Jaxie Klucewich

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Jaxie Klucewich, Julie Phelps, Brooklyn Weisgram

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Year:
Senior
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Eagle, Idaho
Prev School:
Eagle HS

2023 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 47 games, made 45 starts
Made 41 starts at shortstop, four in left field
Batted .194, going 20 for 103
Scored 12 runs, drove in two
Stole team-high three bases
Had three multiple-hit games
Batted .364 playing as an outfielder, going 4 for 11
Had two-hit games against Utah State, Carroll and Weber State
Hit first career triple at home against Caroll
RBIs came against CSU Bakersfield and Weber State

2022 (junior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 47 games, made 44 starts
Opened the season in left field, started the final 26 games at second base
Batted .294, ranked third on the team with 45 hits
Drove in 11, tied for second on the team with 25 runs scored
Made a team-high 153 at-bats … The team’s leadoff hitter 26 times
Second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games … Had two games with multiple RBIs
Went 3 for 5 with two RBIs in third game of the season, a win over Saint Mary’s
Went 9 for 16 with a walk in road sweep of Southern Utah with four RBIs and seven runs scored
Had second career extra-base hit with a double against DePaul at the Montana Invitational
Tied for the team lead with five stolen bases

2021 (sophomore season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 47 of 49 games ... Made 46 starts in left field
Batted .342 to rank third on the team, 12th in the Big Sky
Hit in the No. 9 spot in the order 42 times
Ranked fourth on the team in hits (40)
Had 12 multiple-hit games
Led team with eight stolen bases
Had four assists from the outfield
Scored three times in 9-8 win at Portland State
Had a season-high three hits in Big Sky tournament win over Northern Colorado
Had first career extra-base hit, a double, in 9-8 win at Portland State

2020 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 12 of 24 games, getting one start at shortstop
Made seven appearances as a pinch runner, three as a pinch hitter
Went 3 for 9 on the season, scored six runs
Scored the game-winning run in the sixth inning in season-opening 3-2 win over Central Arkansas
Scored the opening run in six-run sixth inning in 6-0 victory over Michigan State
Had a pinch-hit single and later scored in 5-1 win over Saint Joseph’s

Career Bests
At-bats: 6 (Southern Utah, 4.1.22)
Hits: 4 (Southern Utah, 4.1.22)
Doubles: 1, two times
Triples: 1 (Carroll, 3.20.23)
Home runs: n/a
Runs: 3, three times
RBIs: 3 (Southern Utah, 4.1.22)
Walks: 1, 11 times
Steals: 1, 16 times

Career multiple-hit games: 28
Career multiple-RBI games: 3

Prep: A 2019 graduate of Eagle High ... Attended Eagle High as a freshman, junior and senior ... Played sophomore season at Big Sky High in Missoula ... Batted .519 as a senior to earn first-team 5A All-Southern Idaho Conference honors at shortstop ... Also earned first-team honors as a junior after batting .465 for Eagle High’s Class 5A state runner-up team ... Won a state softball championship at Eagle as a freshman, a state basketball title as a senior ... Played two years of volleyball, four years of basketball ... An all-conference third baseman at Big Sky as a sophomore ... Had a four-year batting average of .476.

Personal: The daughter of Gaylene and the late Jim Klucewich ... Has an older brother, Joey, and an older sister, Bobbie Jo ... An elementary education major.