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Wayne State University Athletics

2021 Softball Roster

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12 Bryanna Kressler

12 Bryanna Kressler

  • Position:
    SS/CF
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kitchener, Ont.
  • High School:
    St. Mary's
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Started all 167 games played (95 at CF, 60 at SS, 10 at P, and 2 at DP) ... tied-for-10th in double plays turned (23), tied-for-12th in RBI (108), tied-for-13th in doubles (40), tied-for-15th in sacrifice flies (6), tied-for-18th in home runs (12), 23rd in total bases (263), 24th in slugging percentage (.469), 27th in both batting average (.323 / 181-561 / min. 160 AB) and fielding assists (187), tied-for-27th in hits (181), tied-for-28th in runs scored (88), tied-for-29th in stolen bases (12), 32nd in at bats (561), 33rd in game started (167) ... hit four home runs in each of her last three seasons ... link to Career Statistics.

2021:  Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... one of three players to start all 44 games (40 at SS, 4 in CF) ... batted first through fifth, but usually second or third (19 times each) ... led the squad in, triples (2), at bats (149) and fielding assists (98) ... tied-for-first in fielding double plays (10) ... was second in runs scored (23), total bases (54) and reached on an error (7), and tied-for-second in both home runs (4) and multiple-RBI contests (4) ... placed fourth on the squad in hits (35), RBI (16) and fielding putouts (73), and tied-for-fourth in multiple-hit games (7) ... finished third on the team with four game-winning RBI (single at Lake Erie in game one that snapped a 2-2 tie; triple at Grand Valley State; home run vs. GVSU; and single vs. Ferris State which snapped a 2-2 tie) ... recorded WSU season-bests of four runs scored vs. Ferris State (5/4), and two triples at GSU (3/30) ... tied a WSU season-high with 10 total bases at GVSU (3/30) ... posted three three-hit games (3/17 at Lake Erie, 3/30 at GVSU, and 4/18 at Parkside) ... twice had six fielding assists in a game (4/12 vs. Ashland, and 4/18 at Parkside) ... notched two four-game hitting streaks (4/2-4/12 and 5/11-5/12) ... hit. 455 (5-for-11) during the GLIAC Tournament with two walks for a .538 on-base percentage ... batted .370 (10-for-27) on 1-0 pitches ... set a season-best with nine walks ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... played every inning of all 15 games at shortstop ... batted third in every contest ... had six two-hit affairs including back-to-back two-hit games twice (3/8 and 3/10) ... was the lone Warrior with a four-RBI contest (3/10 vs. Bloomfield - three-run home run and RBI fielder's choice) ... notched three consecutive two-RBI games to start the year (2/21 vs. Hillsdale, 2/21 versus Lindenwood and 2/22 against Missouri S&T) ... posted a six-game hitting streak to start the season (2/21-3/7, 8-for-23, .348) ... recorded the game-winning RBI against Missouri S&T (2/22) with a two-run home run in the top of the first in a 6-0 victory ... tallied two extra-base hits vs. Bloomfield (double and home run) and finished the season with an extra-base hit in seven different contests ... scored a season-best thee runs against Bloomfield (3/10), which equaled a WSU season-best ... batted .387 (12-for-31) with runners on base ... solid hitter in the later innings with two home runs in the sixth inning and another in the seventh inning ... went seven consecutive games (3/7-3/10) without an error (40 total chances - 16 putouts and 24 assists) ... led the squad in RBI (15), stolen bases (2), multiple-hit games (6), multiple-RBI games (5), two-out RBI (6) and fielding assists (35), while ranking second in at bats (54), runs (12), hits (18), doubles (4), home runs (4) and total bases (34) ... had at least one hit in 12 of the 15 games ... hit .400 (6-for-15) over the final five contests with two doubles, a home run and six RBI ... had final 38 games canceled due to COVID-19 ... NCAA Rankings:  Second in the GLIAC and 37th nationally in sacrifice flies with 2 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2019:  Voted to the D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team as an outfielder after hitting .368 during the regular-season with 16 doubles and a team-leading 43 RBI ... also contributed 12 outfield assists ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team as an outfielder after leading all conference outfielders with nine assists (second place had five assists) ... batted .315 in league play with 24 RBI and a team-best five stolen bases ... started all 59 games (56 CF, 3 SS) ... batted third in all 59 contests ... recognized by the NFCA as top performer (2/13) after batting .500 (9-for-18) with seven RBI, a double and a stolen base at the NFCA Leadoff Classic ... led the squad with eight game-winning RBI, including three straight GLIAC wins (4/7-4/13), 18 doubles (one shy of WSU single-season record), 44 RBI, seven stolen bases, average with two outs (.379 / 25-66) and 11 multiple-RBI contests ... finished second on the team in batting average (.343), slugging percentage (.502), total bases (101) and two-out RBI (12), third in hits (69) and multiple-hit games (18), and fourth in on-base percentage (.359) and runs scored (25) ... reached base on an error a team-best nine times ... had a season-high four hits vs. Indianapolis (2/9), which tied for the team season-best ... recorded two doubles against Tiffin (3/9) ... notched a season-best six total bases twice (vs. Williams Jewell, 2/22 and at Parkside, 4/7) ... drove in a season-best four runs against William Jewell (2/22), which tied for the team season-high ... stole a team season-best two bases vs. Ferris State (4/4) ... garnered a season-high seven putouts vs. Northwood (3/24) ... batted .457 (16-for-35) in the third inning with five extra-base hits (3 2B, 2 HR), a .714 slugging percentage and a team-best nine RBI ... posted a 10-game hitting streak (2/23-3/14, .389, 14-36) and a nine-game hitting streak (4/16-4/26, .354, 11-31) ... batted .387 (48-124) with runners on base and .392 (29-74) with runners in scoring position ... notched the game-winning RBI in the season opener against West Chester (2/8) with a ninth inning single ... six of her eight game-winning RBI came in the first inning ... NCAA Division 2 Rankings:  30th in doubles (18), and 23rd in toughest to strikeout (6 SO in 201 AB / 210 plate appearances) ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics ... competed for Kars at the 2019 Canadian National Fast Pitch Championships in St. John's Newfoundland ... selected to the All-Star Team as an infielder after hitting .448 (13-for-29) in nine games with three extra-base hits (1 double, 2 triples) and eight RBI, along with a .621 slugging percentage.

