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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2021 Softball Roster

Adam Flash
Adam Flash
Philip Hinds
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Philip Hinds
Mike Carlson Photography
Zach Bland

9 Kristin Hallam

9 Kristin Hallam

  • Position:
    INF
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Hamilton, N.J.
  • Major:
    Exercise Science (UG), Sport Science (G)
  • High School:
    Nottingham

Summary

Biography

2021:
Hofstra's NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee...CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team...CoSIDA Academic All-District®... Senior CLASS Award Candidate...Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team...Finished her career as Hofstra’s all-time stolen base leader with 83 career stolen bases...Her 83 stolen bases are also tied for fourth in CAA history at the time of her graduation...Batted .355 for her career which is fourth all-time at Hofstra and tied for eight all-time in the CAA at the conclusion of her career...Finished her Hofstra career with 222 hits which is seventh all-time in Hofstra history and 10th all-time in CAA history... Scored 153 runs during her four playing seasons which is third all-time at Hofstra...Started and played in all 32 games at shortstop...Led Hofstra with a .387 batting average which also finished sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association...Her .387 batting average was the ninth-highest in a single season in Hofstra program history...Scattered a team-high 43 hits including four doubles and two triples...Tied for a team-high 26 runs...Also tallied 11 RBI...Drew four walks...Was 28-for-34 on stolen base attempts...Led the team and conference with 28 stolen bases...Finished fourth in the nation with 0.88 stolen bases per game and 24th in the nation in total stolen bases...Recorded a team-high 12 multi-hit games including nine two-hit games, one three-hit game and two four-hit games...Strung together a team-longest 22-game reached base streak and 12-game hitting streak...Was 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in Hofstra’s 9-5 victory over Delaware on April 17...Went 4-for-4 with a season-high two RBI and one run in Hofstra’s 10-9 victory over Drexel on May 1...Was 3-for-3 with three runs scored in the Pride’s 14-6 win over Towson on April 3...Tied a single-game Hofstra record with four stolen bases in the series finale at Towson on April 3...Stole three bases in Hofstra’s 7-4 win over UMass Lowell on March 21...Scored a season-high four runs in Hofstra’s 11-10 win over St. John’s on March 17...Defensively was a part of 15 double plays on the season, leading Hofstra to a #2 national ranking in double plays per game.

2020:
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Team...CoSIDA Academic All-District®...2019-20 CAA Leadership and Sport Excellence Award Winner...NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year...Red-shirted the 2020 season for medical reasons...Was named to the Provost's List, Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll, and CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll following the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters...Served as the 2019-20 SAAC President.

2019:
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...CAA Defensive Player of the Year…Google Cloud (CoSIDA) Academic All-District®…Started and played all 47 games at shortstop…Hit .358 on the year with an on base percentage of .456 and slugging percentage of .404…Finished top-10 in the CAA in batting average (8th), on base percentage (10th), runs scored (6th), hits (10th), and stolen bases (1st)…Her 54 hits tied for first on the team…Also tallied seven doubles…Drove in 18 runs…Scored 47 times which tied for seventh in a single season at Hofstra…Added 23 walks…Set a single-season stolen base record with 34, helping Hofstra tie a program record with 55 stolen bases…Her 34 stolen bases were also the fourth-most in CAA history…Ranked top-30 nationally in stolen bases per game (9th) and runs per game (25th)…Tied the Hofstra career stolen bases mark (55) with her 34th stolen base of the season…Recorded 15 multiple hit games which tied for a team high along with five multiple RBI games…Strung together a 12-game hitting streak which tied for the longest on the team…Reached base safely in 28 consecutive games…Went 3-for-5 with five RBI and two runs at UNCW (4/27)…Scored a season-high four runs at Kennesaw State (3/1)…Stole three bases three times…Suffered just seven errors in 196 attempts for a fielding percentage of .958…Named CAA Player of the Week once (3/18)...Named to the CAA Spring Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...Served on the 2018-19 SAAC Executive Board as the Secretary.

2018:
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...NFCA All-Northeast Region Third-Team selection…Started all 55 games…Tied for first on the team with 63 hits…Hit over .300 for the second straight season, finishing with a .315 average…Led the team with four doubles, tying a program record with two in the same game at Delaware on April 14…Led the team with 11 stolen bases…Tied for second on the team with 17 multi-hit games, including going 7-for-7 across two games on March 17-18, reaching base 12 consecutive times that weekend and earning CAA Player of the Week…Went 4-for-4 against Drexel on April 22…Had a pair of hits in the CAA Championship game at James Madison on May 11…Finished with a .966 fielding percentage as the team’s starting shortstop.

2017:
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...All-Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team selection…Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team selection…Colonial Athletic Association All-Tournament Team…Started all 50 games…Led the team in batting average (.378), on-base percentage (.450), hits (62), total bases (73) and stolen bases (10)…Slugged seven doubles and two triples…Drove in 16 runs…Struck out just 14 times…Went 4-for-5 with an RBI against Binghamton on Feb. 18…Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, including one to drive in the go-ahead run in extra innings against Rutgers on Feb. 24…Finished with hits in 17 of her last 18 games, including a 15-game hit streak, hitting .554 over that 18-game span…Went 5-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Binghamton on April 25…Was 7-for-12 in the three-game series with Drexel…Hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning for a win over Charleston in the opening round of the CAA tournament.

High School:
Played varsity softball at Nottingham High School...The Trentonian’s All-Area Player of the Year in 2016...Four-time all-area selection...All-time hits leader in Mercer County with 168...Broke the school record with a .591 batting average in 2016...Posted 117 career runs, 65 stolen bases and 30 doubles.

Personal:
Has an older sister and younger sister...Mother played volleyball at Rider University and is in the Hall of Fame...Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Hofstra in 2020...Completed her graduate degree in Sports Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning and Exercise Physiology.
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2017Freshman

    Infield
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2018Sophomore

    IF
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

    INF
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

    INF
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2021Graduate Student

    INF
    5'7"
    9