Kristen Morcone - 2012 Softball - LIU Post
				
				
    
			
			
		
	
	
		
				
			
		    
            
            
            
            
 
  
   |  | #5 Kristen Morcone 
     Position: CatcherHeight: 5-4
 Class: Senior
 Hometown: Milford, Mass.
 Previous School: Milford
 
      
 2011: Played in 33 games and made 30 starts … batted .250 with 19 hits, 15 RBI and nine runs scored … recorded her first collegiate home run with a three-run shot at Merrimack (March 31) … went 2-for-4 with a run scored against St. Thomas Aquinas (March 26) … batted 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored against NYIT (April 21) … was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at Bridgeport (April 30) … was 1-for-3 with a two-run single against Caldwell (May 1) … batted 1-for-2 with a two-RBI single in the NCAA East Regional against Caldwell (May 14) … tallied one of the Pioneers’ two hits in first game of the World Series against UC-San Diego (May 26). 
 2010: Saw action in 23 games and made 13 starts at catcher … batted .222 with 10 hits, four RBI and two runs scored … was 2-for-5 in pinch hitting situations … batted 1-for-3 with an RBI single against Edinboro (March 11) … batted 2-for-4 with a pair of singles against LeMoyne (March 19) … went 1-for-3 with a double against American International (March 20) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a run scored at Mercy (April 8) … batted 2-for-2 with a double against Mercy (April 27). 
 2009: Started all 52 games … batted .244 with 32 hits, two doubles, 13 RBI and six runs scored … boasted a .449 percentage in advancing runners (35-78) … recorded her first career hit as a leadoff single against Northwood (March 8) … drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single against Caldwell (March 14) … drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single against American International (March 21) … batted 1-for-3 with an RBI single against LeMoyne (March 22) … went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI single at Queens (March 30) … batted 2-for-4 with an RBI single at Merrimack (April 9). 
 Prior to C.W. Post: Was a four-year player at Milford High for coaches Linda Zacchilli and Brian Macchi … batted .411 with a .630 slugging percentage … was a captain her junior and senior year … named Team MVP … selected as a Milford Daily News All-Star, Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star and league All-Star … also played volleyball and led the Scarlet Hawks  
 Personal: Younger of Len and Fran Morcone’s two children … plays the trumpet … plans to pursue a career as a physical education teacher … majoring in physical education. 
     
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