2024: A defensive powerhouse for the Warriors, Kerze appeared in 43 games and started in 41…The senior shortstop had a batting average of ..239 with 21 hits, 13 walks, and 5 stolen bases…Kerze secured an on base percentage of .364, along with a fielding percentage of .919…CCC Academic All-Conference Accolades… Member of the 2024 Corban Softball squad that finished 4-42 overall and 2-25 in CCC contests for a tenth-place finish in the conference standings. The program had 14 student-athletes named to Academic All-Conference honors, along with nine NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the 2024 season.
2023: Appeared in 32 games for the Warriors, starting 31… recorded 7 hits, 4 runs scored, and 3 stolen bases. Finished with a batting average of .135, slugging percentage of .135, and on-base percentage of .223… Spring 2023 Academic All-Conference Honoree…
2022: Kerze had a breakthrough season in 2022…the junior appeared in 34 games and became a very reliable second baseman for the squad…she averaged .162 and tallied 12 hits…
2021: Second-year member of the Navy and Gold squad that placed 5th in the Cascade Conference Tournament…
2020: Infielder for the Warrior squad that had its 2020 season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Personal: Kerze brings the presence of a defensive stalwart to the Navy and Gold. In her last of four varsity softball seasons at Oakmont High School, she recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at the hot corner, racking up 38 assists/putouts in 38 total chances. Her success in the classroom should also be noted, as she was a Scholar-Athlete honoree in both 2018 and 2019.
Kerze is set to major in kinesiology at Corban.
