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2023 Softball Roster

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Tom Gilbert
Conor Kvatek
Steve Hockstein
Mike Carlson
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Steve Hockstein
Steve Hockstein
Rich Graessle

33 Kiersten Withstandley

  • Class Senior
  • Position IF/C
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Freehold Township, N.J.
  • Highschool Freehold Township
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • CSC Academic All-District Team
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • Broke up Maryland's no-hitter after entering the bottom of the seventh down 3-0 to storm back for a 4-3 victory over the Terps giving head coach Kristen Butler her 100th victory at Rutgers (Apr. 5)
Junior (2022) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Appeared in 49 games making 38 starts at catcher or first base
  • Collected two hits and two RBIs in the opening weekend at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge (Feb. 10-12)
  • Scored twice and drove in two runs in a  13-3 win versus Wagner to open the Pirate Clash (Feb. 18)
  • Added three hits, three runs and an RBI at The Spring Games (Feb. 25-27)
  • Notched a double and two RBIs in a one-run extra-inning loss to No. 23 Notre Dame at the Liberty Invitational (Mar. 6)
  • Posted a double and run scored in a 11-7 win over New Mexico State at the ASU/GCU Classic (Apr. 12)
  • Logged her third double of the season versus Illinois (Apr. 16)
Sophomore (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Appeared and started in all 44 games with 39 starts at catcher
  • Third on the team in hits (23), which included two doubles and a triple
  • Tied for third in RBIs (13)
  • Totaled eight runs scored
  • Logged a team-second best 214 putouts
  • Went 2-for-3 with her first career triple along with two RBIs and a run scored in the 3-2 series opening victory over Michigan State (Mar. 26)
  • Hit 2-for-3 including a double along with an RBI and run scored in the 6-5 series finale victory at Ohio State (Apr. 25)

Freshman (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Appeared in 14 games as a pinch runner along with stints at first base and catcher.
  • Collected runs in a 3-2 extra inning victory over ETSU at the Bash in the Boro hosted by Georgia Southern (Feb. 9) and at in-state rival Seton Hall (Mar. 10).

PRIOR TO RUTGERS
  • Recorded more than 100 hits in her high school career to go with more than 35 stolen bases.
  • A two-time Jersey Sports News Player to Watch, she was also named Shore Conference All-Division in 2017 and 2018.
  • A member of the Carpenter Cup Jersey Shore team.
  • Selected to the National Honors Society
  • Comes from a college athletics family – father, Jack, wrestled for TCNJ and three cousins played college softball.
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Kiersto
One word to describe Coach Butler: Knowledgeable
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Todd Frazier
Major: Criminal Justice
I chose my major because: I have a passion for the criminal justice system and it allows you to do something different every day.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: 16 handles
The person I most admire is and why: My mom because she is always there for me and she is very hard working ands determined.
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: at the beach
Favorite professional athlete: Drew Brees
Favorite professional sports team: New Orleans Saints
One word to describe myself on the field: Determined
One word to describe myself off the field: Organized
Few people know that I: have a lot of pets
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My travel coach from 10U to 18U
I started playing my sport because…: All of my older cousins played
I chose Rutgers because…: Of the opportunity to play college softball in my home state and to obtain a degree from a school with many majors.
Favorite cereal: Honey bunches of oats
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Elf
Favorite musician/group: Thomas Rhett
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: cooking
Pets I had growing up were: Cats, dogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, chickens, lizards, fish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Power ranger
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Australia
My favorite teacher was: Mrs. Brusotti, 12th, AP Psychology
The quote that most resonates with me is: "When you focus on the good, the good gets better"
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Gray
My spirit animal is: A cat
One thing on my bucket list is: To go skydiving

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020Freshman

    IF/C
    5'8"
    5
  • 33

    2021Sophomore

    IF/C
    5'8"
    33
  • 33

    2022Junior

    IF/C
    5'8"
    33
  • 33

    2023Senior

    IF/C
    5'8"
    33
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