2011: Started three games, all at DP ... batted sixth, seventh and eighth in her three starts (Feb. 18 vs. West Alabama, March 18 vs. Indianapolis and April 3 at Ohio Dominican) ... had two pinch-hits (March 29 vs. Saginaw Valley and April 13 vs. Northwood) ... her two-run double vs. Northwood turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead (game ended 4-4) ... also walked in a pinch-hitting appearance March 12 vs. Minnesota State-Mankato ... also saw playing time at first base vs. MSU-Mankato ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2010: Received the NCAA Elite 88 Award at the College World Series for having the highest cumulative gpa of any student-athlete participating in the CWS ... earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... led the squad with four pinch-hits ... played in 18 contests, starting four times as a designated player ... batted sixth once, seventh once and eighth twice ... went 4-11 with a walk in 12 pinch-hitting appearances ... drove in four runs, all off the bench ... had a two-run pinch-hit single in top of the sixth in 3-1 win over Indianapolis (2/21) ... had an infield RBI single in seventh in win over Bridgeport (3/19) ... recorded a bases loaded pinch-hit walk in the fourth vs. #22-Augustana (3/20) ... made lone GLIAC start in game two at Ashland (3/31) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete award ... appeared in 13 games ... first collegiate hit was a single against Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 21 ... also had a sacrifice fly vs. the Chargers for first career RBI ... recorded a walk April 17 at Lake Superior ... 1-for-11 as a pinch hitter ... also saw playing time in two games at first base ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Garden City High School ... earned three varsity letters for coach Barry Patterson ... named all-state as both a junior (honorable mention) and senior (first team) ... helped the Cougars to the 2008 Division I state title ... hit .419 with 49 hits and 32 RBIs as a senior ... primarily played first and third base at GCHS ... selected a 2007-08 MHSAA Scholar-Athlete ... was class valedictorian.
Personal: Full name--Kristina K. Susalla ... born February 1, 1990, in Garden City ... daughter of James and Sharon Susalla ... has one younger sister, Kelsey ... is majoring in psychology (honors) ... father played baseball and football at Northwood ... is a member of the WSU Honors College ... played summer ball for the U18 Finesse Gold and coach Kevin Kilburn ... won gold regional ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008, Winter 2009 (4.00), Fall 2009, Winter 2010 (4.00), Fall 2010 (4.00) and Winter 2011 (4.00).
Kristina Susalla's Career Hitting Statistics
|
| Year |
GP/GS |
AVG. |
AB |
R |
H |
2B-3B-HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB/HBP/SO |
OB% |
SF/SH |
SB/A |
PO-A-E |
FLD% |
| 2009 |
13/0 |
.071
|
14 |
0 |
1
|
0-0-0 |
1 |
1 |
.071
|
1/0/1
|
.125 |
1/0 |
0/0
|
5-0-1
|
.833
|
| 2010 |
18/4
|
.217
|
23
|
0
|
5
|
0-0-0
|
4
|
5
|
.217
|
1/0/5
|
.250
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0-0-0
|
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|
| 2011 |
16/3
|
.143
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
1-0-0
|
2
|
4
|
.190
|
2/0/3
|
.217
|
0/1
|
0/0
|
2-0-0
|
1.000
|
| Career |
47/7 |
.155
|
58 |
0 |
9
|
1-0-0
|
7 |
10 |
.172
|
4/0/9
|
.206 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
7-0-1
|
.875 |
