2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Kristen Niland
- Position:
- 1B
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Upton, MA
- High School:
- Nipmuc
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
2017: Started 41 of the 42 games she appeared in ... hit .212 with eight runs and eight RBI to go along with two home runs and three doubles ... team-high 266 putouts at first base ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored at Colorado State (3/10) ... had a double and a home run with two runs against No. 25 Wisconsin ... drove in a pair of runs with a double at Utah Valley (3/14) ... blasted her second home run of the season against Seattle (3/18) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against UMass Lowell (4/27) ... notched two hits with an RBI at Binghamton (4/29) ... named to America East Honor Roll.
2016: Played in 41 games, started in 31...Batted .293 with 92 at-bats...Had 27 hits (five doubles, one triple, and one home run), 17 RBI's and 15 runs scored...Posted a .402 slugging percentage and a .330 on base percentage...Also had a .990 fielding percentage with 49 put outs...Tallied two hits and a season high five RBI's in a game against UMass Lowell (4/9)...Also had two hits and two RBI's with a run scored in a win against Binghamton (4/16)...Had a season high three hits including a double against Albany in the America East Championship Game (5/14).
2015: Appeared in two games, started in one...Had three plate appearances...Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with eight put outs.
PREP: Hit .492 in her junior season with eight home runs, 20 extra-base hits while driving in 32, slugging 1.154 and accumulated a .569 on-base percentage ... played a part in leading Nipmuc Regional to a 16-4 record and a Dual Valley Conference championship ... was named the 2013 Dual Valley Conference Player of the Year and captained her squad twice. Following her sophomore and junior seasons, was named a Dual Valley Conference first team all-star. Niland also plays for the Rhode Island Thunder Gold.
PERSONAL: Has one sister, Kelly ... a management major.
