10  Kendal Butterfield Class: Junior Hometown: Grass Valley, Calif. High School: Nevada Union H.S. Height: 5-5 Position: OF Birthdate: 02/21/1992 Experience: 2L

2012
Started all 51 games during her sophomore season and was named Academic All-Conference with a 3.87 GPA...Also a Mountain West Scholar Athlete Award recipient....Ended the season with a .240 batting average, two home runs, and on-base percentage of .310 and a .970 fielding percentage...Led the team in sacrifice bunts (7) and was 5-5 in stolen bases (1.000)...posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 12 conference games...also in conference play batted .333 with the bases loaded, .394 in the leadoff position and .615 with a runner on third and two outs.

2011
Played in 40 games her freshman season, starting 17...Appeared as a pinch runner in most situations ...Scored 14 runs...Went 4-for-6 in stolen-base attempts...Notched an .800 fielding percentage in appearances at second and in the outfield...Named academic all-conference and was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award recipient with a 3.78 GPA.

Nevada Union
Was a two-sport athlete for the Nevada Union Miners in Grass Valley, Calif. ...Earned four varsity letters in softball and three varsity letters in volleyball...Played softball under head coach Darren Chan...Named Sierra Foothill League first-team all-conference in softball all four years...Softball team captain all four years and volleyball team captain for one year...Earned softball Coaches Award twice...Earned softball MVP honors for two seasons...Also earned volleyball MVP honors...Played club softball for the All-American Sports Academy 18-Gold team...Received Bank of America Applied Arts Plaque Award...Principal's Scholar Athlete...Nominee for Girls State...DAR Good Citizen Award recipient...Class valedictorian.

Personal
Born Feb. 21, 1992, in Grass Valley, Calif. ...Daughter of David and Rhonda Butterfield...Has one brother, Cody, and one sister, Tessa...Double-majoring in animal science and agricultural education.