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In addition to pitching for Auburn Middle School, Fleet pitches for a Georgia-based travel ball team that competed at the Premier Girls Fastpitch 12-and-under national championships last summer. She began getting recruited by college coaches after that tournament, said her father, Brian Fleet.
She took unofficial visits to Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana State, Auburn, South Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Virginia and Liberty. Seven schools offered her scholarships.
Kirsten built a spreadsheet with 32 qualities she wanted in a college. The 13-year-old wound up picking Georgia over Mississippi and Florida.
A big factor in picking the Bulldogs, Kirsten said, was that Georgia was closer to home than her other two finalists. She said she also loved Georgia's pitching coach. She wants to win an NCAA title, so the caliber of the program (currently ranked sixth in the nation) appealed to her. Georgia also appealed to her for academic reasons, including having the major (kinesiology) she wants.
In addition to pitching for Auburn Middle School, Fleet pitches for a Georgia-based travel ball team that competed at the Premier Girls Fastpitch 12-and-under national championships last summer. She began getting recruited by college coaches after that tournament, said her father, Brian Fleet.
She took unofficial visits to Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana State, Auburn, South Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Virginia and Liberty. Seven schools offered her scholarships.
Kirsten built a spreadsheet with 32 qualities she wanted in a college. The 13-year-old wound up picking Georgia over Mississippi and Florida.
A big factor in picking the Bulldogs, Kirsten said, was that Georgia was closer to home than her other two finalists. She said she also loved Georgia's pitching coach. She wants to win an NCAA title, so the caliber of the program (currently ranked sixth in the nation) appealed to her. Georgia also appealed to her for academic reasons, including having the major (kinesiology) she wants.