Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2006: Had five starts in the circle for theBulldogs and pitched in 14 total games ... Played in 15 games onthe year ... Pitched 24.1 innings and struck out 11 batters ... Atthe plate, she recorded two hits and two RBI ... Had two sacrificehits ... Tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

High School: Played four years at Douglas Byrd(N.C.) High School where she became the school’s careerleader in ERA and strikeouts ... Guided Douglas Byrd to itsfirst-ever appearance in the state playoffs ... Earned All-StateHonorable Mention and All-Conference honors ... Named as theteam’s Defensive Player of the Year and Team MVP ... Excelledoff the field as well as a member of the National Honors Society,Future Business Leaders of America, the National Academy ofScholars and the Fayetteville Youth Leadership Academy.

Personal: Kirsten Elizabeth McLean was bornOct. 28, 1986 in Bad Tolez, Germany ... Majoring in economics andfinance with a minor in math ... Daughter of Jim and CarrollMcLean.