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Jersey Number 33
Kiersten Withstandley
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF/C
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Freehold Township, N.J.
- High School:
- Freehold Township
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
Freshman (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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).
- 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.
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
Rutgers Softball Highlights vs Lehigh
Friday, April 24
Rutgers Softball vs Seton Hall Highlights
Thursday, April 23
Rutgers Softball Highlights vs. LIU
Wednesday, April 15
Rutgers Softball Highlights vs. Michigan State - Game 3
Sunday, April 12
