High School: Four-year letterwinner under coach Tara Tattersall ... Played every single inning of her high school career ... Finished her senior season 13-7, with a school record 253 strikeouts, and a low 0.85 earned run average in the circle ... Hit .538, with 32 runs batted in and a slugging percentage of .667 in 29 games ... Named Rosary Female Athlete of the Year ... Tossed consecutive perfect games against Montini High School (4/14) and St. Francis (4/16) during senior season ... Tabbed Daily Herald Newspaper, Kane County Chronicle and Beacon News Softball Player of the Year as a senior ... Finished her sophomore, junior and senior seasons with the team's highest batting average ... Named team MVP in junior and senior seasons ... Tallied all-conference honors in final three seasons and earned all-area accolades in each of her final two seasons ... Earned three varsity letters in volleyball ... Set the single-season school record with 134 blocks as a senior ... Two-time all-area selection ... Also lettered in basketball in her senior season ... National Honor Society ... National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude. Personal: Born Kylie Noel Schalz on Dec. 21, 1989, in Aurora, Ill. ... Parents are Bill and Robin Schalz ... Has one older brother, Christopher ... Father is head swim coach at Rosary High School and has led team to three state titles ... Also is owner and coach of Academy Swim Club ... Appeared on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira in New York City in March 2008 for wearing a men's size 13 shoe ... Enjoys reading, hanging with friends, playing tennis and watching movies ... Plans to major in engineering. |
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