2018:  Voted GLIAC Freshman of the Year by the league's head coaches as well as First Team All-GLIAC ... batted .372 in league play (35-for-94) with seven doubles ... started all 49 games (35 at CF, 10 at P, 2 at DP, and 2 at SS) ... batted first through fifth in the order, but usually fourth (41 times) ... recorded 15 doubles, which is tied-for-14th in program history ... led the squad with 14 two-hit games and 17 multiple-hit affairs ... third on the team with eight multiple-RBI contests ... had a WSU season-best 15-game hitting streak (.407, 22-54 / April 10-29) ... led the team with nine game-winning RBI (next highest was four) ... batted .396 (38-for-96) with runners on base, and hit .413 (26-for-63) with runners in scoring position ... recorded eight of the squad's 14 outfield assists ... was part of four double plays from center field ... earned first collegiate victory by holding St. Thomas Aquinas to one run in four innings in a 10-1 victory on March 10 ... opposing base stealers were just 50 percent (3-of-6) against her ... tied for the team season-best with seven fielding assists against Tiffin (March 23) ... led the squad with 59 hits and .404 average (21-for-52) with two outs, and was second with 33 RBI ... tied-for-second with 74 total bases ... third on the team in both batting average (.376) and slugging percentage (.471) ... compiled a 1.70 ERA in seven relief appearances totaling 24.2 innings ... threw a season-high 106 pitches in a 6-2 win at Northwood on April 27 ... struck out a season-best three batters twice (March 30 vs. Purdue Northwest and April 20 at Ferris State) ... led the team with 2.37 ERA ... drove in three runs in a game four times (March 10 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, March 11 vs. Jefferson, March 16 vs. Bloomsburg, and April 21 at Davenport) ... drove in the lone run in the 1-0 victory over Missouri S&T ... seven times had the game-winning RBI in the first inning ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2017 graduate of St. Mary's, a catholic secondary school, in Kitchener, Ont. ... played summer ball for the Guelph Gators and coach Ryan Kressler, her father ... batted .556 for the Gators with 67 RBI in 2016 ... recorded 81 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched with a 1.294 WHIP ... was the MVP of the 2016 Humber Classic as the Gators went 5-0.

Personal:  Full name--Bryanna D. Kressler ... born on March 24, 1999, in Kitchener, Ont. ... daughter of Ryan and Steph Kressler ... has a younger brother, Braeden ... is majoring in Kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019 (4.00), Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00) and Fall 2021 ... named to Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017.
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018Freshman

    P/CF
    5'2"
    12
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    CF
    5'2"
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    SS
    5'2"
    12
  • 12

    2021Senior

    SS/CF
    5'2"
    12