University of St. Thomas Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Kleinfeldt, Ava
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Jersey Number 8
Ava Kleinfeldt
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lake Mills
- Hometown:
- Lake Mills, Wisc.
Bio
Awards & Achievements
2025 Summit League Freshman of the Year
2025 All-Summit League First Team
Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week (April 14)
2025 NFCA All-Region Third Team
2024-25 Summit League Honor Roll
2025
Made 24 appearances and 18 starts in the circle... tossed 104 innings with a 2.56 ERA and a 11-3 win-loss record... she struck out 62 and walked just 24... tossed 10 complete games, four shutouts, and one complete game shutout... hitters mounted a .278 batting average against... struck out a career-high nine batters in seven innings in 5-4 win over New Mexico (Feb. 15)... worked a staggering 0.92 ERA in 38 innings with a 5-0 win-loss record during her final seven appearances... got the win in the Tommies' 9-0 win over NDSU to secure their first regular season Summit League title... finished top 25 in the Summit League in shutouts (3rd - four), complete games (4th - 10), ERA (5th - 2.56), wins (5th - 11), games started (6th - 18), innings pitched (8th - 104), BAA (8th - .278), and strikeouts (9th - 62)... earned a spot on the NFCA All-Region third team... was named All-Summit League First Team, the first Tommie pitcher in program history to do so... was named Summit League Freshman of the Year, the third Tommie in the program's four seasons in the Summit League and first Tommie pitcher to do so.
High School
Named to the All-Capitol North Conference second-team… led her Lake Mills High School team in ERA during the 2021 and 2022 seasons… two-time varsity captain… named to the principal’s honor roll… member of the National Honor Society… named to the Capitol North Conference All-Academic team.
Personal
Daughter of Scott and Amy, has one sibling (Lukas)… majoring in neuroscience.
2025 Summit League Freshman of the Year
2025 All-Summit League First Team
Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week (April 14)
2025 NFCA All-Region Third Team
2024-25 Summit League Honor Roll
2025
Made 24 appearances and 18 starts in the circle... tossed 104 innings with a 2.56 ERA and a 11-3 win-loss record... she struck out 62 and walked just 24... tossed 10 complete games, four shutouts, and one complete game shutout... hitters mounted a .278 batting average against... struck out a career-high nine batters in seven innings in 5-4 win over New Mexico (Feb. 15)... worked a staggering 0.92 ERA in 38 innings with a 5-0 win-loss record during her final seven appearances... got the win in the Tommies' 9-0 win over NDSU to secure their first regular season Summit League title... finished top 25 in the Summit League in shutouts (3rd - four), complete games (4th - 10), ERA (5th - 2.56), wins (5th - 11), games started (6th - 18), innings pitched (8th - 104), BAA (8th - .278), and strikeouts (9th - 62)... earned a spot on the NFCA All-Region third team... was named All-Summit League First Team, the first Tommie pitcher in program history to do so... was named Summit League Freshman of the Year, the third Tommie in the program's four seasons in the Summit League and first Tommie pitcher to do so.
High School
Named to the All-Capitol North Conference second-team… led her Lake Mills High School team in ERA during the 2021 and 2022 seasons… two-time varsity captain… named to the principal’s honor roll… member of the National Honor Society… named to the Capitol North Conference All-Academic team.
Personal
Daughter of Scott and Amy, has one sibling (Lukas)… majoring in neuroscience.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23
