Alix Kruel

  #11     Bats/Throws: R/R
  Position: 2B    Ht.: 5-3
  Hometown: Horicon, Wisc.
  Previous School: Horicon HS
  Eligibility: So.  Major: Business/Accounting

2012: Played in 33 contests, including 21 starts in her rookie season with the Pioneers... Finished fourth in the league with her 14 sacrifice bunts (T3rd in TC history)... Batted .091 with four hits and four runs scored... Went 3-for-4 in stolen bases... Posted a .956 fielding percentage with three errors in her 68 total chances... Scored runs against Milligan (Feb. 15), Virginia Intermont (Feb. 23), Erskine (Apr. 2) and Carson-Newman (Apr. 19 - SAC Tournament)... Recorded her first collegiate hit against Armstrong (Mar. 8)... Drew a walk in three straight games (Mar. 25-27)... Accounted for a pair of sacrifice bunts in 8-1 SAC Tournament win over Brevard (Apr. 20).

High School: Attended Horicon HS... Coached by Roger Schliewe... Holds school records for hits, doubles, assists, runs scored, triples, home runs, RBI and batting average... 2011 All-State Third Team... 2011 Conference Player of the Year... 2011 First Team All-Conference... 2011 Stats: BA - .586, OB%: .621, SLG%: .879... First Team All-Conference selection in 2010 and a two-time Second Team selection... All-District selection and runner-up for Conference Player of the Year in 2010, batting .406 with a .575 slugging percentage, a .494 on-base percentage and 47 stolen bases in 54 attempts... Played for the Wisconsin Bandits club team for Coach Roger Schliewe... 2011 Summer Stats: 35 hits, 24 runs scored, 19 RBI, 3 triples, 14 sacrifice bunts, 16 stolen bases, Batting Avg: .368, OB% - .450.

Personal: Full name is Alixandria Pearl Kruel... Born May 1, 1993 in Waukesha, Wisc... Daughter of Thomas and Jennifer Kruel... Sisters - Riley, Quinn... Majoring in business and accounting... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Favorite book: "My Sister's Keeper"; Favorite midnight snack: Rolo McFlurry; Favorite musical artists: Nicki Minaj, ADELE; Favorite song: "Moment 4 Life"; Alix can't go a week without: Her cell phone; Most thrilling moment in sports: Playing on the Wisconsin Badgers softball field for the State Tournament; Advice kids: "Don't take what you have for granted"; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Cereal; Favorite sport other than softball: Basketball; Person Alix most admires: Her mother; Toughest player Alix has ever played against: Ivy Renfroe; What people don't know about Alix: She tends to have a slight stutter; When she was a kid, Alix tried to be like: Her mother; When people first meet Alix, they think: She's short.