sweep (April 22-23)
• registered two hits and an RBI to extend her career-best hitting streak to five games in the Horns' 3-0 win over No. 17 Baylor (April 27)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
• posted a 7-3 record in 19 appearances, including five complete games and one shutout
• tossed 7.0 innings, allowed one run on five hits and struck out three to defeat No. 20 DePaul in her collegiate debut (Feb. 12)
• posted two hits, a home run, three RBI and one run scored in Texas' 4-1 win over No. 20 DePaul (Feb. 13)
• fired 5.0 innings and surrendered one run on four hits to lead the Horns to a win over No. 13 LSU (Feb. 14)
• picked up her third win of the season, throwing 6.2 innings, scattering seven hits and striking out two against Purdue (Feb. 19)
• improved to 4-0 with a complete game, five-hit outing against Houston (Feb. 21)
• hit her second home run of the season in UT's 14-5 win over UC Davis (Feb. 27)
• threw her first career no-hitter, throwing 5.0 scoreless innings, striking out three, walking none and hitting one batter against Texas Southern (March 4)
• tossed a complete game, allowed five hits and fanned a season-best seven batters to defeat UTEP (March 10)
• notched her seventh win of the season against UTSA, allowing seven runs on 10 hits and striking out five (March 30)
• made two appearances against No. 10 Georgia, firing 3.0 innings in game one and throwing 5.0 effective innings and allowing three runs in the second game (May 9-10)
NATIONALLY
Played club softball for the California Cruisers out of Long Beach, Calif. for head coach Mel Sievers ... led her club to consecutive seventh-place finishes at the 2008/2009 ASA Gold Nationals ... helped the Cruisers to a ninth-place finish at ASA Gold Nationals in 2007.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Redlands High School ... tabbed first-team All-Citrus Belt League four times and twice named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation Team (2007, 2009) ... named Citrus Belt League MVP in 2008 and 2009 ... garnered Press-Enterprise Player of the Year honors in 2009 and Press-Enterprise All-Area First Team in 2008 and 2009 ... paced her Redlands squad to back-to-back Citrus Belt League titles in 2008 and 2009 ... headlined her Redlands team as a senior with 16 wins in the circle, a 0.98 ERA, 164 strikeouts, a .419 batting average, 31 runs scored and 38 RBI ... set the Redlands school record for strikeouts and victories in 2008.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kimberly L. Bruins ... born July 11, 1991 in Redlands, Calif. ... is the daughter of Ken and Brenda Bruins ... has one sister, Brianna (22) and one brother, Kenny (19) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Fall 2011) ... is a health promotion major.
