7   Alex Klonowski
	Class: Junior Hometown: Kearney, Mo. High School: Kearney Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: IF/P B/T: R/R

Versatile player who started contests throughout the outfield, third base, second base and shortstop in 2012 ... One of the Huskies top relief pitchers the last two seasons as well ... May move into starting pitching role.

2012: Appeared in 52 games with 51 starts ... Pitched in 16 contests in relief duty ... Closed the season with a .280 batting average (58 hits), 30 RBI, 24 runs, three homeruns, nine doubles and one triple ... Also posted a .304 on-base percentage and a .377 slugging mark ... On the mound, amassed a 3-1 record with an ERA of 5.74, 21 strikeouts and 16 walks in 15.2 innings of work ... Ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak (15-for-29, .517) ... Knocked in a career-high four RBI versus No. 18 St. John's, going 4-for-6 with a double and a homerun (Feb.25) ...Recorded four hits on in a game on two occasions, doing so at Kent State (March 23, 4-for-5, 1 RBI) and at Western Michigan (May 11, 4-for-5, 3 RBI) ... Finished 3-for-4 with a sacrifice hit and secured the win on the mound, his first of the year, at Austin Peay (March 9) ... Also recorded three hits in the Huskie shutout over Illinois (March 18) ... Finished with two homeruns, a double and four RBI in series sweep at Miami (Ohio) (April 13-15) ... Recorded three strikeouts on three different relief appearances versus St. Mary's (Calif.) (March 3), Austin Peay (March 9) and Southern Illinois (March 17) ... Earned second win of the year in two innings of work at Southern Illinois (March 17) ... Won final decision at UIC (May 2) ... Hurled two perfect innings with two strikeouts versus Ohio (April 7).

2011: Made 23 appearances on the mound with one start ... Also started 11 games in the field with 17 total appearances ... Held a 1-0 record during the season with two saves, 26 strikeouts and 11 walks in 38.2 innings of work ... Had a team low WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) of 1.23 ... At the plate batted .292, with 11 RBI, two doubles and a home run ... Recorded a slugging percentage of .396 and an on-base percentage of .346 ... Earned his first collegiate win against Big-10 Champion Illinois in a 2.2 inning outing (March 18) ... Pitched a season-high 5.1 innings versus Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, hurling two strikeouts and two walks (May 27) ... Twice struckout three batters in 1.1 innings of play, doing so against UIC (May 4) and Ball State (May 14) ... First save also occurred at Illinois-Chicago ... Notched second save against Ball State in 1.2 innings on one strikeout and two hit performance (May 15) ... Earned first start on the mound versus Valparaiso (May 3) ... Knocked in four runs as a pinch hitter/short stop versus Chicago State, including a two-run home run (March 29) ... Had a three RBI performance in a start versus Ball State; was 2-for-5 at the plate with one run and one double (May 14) ... Earned his first start in the field versus Bradley (April 6).

High School: Four-time varsity letterman ... Recognized as an all-conference performer as a senior ... Honored twice on 2009 first team all-conference as both a pitcher and utility player ... Named first team all-area infielder in 2009 ... Hit .348 with 23 runs, two home runs, 22 RBI and 11 steals in 27 games in his junior season with a school record of only two strikeouts in 89 at-bats ... Went 5-2 with four complete games, a save, 41 strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA in 47 innings over 12 games on the mound as a junior ... Was the starting shooting guard on varsity basketball team for two years ... Named to honorable mention all-conference and all-area as a junior for the Class Four Missouri High School State Championship runner-up team.

Personal: Ranked at the top of his high school class with a 4.0 Grade Point Average... Was a National Honor Society and National Association of Scholars member... Majoring in biochemistry and minoring in accounting.

CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2013:
At-bats: 6 (two times) last at Miami (Ohio) (April 15, 2012)
Hits: 4 (two times) last at Western Michigan (May 11, 2012)
Walks: 2 versus Bradley (April 6, 2011)
Runs: 2 (four times) last versus Ohio (April 8, 2012)
RBI: 4 versus No. 18 St. John's (February 25, 2012)
Hitting streak: Seven games, May 11, 2012 - present

CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2013:
innings: 5.1 versus Eastern Michigan (May 27, 2011)
Pitch count: 75 versus Eastern Michigan (May 27, 2011)
Strikeouts: 3 (six times) last at Southern Illinois (March 17, 2012)
Walks: 3 (two times) last at Kent State (March 24, 2012)
Runs: 5 at Texas Tech (February 26, 2011)