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Senior
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| Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.
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| High School:
Shadow Mountain
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| Height:
5-4
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| Position:
OF
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| Birthdate:
02/07/1984
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HONORS
2006 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2006 USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR QUARTERFINALIST
2006 MIDWEST ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
2006 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 12
2006 ALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT TEAM
2005SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2005 USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALIST
2005 MIDWEST ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
2005 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 12
2004 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 12
2003 SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG 12
Kristin VeselyAction Photos
2006 - SENIOR
Regarded as one of the best hitters in Oklahoma history ... Became the all-time leader in hits at Oklahoma with 293 in her career ... Ranks among the top 10 on 11 different OU career charts ... Second on team and in the Big 12 with a .440 batting average, while leading the team with 123 total bases .... Owned a .637 slugging percentage ... Produced 26 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games this season ... Hit .462 in the NCAA Regional and led the squad in the postseason with a .385 clip ... Her five home runs is more than her career total leading up to this season ... Started 245 consecutive games for the Sooners in her career .... Owned a 73-game errorless streak dating back to May 1, 2005 ... Ranks in the top 10 of eight different offensive categories in the Big 12, including first in doubles and second in batting average, hits, runs scored, and on base percentage ... Went 3-for-3, including a home run on Senior Night vs. North Texas (5/3) ... Hit .571 in the Judi Garman Classic ... Went 4-for-4 in OU's loss to No. 18 Alabama after pounding a home run and a double (3/18) ... Set a career high with eight total bases against Texas A&M (3/18) ... Set a career high with five RBI against North Texas (3/11) ...Tied her career high with three runs scored against Troy (3/4) ... Pounded first home run of the season against No. 19 LSU (3/4) ... Named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13-19 ... Owned a .421 batting average at the Palm Springs Classic (2/23-26) ... A clutch performer in the UNLV Alexis Resort Kickoff Classic where she batted .500 during the tournament ... Sparked a four-run Sooner rally with a triple against No. 13 Washington (2/10).
2005- JUNIOR
Unquestionably one of the best players in softball in 2005 ... Made a strong push at USA Softball Player of the Year before being eliminated after the semifinal round ... All-American and USA Softball Player of the Year Semifinalist ... Collected first Midwest All-Region honor ... Earned All-Big 12 honors for third time in her career ... Set an OU record with a 23-game hitting streak ... Hit at a school record .451 clip, which is also the fourth best mark in Big 12 history ... Recorded the second best OU single season marks in stolen bases (32) and hits (97), while also collecting the third best total in runs (63) and fifth best doubles total (18) ... Led team with .451 batting average, 97 hits, 63 runs, 32 stolen bases and a .502 on-base percentage ... Had two or more hits in 32 games, three hits in nine contests and four in two games ... Hit .468 vs righties, .473 with runners on base and .394 with runners in scoring position ... Hit above .500 for 25 games from March 5 vs. Washington to April 17 vs. Texas A&M ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 29 after hitting .700 in three games during the previous week ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 8 after hitting .667 during play the previous week ... Continued torrid pace by hitting .667 the next week ... Drove in eight runs during a three-game span against Sam Houston State, Houston and Lipscomb ... Home run against Sam Houston State (2/12) was her first in a span of 84 games ... Collected five hits and two RBI in doubleheader against Arkansas (3/2) ... Had a hit in nine consecutive plate appearances spanning from Valparaiso (3/10) to Nicholls State (3/13) ... Went 4-for-4 for the second time in her career against Tulsa (3/23) ... Collected two RBI, including one on a solo home run, against No. 7 Texas A&M (4/16) ... The HR against the Aggies was just her fourth home run of her career but it cleared the bleachers in right field ... Hit .455 during Regional 14 Championship ... Flawless and dazzling play in center field overshadowed by her offensive production.
2004 - SOPHOMORE
Named to 2004 Coaches All-Big 12 first team ... Has garnered all-conference distinction in first two seasons ... Swung at a .308 clip with a .381 on-base percentage while batting in a number of different spots in the lineup ... Season total of 14 doubles tied (Carrie Frederick, 1995) for the ninth best single-season mark in OU history ... Started every game in 2004 and has started all but two games in her career ... Hit in No. 2 spot 26 times but also penciled in at No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 9 ... Consistent during postseason with .289 batting average, which included .400 mark and two doubles during WCWS ... Offensive catalyst at top of the lineup who hit .429 during Region I Championships in her home state of Arizona ... Hit .341 with .416 on-base percentage during 13-game stretch as leadoff hitter (4/8-5/1) ... Recorded four, five-game hitting streaks ... Stole 15 bases (on 19 attempts) after only recording four swipes as a freshman ... Knocked in a run while going 2-for-3 in WCWS opener against Washington (5/27) ... Scored two runs and drove in another as OU eliminated Louisiana-Lafayette in the Region 1 championship game ... Had seven RBI during the 2004 OU/Worth Invitational ... Collected two hits and two stolen bases in opener at Houston (3/5) ... Named to LSU Tiger Classic All-Tournament team as a center fielder ... Tied career high with three hits against No. 14 LSU (2/7), Centenary (2/8), UMass (2/27) and Northwestern (5/21) ... Hit .455 during tourney with six runs, one triple and two RBI ... Went 9-for-14 (.642) in the final four games of Tiger Classic.
2003 - FRESHMAN
Earned second-team All-Big 12 and first-team All-Big 12 Tournament honors as a freshman ... Led off for the Sooners in 35 of 61 games ... Batted .257 with 46 hits, four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 58 total bases ... Recorded 13 RBI on the season ... Collected 13 walks and stole four bases on 11 attempts ... Did not hit into a double play in 179 at-bats ... Starter in right field in 57 of 61 games ... Also started as catcher for two games ... Scored Oklahoma's first run of the season against Illinois-Chicago (2/7) at the GRU Tournament in Gainesville, Fla. ... Hit the team's first triple of the season against Long Beach State (2/15) ... Had three hits and two runs against Long Beach State (2/15) in the OU/Nike Classic in Norman ... Hit first home run as a Sooner against Tulsa (4/22) ... Belted second home run of her career against Oklahoma State in OU's 11-2 run-rule of the Cowgirls in the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City (5/4) ... Two-sport standout in softball and soccer ... Played midfield for the Sooner soccer team ... Earned a spot on the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team ... One of 17 players to represent U.S. at the inaugural Pan American Junior Women's Softball Championship held Dec. 13-21, 2002, in Sonora, Mexico.
HIGH SCHOOL - SHADOW MOUNTAIN
A three-year starter for Shadow Mountain HS ... Named team's best defensive outfielder all three years and best offensive player as a sophomore and a senior ... A two-time All-State selection ... A first team all-region pick in each of her three seasons ... Batted .492 with 20 RBI as a senior ... Also registered a .554 on-base percentage and a .794 slugging percentage ... Travel team, the PV Premier, tied for 13th at the Amateur Softball Association's (ASA) Gold Nationals ... Also won the Las Vegas Gold Qualifier ... An accomplished soccer player ... Lettered three years in soccer and captained one ... Earned All-State and all-region recognition in 2001 ... Soccer travel team was a five-time state champ.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kristin Marie Vesely ... Born Feb. 7, 1984, in Phoenix, Ariz. ... Daughter of Jim and Kelly Vesely ... Has one brother, Joe ... Majoring in health and sports science ... Chose Oklahoma over Michigan, Washington, Arizona State and Loyola Marymount ... Hometown newspaper is the Arizona Republic.
