Career: Three-time All-Conference honoree…Played and started every game but one in her career, totaling 227 games on The Hill…Finished as WKU’s all-time leader in runs (151), walks (92), hit by pitch (80) and on-base percentage (.446)…Finished second in WKU’s career records in home runs (33), total bases (349), slugging percentage (.532) and sacrifice flies (7)…Finished third in WKU’s career records with 424 assists at third base…Rounded out the top five in WKU’s career records for at bats (656), hits (200), RBI (113) and multi-RBI games (27).
As a Senior (2015): Played and started all 50 games, finishing third in runs (28), fourth in hits (40) and RBI (22) and fifth in batting average (.276)…Led the team with 13 hit by pitches and second with 23 walks…Had season-long streaks of 15 games consecutively reaching base and seven-straight games with a hit…Notched 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games…Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team…Had two runs, two walks, a hit and RBI in season-opening win over Buffalo (2/6)…Reached base twice at No. 5 Florida State (2/13) on walk and hit by pitch while scoring lone run…Posted two hits while scoring a run in win over No. 19 Nebraska (2/14)…Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run in series finale at Marshall (3/14)…Had a pair of multi-hit games in doubleheader at Ball State (3/21)…Recorded two doubles in win at Lipscomb (3/24)…Punched a three-run home run in game one against Murray State (4/8)…Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI in game two against Charlotte (4/25)…Scored the winning run in Conference USA Championship opener against the 49ers (5/7)…Had a hit, run and walk in C-USA Championship Game against Florida Atlantic (5/9)…Went 3-for-6 with game-winning run to go along with five assists in 14-inning win over No. 16 Georgia in NCAA Regional.
As a Junior (2014): Named to All-Conference First Team at third base...Continues to be all-time leader in hit by pitches with 67 after leading team in 2014 with 24 HBP, tying the single-season record she set as a freshman...Started 57 of 58 games, missing the contest vs. Lipscomb due to injury...Led the team with seven home runs, 34 walks, .489 on-base percentage and 111 assists...Second on the team with 38 runs and .497 slugging percentage while third on the team with a .307 batting average, 10 doubles and 31 RBI...Ranked top 10 in the league in on-base percentage, runs scored, doubles, walks, hit by pitch and total plate appearances while ranking first in assists...Ranked 11th in the nation in hit by pitches per game (0.42) and 111th in walks (0.60)...Hit .349 in league play with 16 runs on 22 hits with 16 RBI and 15 walks...Posted 11 multi-hit games while tabbing eight multi-RBI games...Opened the season with a hit, run, two RBI and two walks in win over Liberty (2/7)...Was hit by pitch a career-high three times to go with two runs and a hit against Robert Morris (2/14)...Scored winning run in walk-off win over UC Davis (2/15) in eighth inning...Notched a pair of hits, run and hit by pitch in 3-2 win at No. 2 Tennessee (3/8)...Had a season-long nine game hit streak start in game two versus Louisville (3/19) until win over regional-rival Middle Tennessee (4/2), as during the streak, she hit .355 with 11 hits, including three doubles and a home run, and added nine runs...Had a pair of multi-hit and multi-RBI games during streak with two hits and two RBI in each game one and two at UT Arlington (3/29)...Had a stellar day at the plate with two runs on two hits--double and home run--to go along with three RBI and a walk in game two against No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette (4/5)...Didn't have an official at-bat recorded in game three at ULM (4/13) after being walked a career-high four times...Went 2-for-4 with a run, RBI and home run in game two win at Texas State (4/18)...Posted a trio of RBI off a home run in win at Georgia State (5/3).
As a Sophomore (2013): Named to All-Conference Second Team...Earned all-tournament team honors at the Holiday Inn Hilltopper Classic and Bank of Hawai'i Invitational...Became WKU's all-time hit by pitch leader with 33...Led the team with 10 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs, 118 total bases, .634 slugging percentage, 19 hit by pitches and a .431 on-base percentage...Ranked in the league top 10 in triples (2), hit by pitch (2), home runs (3), total bases (3), slugging percentage (4), on-base percentage (6), runs scored (7), hits (8) and RBI (8)...Second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and third with 10 multi-RBI games...Had a streak of 18-straight games of reaching base (3/21-4/20)...Opened season with a hit in each of the first three games of the Mississippi State Bulldog Battle (2/15-2/16)...Went 2-for-4 with a double and triple against Pitt (2/23)...Had a streak of five-straight games with two hits each (2/24-3/3)...Posted two runs and a home run in 12-2 win at No. 15 Louisiana-Lafayette (3/9)...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in game one loss to North Texas (3/23)...Combined for five hits, five RBI, four runs, three doubles and two home runs in series win at No. 25 South Alabama...Named SBC Player of the Week for her efforts against the Jaguars (4/1)...Had two hits and two runs in each game versus ULM (4/13-14)...Blasted a three-run home run in game one win at Lipscomb (4/17)...Tabbed two hits, two runs and two RBI in opening game of SBC Tournament against ULM (5/8)...Added two home runs and three RBI in WKU's first-ever NCAA Regional win over USC Upstate (5/17)...Recorded a hit and RBI in close-battle with No. 10 Alabama (5/18).
As a Freshman (2012): Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference ... Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team ... Started all 59 games at third base in 2012 ... Hit .309 with a .556 slugging percentage and team-high .444 on base percentage ... Hit eight home runs and batted in 23 runs ... Set WKU single-season and career record with 24 HBP ... Reached base in each of first 20 games of the season ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored in collegiate debut against Cleveland State on Feb. 10 ... Hit first career home run against Tennessee State on Feb. 12 ... Had first two-hit game against Morehead State on Feb. 25, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored ... Scored two runs each in WKU's doubleheader sweep of Florida Atlantic on March 7 ... Went 3-for-3 with a solo home run in WKU's 8-0 win over Troy on April 6 ... Hit a two-run home run at ULM on April 21 ... Had four RBI in doubleheader against Lipscomb on April 25 ... Hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to put WKU ahead 5-3 over ULM in Sun Belt Tournament on May 11.
High School: A four-year starter at Corner High School ... An All-Conference pick in 2008, 2009, and 2010 ... Twice selected to the Birmingham All-Metro Team ... Named First-Team All-State in 2009 and 2010 ... Also played four years of varsity basketball.
Personal: Daughter of Jimmy and Missy Cruce.
