Kristen Wadwell
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Kristen Wadwell

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sydney, Australia

Height:
5-11

Position:
P/1NF

Bats/Throws:
L/R


As a junior: Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American (third team)... Louisville Slugger/NFCA All Great-Lakes Region selection... All BIG EAST Conference first team selection... Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team... Owns career wins record with 75... Finished second in the nation with 41 wins... Owns single season record with 41 wins... Tossed a two-hitter in the 10-1 win over DePaul (4/22)... BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week - March 13, March 23, April 7... Set a school record 16 strikeouts against Eastern Michigan (3/22)... Got complete game wins against No. 21 North Carolina, No. 21 Nevada and No. 8 Michigan... BIG EAST Academic All-Star... Athletic Director's honor roll and Dean's List in the fall and spring.

As a sophomore (2008): Posted a 19-15 record with a 2.24 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 430 innings... Earned All-BIG EAST second team honors... Selected to the BIG EAST All-tournament team after she pitched all 14.0 innings for the Cardinals, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.50 ERA, scattering seven hits and allowing three earned runs while striking out 14... Struck out 10 in the 2-1 loss to USF (5/9)... Owns the single-season record for complete games with 24... Got the complete game shutout win over No. 23 DePaul (4/20)... Got both wins in the doubleheader sweep of USF (4/26)... Hit a home run in the 9-2 win over Rutgers... Blasted a three-run homer in the 6-2 win over Marshall (3/12); also struck out 10 in the game... Set a school record with four hit batters in the 6-2 win over Marshall (3/12)... Struck out a career-high 11 batters against Samford (2/15)... Went 1 for 3 with a double and a run in the 2-0 win over Oregon State (3/1); also got the shutout win in that game... Named to Florida State Early Bird Tournament team... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall and spring... Named to the Dean's List in the fall... Dean's Scholar in the spring... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

As a freshman: Posted a team-high 15 wins with a 2.24 ERA in 181.0 innings of work... Led the team with 26 starts... Named BIG EAST Tournament Most Valuable Player after posting a 1-0 record in three appearances with a 0.53 ERA and eight strikeouts in 13.1 innings... Selected to all-BIG EAST third team... Notched a complete-game shutout in the 5-0 win against Notre Dame (4/21)... BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (4/7)... Got the complete-game win, pitching nine innings in the 3-2 decision over USF... Named to BIG EAST honor roll (3/27, 5/6)... Struck out a career-high six batters in the win over No. 7/8 Northwestern (3/24)... Picked up the save against Liberty (3/24)... Went 2 for 2 with a run against Central Connecticut (3/10)... Notched her first win in the 12-0 decision again Central Connecticut (3/10).

In high school/club ball: Australian U16 Best Pitcher 2003...Australian U19 Best Pitcher 2005...Australian U19 MVP 2004...NSW Young Softballer of the Year 2005 & 2006.

Personal: Daughter of Kerry-Anne Wadwell...Born Kristen Wadwell on December 7, 1987...Majoring in psychology and exercise science

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