Freshman (2013)

Season Notes
-2013 Big South Freshman of the Year
-2013 All-Big South Second Team at catcher
-2013 All-Big South Freshman Team
-2013 NCCSIAA Second Team at catcher
-2013 College Sports Madness Second Team
-Selected as the team’s Rookie of the Year
-Started 58 of 60 games at catcher
-Registered .339 avg., .667 slugging and .436 on-base pct.
-Finished second on the team with 54 RBI, 13 home runs, 12 doubles, three triples and 116 total bases
-The 54 RBI are the fourth-most in program single-season history
-Plunked by a pitch 15 times, tied for first in a season
-Recorded 17 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games
-Compiled .991 fielding pct. with 294 putouts and 40 assists
-NCAA Ranks: HBP (46th/0.26), RBI (64th/0.93), Home Runs (83rd/13), Triples (95th/3), 
-Big South Ranks: Triples (4th/3), Slugging pct. (6th/.661), RBI (6th/0.93), Home Runs (9th/13), Hits (10th/1.02)

Game Highlights
-Big South Choice Hotels Player of the Week (3/18)
-Season-high eight-game hitting (4/25-5/10) and 11-game reach based (2/8-3/1) streak
-Blasted a home run and double, while scoring three times vs. St. Bonaventure (2/8)
-Belted a three-run homer vs. George Washington (2/9)
-Posted  a trio of hits and one RBI vs. Seton Hall (2/9)
-Hit a solo homer and single vs. Middle Tennessee (2/15)
-Tallied first triple and scored twice with one RBI vs. Youngstown St. (2/23)
-Connected on a solo homer and singled at Hawaii (3/2)
-Delivered a two-RBI single vs. Western Kentucky (3/3)
-Scored twice on a walk and solo home run vs. Charlotte (3/13)
-Blasted a pair of homers and four RBI in doubleheader vs. Gardner-Webb (3/15)
-Registered two doubles and two RBI vs. Gardner-Webb (3/16)
-Drilled a solo homer vs. South Carolina (3/19) and added a single
-Totaled three runs, three hits and three RBI in series vs. Liberty (3/29-30)
-Picked up a pair of hits and three RBI at PC (4/6)
-Connected on a solo home run against Charleston Southern (4/12)
-Notched two doubles and two RBI vs. Charleston Southern (4/13)
-Totaled 14 putouts at Radford (4/20)
-Hit twice and registered two base knocks, runs and RBI at Radford (4/21)
-Drove in a pair of runs on two hits at UNCW (4/23)
-Connected on walk-off homer to cap three hit and four RBI game vs. Longwood (5/4)
-Registered two hits and two RBI vs. Longwood(5/4) and Gardner-Webb (5/9)

Manvel High School

-Four-year letterwinner for Manvel High School
-Four-time All-District 24-4A First Team (2009-12)
-Two-time District 24-4A MVP  and MHS MVP (2011-12)
-2012 Preseason First Team All-Greater Houston, Vype Magazine Preseason Player of the Year and Top Ten Impact Players for The Year in May and All-Greater Houston First Team
-2011 District Tournament Offensive MVP
-2010 District Defensive Player of the Year 
-Led Manvel to an undefeated regular season and a District Championship as a senior, advancing to the Regional Semifinals
-Posted .490 avg. with eight home runs and 54 RBI a senior
-Aided team to a runner-up finish in District 24-4A
-2011 MHS MVP 
-Hit .611 with 35 RBIs and a slugging percentage of 1.300 as junior
-Helped team to the 2009 Bi-District Championship
-Owns school records for highest single-season batting average, slugging pct., RBI and the career mark for most games caught
-Earned four letters in volleyball
-Played summer league ball for the Texas Storm 18U Gold Fastpitch

Personal

-Courtney Lynn Klingler was born on July 4, 1994, in Houston, Texas
-Daughter of Jimmy and Tracey Klingler
-Brother: Cory 
-Sister: Baylee 
-Father was a quarterback at Houston (threw for over 4,000 yards in a season) and played in the Canadian Football League (two years) and in the Arena Football League (one year)
-Mother was an NFL cheerleader for the Houston Oilers
-Uncle, David Klingler, is a former record setting quarterback at Houston (once threw 11 touchdowns and for 716 yards in single games) and was first round pick and starter for the Cincinnati Bengals and also played for the Oakland Raiders
-Uncle, Jeff Neal, was an offensive lineman for Howard Payne University, going on to play for in the NFL for the Houston Oilers and in the Arena Football League
-Majoring in Biochemistry