Heather Kiefer

Year:
Junior
Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-8
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Potomac Falls, Va.
High School:
Potomac Falls
Major:
Psychology

2015 as a Senior:
• Appeared in 15 games this season, making seven starts
• Went 3-2 in the circle with a 2.54 ERA
• Had one shutout, one complete game and a save
• Struck out 26 and walked nine in 41.1 innings pitched
• Tossed a one-hit shutout in JMU's 8-0 win over Rhode Island (March 7)
• Struck out season-best five batters in first start at North Florida (Feb. 13)
• Came in to pitch 4.2 innings of relief to pick up the winning decision in JMU's 10-3 victory over Virginia Tech (April 29)
• Named to the CAA All-Academic Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)

2014 as a Junior:
• NFCA First Team All-Region
• Second Team All-CAA
• CAA Pitcher of the Week (2/18)
• College Sports Madness Preseason First Team All-CAA
• Appeared in 38 games, making 28 starts in the circle for Madison
• Had a career-high 20 wins, going 20-8 with a 2.04 ERA
• Added five shutouts, three combined shutouts, 14 complete games and three saves
• Struck out 71 and walked on 23 in a career-high 161 2/3 innings pitched
• Was the winning pitcher after tossing six shutout innings in the CAA Championship game
• JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete

2013 as a Sophomore:
• NFCA Second Team All-Region
• Second Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Two-time CAA Pitcher of the Week
• Appeared in 27 games, starting 22 and threw 135 2/3 innings in the circle for JMU
• Went 14-8 with a 1.65 ERA, tossing 14 complete games, four shutouts and one save
• Struck out 65 against just 27 walks
• Ranked 27th in the nation in ERA (1.65), 32nd in walks allowed (1.39/7 innings), 106th in hits allowed (5.88/7 innings) and 116th in shutouts (four)
• JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete

2012 as a Freshman:
• 2012 CAA Rookie of the Year (second player in school history to be named Rookie of the Year)
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• VaSID Second Team All- State
• Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week (March 6, March 20, April 30)
• CAA Pitcher of the Week on April 2
• JMU Day Inn Invitational All- Tournament Team
• Went 14-6 with a 1.96 ERA, 15 complete games, five shutouts and two saves in 30 appearances in the circle
• Allowed 132 hits, 53 runs, 40 earned runs, 41 walks and struck out 95 while limiting opponents to a .242 batting average in 143 innings pitched
• Went 9-2 with a 1.25 ERA, 10 complete games and four shutouts in 12 appearances in CAA play
• Ranked 75th in the nation in ERA (1.96), 96th in saves (two) and 256th in strikeouts per seven innings (4.7)
• Made her collegiate debut as the starting pitcher against Elon on Feb. 18
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award Recipient
• JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete

High School:
• Three-time team captain
• Three-time team MVP
• Potomac Falls Coach's Award winner
• Four-time All-Dulles District selection
• Two-time Washington Post All- Met selection
• ESPN Rise Player of the Week honoree as a junior after striking out 22 batters in one game and throwing a perfect game in another
• Owns eight season and nine career records for Potomac Falls, including records for season/career ERA, season/career strikeouts, season/career shutouts, season/career assists, single game strikeouts, career wins as well as career doubles and RBIs.
• Played travel softball for Wagners Gold and qualified for two ASA 18U Gold National Championship tournaments

Personal:
• Daughter of Kathy and Robert ('85) Kiefer
• Principal's list student
• Enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends, shopping and playing with her Min Pin, Lexie
• Enjoys reading Jodi Picoult books
• Majoring in psychology
• Minoring in criminal justice
• Studying pre-law

Getting to Know Heather Kiefer
What do you love most about JMU? The sunrises, the sunsets and the mountain views
What is your favorite place to eat on campus? Dukes
Most people don’t know that I ... Was a junior Redskin’s cheerleader for two years, we performed on the field during halftime
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014?
1. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
2. Barefoot Blue Jean Night – Jake Owen
What is your favorite ...
Food: Breakfast foods
Movie: Frozen
TV Show: Girl Code and Guy Code
Song: Follow Your Arrow by Kacey Musgraves
Athlete: Bryce Harper
Holiday: 4th of July
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? To have an undefeated conference
What is your favorite memory of JMU softball? Getting an at-large bid to regionals
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling – Margaret Lee
What is the one thing everyone at JMU should do before graduating? Pet the Quad cat
What is your ideal vacation? Swiss Alps
If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? Swimming
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Sigmund Freud, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jason Aldean