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  Kalynn Russell

Kalynn Russell

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Belleville, Ill.

High School:
Belleville East

Height:
5-5

Position:
C

B-T:
R-R

2004-05: Fall Deans' List student ... shared starting catching and designated-player duties ... saw action in 49 games with 43 starts ... ranked third on the team in walks (14) and fifth in doubles (3) ... team went 16-9 in games she caught ... had six multi-hit games ... hit a home run in the GLVC Championship tournament against Southern Indiana (5/7) ... set a season best by going 3-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored against Merrimack (3/6).

2003-04: Fall Deans' List student ... shared starting catching and designated-player duties ... played 49 games with 47 starts ... ranked third on the team in RBI (12) and sixth in doubles (5) ... team was 19-5 when she caught and 18-5 when she was the designated player ... had six multi-hit games ... first career home run (a two-run shot) was the eventual game-winner in a 6-0 victory vs. Southern Indiana (4/18) ... went a season-best 3-for-3 with a double against Saint Xavier (4/27).

2002-03: Played in 35 games and started 29 ... committed just one error in 122 chances for a .993 fielding percentage ... team was 19-10 when she started at catcher ... had two doubles and an RBI against Wisconsin-Parkside (May 2) in the GLVC Championship tournament ... posted a double, a run scored and three RBI vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (March 30) ... tied for fifth on the team with eight RBI.

High School: Earned three varsity letters ... four-time NFCA Scholar Athlete honoree ... was the leading pinch hitter as a sophomore when she batted .281 with three RBI ... as a junior, hit .317 with 15 RBI and led the team in outfield assists; for her efforts, she earned honorable mention all-conference and all-area recognition, while helping the team to a 28-9 record ... had a breakout season as a senior when she batted .372 with six doubles, three triples and 21 RBI ... helped the team to a 19-8 record in 2002 and the school's first IHSA regional championship since 1999 ... was named second-team all-conference, third-team all-area and Illinois Coaches Association all-state third team following her senior year ... was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Debra Harriman and Greg Russell ... special education/elementary education major.

 

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