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  Chalese Fankhauser
Chalese Fankhauser

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
South Jordan, Utah

High School:
Bingham HS

Height:
5-3

Position:
OF/C

Experience:
2L

B/T:
R/R

04/21/2013

Utah Softball Takes Two of Three From No. 2/3 Arizona State

Utes win second straight Pac-12 home series.

04/19/2013

Utah Softball Walks Off With 5-4 Win Over No. 2/3 Arizona State

Utes have three straight Pac-12 games at home.

04/13/2013

Utah Softball Cruises to First-Ever Pac-12 Road Victory

Utes down Oregon State, 11-2.

04/12/2013

Utah Softball Drops First Game of Oregon State Series, 6-2

Sophomore left fielder Kate Dickman drives in a pair.

04/11/2013

Utah Softball Continues Pac-12 Play at Oregon State

Friday and Sunday contests televised on Pac-12 Networks.

Fankhauser's 2013 Game-by-Game Stats

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Fankhauser Notes: Tenth in the Pac-12 with a .417 batting average ... tied for seventh in the league with an .833 slugging percentage ... owns 91 career starts in her third season as a Ute, mainly in center field ... complete five-tool player ... told her family that she wanted to be on the Utah Softball team when she was four years old ... gutty player with a `never say die' attitude ... always looking to take the next base ... plays the game hard.

2013: Ranks 10th in the Pac-12 with a .417 batting average ... tied for seventh in the conference with an .833 slugging percentage ... lined a double, scored twice and stole base against South Dakota (2/8) ... had an RBI single against Loyola Marymount (2/8) ... hit a double and triple during 2-for-3 effort with an RBI against Seattle (2/9) ... was 2-for-2 with a solo homer and a sacrifice bunt against Arkansas (2/10) ... posted a triple and double then scored three runs, while walking twice, against Idaho State (2/15) ... singled and scored a run against Long Beach State (2/17) ... also singled against UNLV (2/17).

2012: Started 41 games and appeared in 54 of 56 games ... made first three career starts behind the plate at No. 15 UCLA (4/20-22) ... has driven in 13 runs ... was 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs and a homer during second game of twin bill against Southern Utah (3/21) ... hit an RBI single in the first game of the day against the Thunderbirds (3/21) ... drew a walk against Western Michigan (2/10) ... stole a base against Portland State (2/12) ... first home run of the season was a three-run shot against Drexel (2/24) ... tagged a two-run home run against Utah State (3/28) ... cracked a solo homer in second game of series at No. 13/13 Arizona (4/10) ... 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts this year ... has drawn eight walks ... scored a run in the middle game of the UCLA series (4/21) ... hit a two-run triple during first game of Weber State doubleheader (4/25) ... hit a single, drew a walk and stole a base in second game of twin bill at WSU (4/25) ... crossed the plate in first game of series with No. 23 Oregon State (4/27) ... singled and stole a base in middle game of OSU series (4/28) ... had a base hit and scored during finale of series againt the Beavers (4/29).

2011: All-Mountain West Conference selection ... started in 40 games and played 49 in the Ute outfield ... second on team with a .339 batting average ... also boasted a .435 on-base percentage as well as a a .565 slugging percentage ... 27 RBI ... 9-of-13 on stolen base attempts ... tied for fourth in the MWC's overall statistics with eight sacrifice bunts ... tied for seventh in the league with two sacrifice flies ... tied for fifth in the conference with nine stolen bases .... one of four MWC players to maintain a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... was 2-for-3 with first career double against Virginia (2/24) ... hit a three-run homer and scored twice against Nevada (2/27) ... had a double and two RBI against Wisconsin (3/6) ... had a hit in all three at-bats, including a solo home run, in first game of doubleheader against Southern Utah (3/9) ... also hit a home run in second game against SUU ... had a double and three RBI during 2-for-4 effort in first game of doubleheader at George Mason (3/22) ... had another double in next versus GMU ... connected for a two-run homer against Utah Valley (4/5) ... went 2-for-4 against UVU, the first of three straight two-hit games ... was 2-for-2 with two RBI in game one of doubleheader against Weber State (4/6) then went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in the second game ... hit .750 during Utah's 2-1 road trip at New Mexico and Colorado State (5-5/7) ... had six hits, including a home run and a double, in eight official at-bats to go with five RBI and four runs scored against the Lobos and Rams ... also drew three walks and stole a base.

High School/Travel Ball: Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News First-Team All-State selection and first-team all-region as a sophomore, junior and senior ... also on honorable mention all-state and second-team all-region pick as a freshman ... helped Salt Lake Flames win six titles ... helped Bingham High School win the 5A State Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... named all-tournament team MVP as a sophomore.

Personal: Parents are Larry and Kay Fankhauser ... siblings are Tyler (30), Matt (28), Nick (25) and Megan (22) ... major is undeclared ... born Jan. 14, 1992.


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