July 20, 2011
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV head softball coach Pete Manarino announced today the hiring of Kendall Fearn as an assistant coach.
Fearn is no stranger to the UNLV softball program after spending five years as a student-athlete and one more as a volunteer assistant coach.
"We are very excited about this opportunity for Kendall," said Manarino. "It is great that she wanted to continue to be part of the UNLV family and coaching staff. She understands the system after her experiences as a player and as a coach. She also understands the players and the university."
With Fearn on staff as a volunteer coach the 2011 Rebels ranked nationally in slugging percentage (11th, .520), home runs per game (15th, 1.2) and batting average (17th, .321). The offense broke three UNLV single-season records, as well: home runs (54), slugging percentage (.520) and on-base percentage (.408).
"I'm really excited to begin my coaching career at my alma mater and with such an experienced coaching staff and a great support staff," noted Fearn. "I'm thankful for the opportunities that I was afforded as a student-athlete at UNLV and I'm excited for the future of the program as a coach."
After graduating from Carlsbad High School (Calif.) in 2005, Fearn became a four-time letterwinner at UNLV and was selected to two all-conference teams. She also earned MW Player of the Week honors twice. In the classroom, she was a three-time academic all-conference member and was named a scholar-athlete once.
In all, she played in 228 games with 227 starts. She owned a batting average of .298 with 186 hits, 75 of which went for extra bases. She finished her career ranked in seven categories of UNLV's career record book. She has her name listed as high as third in RBI (142). She is fourth in walks (91); fifth in home runs (34), total bases (330) and slugging percentage (.528); seventh in doubles (40) and ninth in hit-by-pitch (12).
She graduated from UNLV in 2009 with her undergraduate degree in psychology and this past spring she earned her master's in sports education leadership.
