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Kristen Struett
Kristen Struett

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Westminster, Calif.

High School:
Marina

Height:
5-7

Position:
OF

Experience:
1L

B/T:
R/R

05/17/2013

Career Day for Ashlyn Masters Leads Gamecocks to 6-4 Win over Houston

Junior drives in all six runs, including a grand slam, sends Gamecocks to the 12 pm EDT game on Saturday

05/09/2013

Sarratt Tosses Complete Game in South Carolina's 6-3 Win over No. 18/15 Kentucky

Four-run third and a two-run homer by Chelsea Hawkins provides the offense in the win

05/04/2013

Gonzales, Gamecocks Close Out Senior Day with 2-1 Victory over No. 2/3 Florida

Senior catcher hits a two-run homer that led to the win; freshman Katie Marks got the victory with 3.2 innings of relief

04/27/2013

Broyles Limits Bulldogs to Three Hits in SC's 3-0 Win on Saturday

Redshirt senior tosses her second-straight shutout; junior Ashlyn Masters gets two-run homer in victory

04/26/2013

Two Homers Take Gamecocks Past Bulldogs, 8-3, on Friday Night

Kelley Dillon and Alaynie Page get the homers for the Gamecocks

05/17/2013

Softball vs. Houston 5/17 (NCAA Austin Regional)

Pictures from the game-one win over Houston in the 2013 Austin Regional in the NCAA Softball Tournament

05/09/2013

Gamecocks vs. Kentucky - SEC Tournament 1st Round

Shots from the Gamecocks' 6-3 win over No. 18/15 Kentucky in the first round of the 2013 SEC Softball Tournament

05/09/2013

Gamecocks vs. Tennessee - SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

Pictures from South Carolina's SEC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 4/4 Tennessee

04/13/2013

Softball vs. Georgia 4/13/13

Shots from the Saturday softball contest between the Georgia Bulldogs and the South Carolina Gamecocks.

04/05/2013

Softball vs. No. 21/20 Kentucky 4/5

Shots by Travis Bell from South Carolina's series opener against Kentucky

Struett's 2012 Game-by-Game Statistics

  • 2011-12 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Apr. 4, 2012)

2012 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 17 games total, seven as a pitcher and 16 in the batting order ... Drew eight starts as the designated player and two others as a pitcher hitting for herself ... Hit .364 with a double and a homer ... Her best game came at Winthrop (3/28), as she went 2-for-3 with two runs, a homer and four RBI ... Also started in the circle and got the win, scattering five walks and four hits over five innings ... Picked up her second win in the second game against Longwood (3/31), going 4 2/3 innings in the win while helping her cause with a 1-for-2 day at the plate, scoring a run ... Earned the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week award for those two outings ... Posted a four-game hitting streak starting against Auburn (4/28), when she had an RBI double ... Earned a spot on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year softball letter winner for coach Shelly Luth at Marina High School ... Two-time All-Sunset League first-team member ... Named the league pitcher of the year in 2010, when she posted a 1.30 ERA ... Contributed a .318 batting average and 13 RBI, helping the Vikings to a share of the league title ... A Cal-Hi All-California Softball Underclass second-team member in 2010 ... As a senior, hit .345 and posted 42 RBI for the Vikings ... Also played soccer for two years for Mike Greco ... Played travel ball with coach Phil Bruder's California Raiders ... A scholar with honors graduate, she earned student of the year honors in 2007.

PERSONAL: Kristen Paige Struett is the daughter of Bill and Barbara ... Has one brother, Ryan ... Considered signing with Charleston Southern and Louisiana-Monroe before inking with the Gamecocks ... Enjoys playing beach volleyball, surfing, hiking and writing ... Lists Amanda Freed as her favorite athlete and Rascal Flatts as her favorite musical group ... Wants to one day be an athletic director ... Majoring in sport and entertainment management.

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