2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Kliebenstein, Tara

Jersey Number 3
Tara Kliebenstein
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, CA
- High School:
- El Camino HS
Bio
2017 (SENIOR): Appeared in 50 games, making 49 starts...posted career highs in batting (.264), runs (31), triples (4), home runs (4), RBI (20), slugging (.480), walks (10), on-base percentage (.343), sacrifice hits (5) and stolen bases (5)...registered a .930 fielding percentage along with a career-best 94 assists...collected seven multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games...named Big West Conference Player of the Week Mar. 27...went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double vs. Arkansas (Feb. 17)...knocked in three runs, scored twice and hit a home run vs. Weber State (Mar. 4)...finished 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, a double, a home run and two walks vs. Boise State (Mar. 4)...had two hits and two stolen bases vs. Sacred Heart (Mar. 7)...drove in four, tallied three hits and homered twice in a doubleheader at CSU Bakersfield (Mar. 26)...hit a two-run double and scored at Long Beach State (Apr. 2)...Roped an RBI triple and singled at Cal State Fullerton (May 6)...hit a two-run double at UC Davis (May 12)...selected Academic All-Conference.
2016 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 46 games and made 42 starts..batted .241 with 15 runs, 26 hits, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, 10 RBI and four sacrifice bunts...batted .255 with five runs, four doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs while starting all 21 games against Big West opposition...produced six multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games during the year...had a career high three hits and three RBIs in a victory at UC Riverside...matched a career high with two runs scored in two games...blasted an inside-the-park home run in victory over Loyola Marymount...sported a .934 fielding percentage in over 180 defensive chances along the infield...selected Academic All-Conference.
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 26 games and made 24 starts...batted .179 with 10 hits, 11 runs, a double, a home run, four RBIs and four sacrifice bunts...had a season-high two hits, including the game winning home run, against UC Riverside on April 18...drove in an RBI in four different games...scored a season high two runs in a win over UC Riverside on April 18.
2014 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games before an injury cut her season short...granted a medical redshirt for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of El Camino High School...played four seasons of softball for the Wildcats...earned first team All-League and All-CIF honors during her career...helped lead her team to a CIF Division I championship in her freshman season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sharra and Randal Kilebenstein... majoring in communication studies...has one sister, Sharla, who played softball at Big West rival Hawai’i...favorites include the Miami Dolphins, Denzel Washington, Derek Jeter and “Remember the Titans”...Advice to young people is “stay true to yourself”...lists her family as her greatest heroes.
2016 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 46 games and made 42 starts..batted .241 with 15 runs, 26 hits, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, 10 RBI and four sacrifice bunts...batted .255 with five runs, four doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs while starting all 21 games against Big West opposition...produced six multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games during the year...had a career high three hits and three RBIs in a victory at UC Riverside...matched a career high with two runs scored in two games...blasted an inside-the-park home run in victory over Loyola Marymount...sported a .934 fielding percentage in over 180 defensive chances along the infield...selected Academic All-Conference.
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 26 games and made 24 starts...batted .179 with 10 hits, 11 runs, a double, a home run, four RBIs and four sacrifice bunts...had a season-high two hits, including the game winning home run, against UC Riverside on April 18...drove in an RBI in four different games...scored a season high two runs in a win over UC Riverside on April 18.
2014 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games before an injury cut her season short...granted a medical redshirt for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of El Camino High School...played four seasons of softball for the Wildcats...earned first team All-League and All-CIF honors during her career...helped lead her team to a CIF Division I championship in her freshman season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sharra and Randal Kilebenstein... majoring in communication studies...has one sister, Sharla, who played softball at Big West rival Hawai’i...favorites include the Miami Dolphins, Denzel Washington, Derek Jeter and “Remember the Titans”...Advice to young people is “stay true to yourself”...lists her family as her greatest heroes.
Softball--CSUN vs. Hawai'i
Saturday, May 04
Softball-CSUN vs. UC Riverside
Saturday, April 13
Softball-CSUN vs. UCLA
Sunday, March 24
Softball-CSUN vs. Saint Mary's
Saturday, March 23