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2017 Softball Roster

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8 Riley Kruel

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Horicon, Wis.
  • Highschool Horicon HS

Biography

2017: All-NSIC Second Team... Started all 52 games... hit .319 on the season, registering 59 hits in 185 at-bats, both career-bests... in conference games this season, the table setter registered a .349 average thanks to a team-best 38 hits... totaled a .357 on-base percentage, and scored 24 runs as well... wraps up her outstanding career as Upper Iowa's all-time leader in career at bats, totaling 709 as the leadoff batter for four years... started all 209 games in her career, and has a career batting average of .290... career fielding percentage of .985... has scored 101 runs while tallying 206 hits in four years.

2016: NSIC Gold Glove at shortstop... was the conference's best in the field, turning in a .979 fielding percentage in conference play with just two errors... at the plate, led the Peacocks with 51 hits, 33 runs scored and 15 stolen bases.

2015: Started all 53 games at second base... hit .239 with 39 hits, including 4 doubles... scored 16 runs and drove in 3 RBI... stole 6 bases... had 10 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games and a 4-hit game... went 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored in game two of a doubleheader against Concordia on April 14... finished that day 6-for-7 with 4 runs scored... finished the year with a .969 fielding percentage with 82 putouts and 72 assists.

2014: Started and played in 47 games... led the team with 51 hits and 29 runs scored, while tying for the team-high six stolen bases... finished third on the team with a .313 batting average and knocked in 10 RBI's... had 15 multi-hit games and five three-hit games... registered .971 fielding percentage with 61 putouts and five assists

High School: Hit .462 as a junior with 8 doubles, 4 triples and a homerun... added 35 runs, 21 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases for the Marshmen... following her sophomore and junior seasons, was named as an all-conference first team and all-district performer... earned a spot on the Wisconsin All-State team after her junior season and was named to the all-conference second team as a sophomore.

Personal: Born July 31, 1995... daughter of Jen and Tom Kruel... biology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2013Freshman

    IF/OF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    CF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    INF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    Infield
    5'5"
    8
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