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  Kari Steigerwald
Kari Steigerwald

Player Profile
Hometown:
Baden, Pa.

High School:
North Allegheny

Position:
OF

Birthdate:
04/06/1985

Experience:
2L

B/T:
L/L



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2006: Saw action in 14 games, making five starts ... hit .143, with two hits in 14 at-bats ... scored four runs ... had three stolen bases in as many attempts ... 1-for-2 with a run scored vs. Seton Hall.

2005: Played in 37 games, with 26 starts ... made 21 starts in leftfield and five in right ... hit .167, with 10 runs scored and 11 hits on the year ... tied for sixth on the team in runs ... had a 2-for-3 game vs. Nevada, with a walk, a run, an RBI and a stolen base ... hit second in the lineup in five starts, sixth in one contest, seventh and eighth twice each and ninth in 16 games ... batted .222 in MAC contests.

2004: Moved into the starting lineup in the latter stages of the season ... played in 39 games, making 23 starts ... started 10 contests in leftfield, 11 in right and two at the DP spot ... was in right for all six MAC Tournament games and both NCAA contests ... hit .222 with 10 runs scored ... scored the game's lone run and made a spectacular catch to end the game in first win over Miami on the final day of the MAC Tournament ... was 3-for-5 in the two games vs. the RedHawks that day ... hit .308 in the league tourney ... had the game-winning RBI vs. IPFW ... went 2-for-2 with a run vs. Georgia State ... had another 2-for-2 game against Northern Illinois ... 2-for-3 with a triple, a pair of runs and an RBI against Oakland ... hit .304 over her final 14 games ... wore uniform #15 as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for North Allegheny Senior High ... a two-time all-state selection, helping the Tigers to a state championship as a junior and a runner-up finish as a senior ... team lost a 1-0, extra-inning championship game in her senior year, after winning a 1-0 game in extra innings the previous season ... hit over .350 in each of last three seasons, including .483 as a sophomore and .460 as a junior (with 25 stolen bases) ... struck out only three times in 100 plate appearances in the latter season ... Tigers went 77-18 in her four years, including 46-10 over her last two seasons ... won three section titles and two WPIAL titles ... also earned three basketball letters, as a point guard ... Student Council officer.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rick and Michelle Steigerwald ... born April 6, 1985 ... a marketing major at BGSU ... an only child ... a high-school teammate of Falcon pitching great Liz Vrabel ... father was a Golden Gloves boxer and a professional boxing referee ... was a member of the Pittsburgh Spirit Gold 14-U team that won a national championship ... also played travel ball for the North Pittsburgh Knockouts.