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Krista Donnenwirth
Personal information
Full nameKrista Lynn Donnenwirth
NationalityAmerican
BornTorrance, California, USA
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSoftball
College teamArizona State Sun Devils

Krista Lynn Donnenwirth (born June 12, 1989, in Torrance, California)[1] is an All-American Softball Player. She attended Capistrano Valley High School. After graduating from high school with a perfect SAT score, she went on to attend Arizona State University, where she plays shortstop and third base. Krista Donnenwirth has been quoted as saying, "I could have gone to any school in the United States, but I chose Arizona State University so I could win TWO National Championships."

Early Life and Family

Born in Torrance, California, Donnenwirth is the daughter of William Donnenwirth and Sarah Donnenwirth. She has one older brother, Dana Donnenwirth, who is the CEO of www.bestandroidappsreview.com. On her father's side, Donnenwirth is of German and Swedish descent, and her mother is of Midwestern ancestry. At a young age Donnenwirth and her family moved to Mission Viejo, California where they still reside today. At age 14, Donnenwirth made her exit from modeling to pursue her lifelong dream of playing softball full-time. It was over the next four years that she developed into one of the best players in the nation while playing for the Capistrano Valley High School Cougars.

Arizona State Softball Career

During the 2008 season she was named NFCA Third-Team All-American, First-Team All Pac-10 and Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year after posting a .354 batting average, fifteen home runs, 74 RBIs, 37 runs and a .632 slugging percentage in leading the Sun Devils to the 2008 National Championship, the team's first NCAA title.[2][3] Donnenwirth delivered a dominating performance during Game One of the 2008 NCAA Championship Series, going 3-for-3 and driving in all three Sun Devil runs in a 3-0 shutout victory over Texas A&M.[4] During the 2009 season she posted a .322 batting average, nine home runs, 47 RBIs, 31 runs and a .523 slugging percentage.[5] In the 2010 season, she made her season debut on February 26, 2010, going 0 for 4 with a strikeout and a sacrifice bunt in an 8-7 win over South Florida.[6] She finished the 2010 season with a .307 batting average, five home runs, 25 RBIs, 24 runs and a .443 slugging percentage.[7] During the 2011 season she posted a .328 batting average, seven home runs, 54 RBIs, 31 runs and a .503 slugging percentage in leading the Sun Devils to the 2011 National Championship.[8][9] In the first game of the Final Series vs. Florida, Donnenwirth hit two homeruns leading the Sun Devils to a 14-4 victory. In the final game of her college career, Donnenwirth went 1 for 3 with a walk, as Arizona State clinched the 2011 title with a 7-2 victory over Florida.[10]

Arizona State Education

Donnenwirth is not only known for being a top athlete at Arizona State University, but a top student. She is a double major in Nutrition and Psychology. She maintains a 3.7 GPA as she heads into her fifth year at Arizona State. Donnenwirth hopes to continue her education at the Nation's top schools and receive her Master's and Doctoral degrees.

Personal life

In 2008, Donnenwirth adopted a Chihuahua named Kody. She found him at the local Tempe Pound the day before he was supposed to be euthanized. This has led Donnenwirth to become passionate about animals and she now dedicates her time to various animal rescue groups. She has been quoted as saying, "Adopt, don't buy." On October 10, 2009, Donnenwirth was arrested by Mesa Police and charged with Driving under the influence after being involved in a two-car crash in which she was accused of hitting another car that had been sitting at a red light. Her Blood alcohol content was measured at 0.14, above the Arizona legal limit of 0.08. The original incident report stated that Donnenwirth was cooperative during the on-scene investigation and that she informed the officers she was an Arizona State softball player. Following the incident, Donnenwirth was suspended indefinitely by Arizona State coach Clint Myers for violating team rules. She was later reinstated and returned to the team after missing the first 11 games of the 2010 season.[11]

Career statistics

Year Team GP GS AB R H HR RBI BB SO Avg. OBP SLG E FLD%
2008 Arizona State 70 69 212 37 75 15 74 27 21 .354 .421 .632 9 .945
2009 Arizona State 62 62 174 31 56 9 47 26 22 .322 .410 .523 6 .968
2010 Arizona State 50 50 140 24 43 5 25 28 21 .307 .424 .443 8 .953
2011 Arizona State 66 66 177 31 58 7 54 42 15 .328 .462 .503 3 .981

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference azstatebio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Arizona State 2008 Season Statistics". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Sun Devils shut out Aggies in 11-0 romp for the program's first NCAA title". thesundevils.com. June 3, 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Softball Dominates Game One of NCAA Championship Series". thesundevils.com. June 2, 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Arizona State 2009 Season Statistics". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  6. ^ "South Florida at #5 Arizona State". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Arizona State 2010 Season Statistics". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Arizona State 2011 Season Statistics". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  9. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Arizona State Defeats Florida 7-2". thesundevils.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Arizona State vs Florida". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  11. ^ "ASU softball player faces possible DUI charge". azcentral.com. November 16, 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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