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2009 Softball Roster

14 Kris Root

14 Kris Root

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Greencastle-Antrim H.S.
  • Hometown:
    Waynesboro, Pa.

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra: Fourth season on the Hofstra Softball roster...Saw action as a pinch runner as a freshman before carving out an every day role as a starting outfielder as a sophomore...Played right field last year, but could move into center this season...Has 38 stolen bases in three years, putting her sixth on the school's career list, 17 shy of the record...Has career batting average of .289 with 94 hits, 69 runs scored and 13 RBI.

2009: Started 46 of 47 games...Batted .246 on the year, including .288 in conference games...Stole six bases in 10 attempts...Was 3-for-4 with two RBI in the rubber game of a three-game series with Towson...Hit 5-for-10 overall in the Towson series...Had an RBI and scored a run in a loss to North Carolina State...Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 5-4 win over LIU...Was 2-for-3 in a road win over Fordham...Hit 3-for-4 in the opening game of the three-game Drexel series (a 6-0 Hofstra win)...

2008: Second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District...Batted .342 (third on the team) while breaking the Hofstra single-season school record with 26 stolen bases...Scored 38 runs and had seven RBI...Hit .302 in conference games...Batted 2-for-2 in her first start of the season against defending national runner-up Tennessee...Was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Florida Gulf Coast...Batted 1-for-3 with a stolen base against Florida, which ended the regular season ranked #1 in the country...Came back from the Pride's opening 10-day trip to Florida with a .517 batting average...Batted 2-for-4 in two games against defending national champion Arizona in the NCAA Tournament...Batted 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three stolen bases in a win over Georgia Tech...Was 2-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases against Mississippi...Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base against Wright State...Was 4-for-6 with two stolen bases in a three-game sweep of Drexel...


2007: Saw action in 47 games, including 13 starts...Used as a pinch runner in most contests...Batted .212 on the year with 16 runs scored and six stolen bases...Opened up the season by batting 1-for-3 against nationally ranked Washington...Was 2-for-4 with a run scored against Wichita State...Batted 1-for-3 with a run scored against eventual Big 10 champion Ohio State...Hit 1-for-2 against Seton Hall, and 1-for-3 against South Florida.

High School: Played four years of softball at Greencastle-Antrim High School in Greencastle, Pennsylvania...Also played four years of basketball, two years of field hockey and two years of volleyball...Helped the Blue Devils to a 22-5 record and a Mid-Penn Championship as a senior...Was a three-time Patriot news All-Big 11 Conference selection...Voted Greencastle-Antrim's Most Athletic Female as a senior...Basketball team MVP as a junior and senior...Batted .441 with 27 homers, 101 RBI and 67 stolen bases in her four-year career...Also a member of the National Honors Society and was a class secretary.

Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1988...Has two brothers and two sisters...Lists Albert Pujols and Natasha Whatley as her favorite athletes...Started playing softball at age 4...Also recruited by James Madison and St. Joseph's...Volunteered in a Salvation Army soup kitchen, as well as for a youth basketball league for grades K-2.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2007Freshman

    OF
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2008Junior

    OF
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2009Senior

    OF
    5'10"
    14