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2011 Softball Roster

12 Krista Thorn

12 Krista Thorn

  • Position:
    UT
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Hauppuage/Iona
  • Hometown:
    Smithtown, NY

Summary

Biography

 

Spent four seasons on the Hofstra roster...Served as the everyday third baseman in her senior season...Also played goalie on the Hofstra Women's Soccer team in 2010 and was part of the two winningest seasons in the history of both programs in the same calendar year (45 for softball in 2010 and 19 for women's soccer)...Helped her two teams combine for a 146-43 record...Was honored as a recipient of the Nick Colleluori Unsung Hero Award at the 2011 Hofstra Student-Athlete Awards banquet.

2012: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Played and started all 57 games at third base...Batted .289 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs...totaled 77 bases and a .507 slugging percentage...Notched 11 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests...Drove in a season-high four runs against CCSU on April 10...Hit a key home run in a victory over nationally ranked UCLA in the NCAA Regional opener on May 18...Finished with a .970 fielding percentage.

2011: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Played and started in all 53 games at third base...Batted .273 with one home run and 19 RBIs, while adding a team-high nine stolen bases (in 10 attempts)...Hit first career homer against UNC Wilmington on April 30, a grand slam...Batted 3-for-3 with a double, run scored, two stolen bases and RBI in the first-ever night game at Hofstra Softball Stadium, a 5-0 win over St. John's on April 26...Was 2-for-2 with a RBI in the regular season finale against Georgia State...Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles in an April 3 win over Delaware...Batted 4-for-6 in the three-game series with James Madison...Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored in an opening day win over UNC Greensboro on Feb. 11...Hit .375 in CAA games, and .444 at home.

2010: Played in 21 games, including 11 starts...Batted .226 with two stolen bases...Was 2-for-7 in a doubleheader against Rutgers...Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored against Marist...Was 1-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Fairfield.

2009: Played in 16 games, including 11 starts, mostly at third base when Sara Michalowski pitched...Finished the year with a .972 fielding percentage...Did not have an error until her final chance of the season against LIU, when she moved to shortstop...Also played shortstop at St. John's and started at second base in a game against Connecticut...Scored on a wild pitch as a pinch runner in a 2-1 loss to Illinois...Had back-to-back spectacular diving stops at third for 5-3 putouts in a narrow loss to Georgia State.

Previous College: Attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York for one year, where she played soccer.

High School: Played five years of softball and four years of soccer at Hauppauge High School in Hauppauge, New York...Was an all-league and all-county performer in softball...Earned county MVP honors in softball and was a second team regional All-American.

Personal: Born April 29, 1989...Has one older brother...Majoring in physical education with an exercise science minor...Aspires to work as either a physical therapist or a physical education teacher...Nicknamed "K.T."...Lists David Wright, Jose Reyes and Hope Solo as her favorite athletes...Started playing softball at age 13, after playing baseball since she was 4...Has coached a U10 development team in Hauppauge, New York, and has worked at the swimming program in the Hofstra summer camps, teaching 4-6 year olds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2008Sophomore

    UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2009Junior

    UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2010Senior

    UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2011Senior

    UT
    5'9"
    12