Marshall University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Ksiazek, Tatum
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Jersey Number 18
Tatum Ksiazek
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bondurant-Farrar HS
- Hometown:
- Bondurant, Iowa
Bio
Pronounced: Shaw-zik
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2018 (Freshman)
2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 8/1 … Pitched 13.1 innings in rookie season and finished with a record of 1-0, one save, 5.78 ERA and five strikeouts ... First career appearance against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 17) and recorded first strikeout and first save … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief at No. 20 South Carolina (March 4) … Saw 1.2 innings of middle relief in Herd’s 6-3 win over Southern Miss (March 17) and allowed just one run … Earned first career win in Marshall’s comeback victory over FGCU (March 21), pitched final three innings, allowed one run, one hit, struck out one and finished off the Eagles in the bottom of the seventh in order in just five pitches … Earned first start against Morehead State (April 11), pitched the first two innings and allowed two runs with two strikeouts … Final appearance of the season came at Pitt (April 28).
High School: Attended Bondurant-Farrar High School … Member of the 2013 State Championship team … Played club ball for the Iowa Blitz … High school and travel ball teammate with current Marshall classmate Samantha Koehn ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
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Personal: Born July 2, 1998 … Daughter of Ken and Heather Ksiazek … Has one older brother Tucker (21) who attends Grand View University … Father Ken wrestled collegiately at University of Nebraska-Kearney … Chose Marshall because, “I love the traditions, softball team and home-like feeling.” … plans to major in elementary education.
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2018 (Freshman)
2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 8/1 … Pitched 13.1 innings in rookie season and finished with a record of 1-0, one save, 5.78 ERA and five strikeouts ... First career appearance against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 17) and recorded first strikeout and first save … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief at No. 20 South Carolina (March 4) … Saw 1.2 innings of middle relief in Herd’s 6-3 win over Southern Miss (March 17) and allowed just one run … Earned first career win in Marshall’s comeback victory over FGCU (March 21), pitched final three innings, allowed one run, one hit, struck out one and finished off the Eagles in the bottom of the seventh in order in just five pitches … Earned first start against Morehead State (April 11), pitched the first two innings and allowed two runs with two strikeouts … Final appearance of the season came at Pitt (April 28).
High School: Attended Bondurant-Farrar High School … Member of the 2013 State Championship team … Played club ball for the Iowa Blitz … High school and travel ball teammate with current Marshall classmate Samantha Koehn ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
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Personal: Born July 2, 1998 … Daughter of Ken and Heather Ksiazek … Has one older brother Tucker (21) who attends Grand View University … Father Ken wrestled collegiately at University of Nebraska-Kearney … Chose Marshall because, “I love the traditions, softball team and home-like feeling.” … plans to major in elementary education.
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