University of Evansville Athletics

2008: Played and started in all 46 games…led the team and was sixth in the league for sacrifice bunts with 14…was 16th in the NCAA for sacrifice hits per game at .30…set a new single-season record of 15 and a career record of 27 in being hit by a pitch…was eighth in the nation for hit by pitch per game with .33…third on the team with a .280 batting average…finished second on the team with a .407 on-base percentage…finished in the top ten in assists in the MVC…was hit three times in a game against Morehead State on February 24.

2007:  Played in 42 games a sophomore…finished with a .398 on base percentage…went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Miami (Ohio).

2006: Started in all 50 games as a freshman...had a home run and four RBI's versus Auburn on 2-11-06...went 3-for-4 in a 10-3 win over UNI on 6-6-06.

High School:   Named the 2005 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky High School Sportswoman of the year...named the Milford High School 2005 Senior Female Athlete of the Year...first team all-conference 2003-05...helped lead the Eagles to a third place ranking in the State of Ohio in 2004.

Personal:  Kristen M. Shirk...born October 15, 1986...daughter of Thomas and Laurie Shirk...majoring in secondary education.

Why UE?  "The great academics and the ability to play top caliber Division I softball at UE."