2015 Softball Roster
Kristen Wood
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wilmot Union
- Hometown:
- Trevor, Wis.
2016: Appeared in 21 games, starting 16 ... Missed a month from March 22 to April 22 for medical reasons before returning for the final three series of Big Ten play and the postseason ... At the time of her graduation, ranked seventh in Northwestern history in strikeouts (562), eighth in games (108) and starts (84), and ninth in innings pitched (464.2) ... Fanned seven in 4.0 innings to earn the victory in a massive 22-4 (5) run-rule win over Virginia (2/12) ... Recorded the 500th strikeout of her Northwestern career in the game ... Picked up a save with two innings of work, striking out four against New Mexico State (2/26) ... Pitched wonderfully at the Judi Garman Classic (3/4-3/6), allowing just a single earned run across two starts but came away from the tournament 0-2 ... In her return from injury combined with Kenzie Ellis on a one-hit shutout of Michigan State, going 4.0 innings and fanning five while allowing just a single base knock for the win (4/22) ... Started and threw 3.0 hitless innings at Purdue (5/7) as part of a three-way combined no-hitter with Kenzie Ellis and Amy Letourneau ... The no-no was the 50th in school history and the first-ever for the program with three or more hurlers ... Started a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win against Ohio State, going 3.1 innings on two-hit, one-run ball but getting a no-decision (5/13) ... Got the start in Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament-opening win against Oklahoma State (5/20), tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just an unearned run.2015: Appeared in 41 games this season with 32 starts and eight relief assigments ... NFCA All-Region second team ... Fanned seven in a 5.0-inning run-rule victory against UC Santa Barbara (2/6) ... Pitched two perfect innings of relief versus California (2/8) ... Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against BYU (2/13) ... Tossed 4.2 innings of one-run, three-hit relief at UNLV (2/14) ... Had a no-hitter into the fifth inning of an eventual 3-hit victory over Long Beach State (2/15) ... Entered a game against Syracuse in relief and struck out eight batters in 3.0 hitless innings (2/20) ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief to get a combined shutout in a 9-0 (5) run-rule win against Southern Utah (2/27) ... Faced just one batter over the minimum in tossing her third-career no-hitter with nine strikeouts in a 5.0-inning run-rule victory over Ball State (3/8) ... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following her no-no ... Struck out seven in 3.0 hitless innings of relief to pick up a win against IUPUI (3/14) ... Eventually ran her hitless innings streak to 9.0 over the course of three games before giving up back-to-back hits in the second game of a doubleheader against IUPUI (3/14) ... Tossed a one-hit shutout with 11 Ks in a 5.0-inning run-rule victory in the first game of a doubleheader at Penn State before earning the win in the nightcap with 4.0 innings of scoreless relief (3/21) ... Gutted out an 8.0-inning complete game victory in the series finale at PSU (3/22) ... Two days later, went 9.0 innings in a no-decision at Hofstra (3/24) ... Recorded her second B1G 5.0-inning one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in as many weeks on March 28 versus Wisconsin (3/28) ... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after striking out 27 batters while earning a win and a save during a series sweep of Purdue (4/3-4/5) ... First fanned a then-career-high 13 in a Game One extra-inning no-decision, then threw a scoreless seventh to pick up the save in a 2-1 win in Game Two ... Finished the weekend with a complete-game victory in which she extended her career-high for Ks to 14 ... Whiffed eight in a 5.0-inning complete-game two-hitter against DePaul (4/29) to reach 201 strikeouts for the year ... Tossed a complete-game five-hit shutout with eight Ks in a 1-0 victory at Iowa (5/1) ... Fired a complete-game three-hit shutout against Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament, striking out six (5/8).
2014: Had 30 starts and 37 total appearances in the circle ... Won the Big Ten strikeout crown with 105 Ks in league play ... NFCA All-Region second-team selection ... Ranked 18th in the NCAA with 8.9 Ks per seven innings ... Tossed a complete game in a narrow 4-3 loss against No. 22 Stanford in the season opener (2/7) ... Picked up a win in a brief start against Boise State, going 3.0 innings and fanning five without allowing a run during an eventual 13-2 (5) NU win (2/8) ... Won twice in relief agaist George Washington at the LSU-hosted Tiger Invitational ... Also had a complete-game, two-hit victory over Penn State in an 11-1 (5) run-rule decision in Baton Rouge (2/16) ... Fired a complete-game four-hitter to defeat a tough San Diego State squad, allowing only one earned run (2/22) ... Fanned eight in a 5.0-inning complete-game run rule win over UC Santa Barbara (3/1) ... Earned her first-career shutout and no-hitter in the same game, blanking LIU Brooklyn with seven strikeouts in a 10-0 (5) win (3/8) ... Effort was the 47th no-hitter in Northwestern history ... Fanned a career-high 11 in a complete-game, run-rule victory over Northern Illinois (3/26) ... Earned a second-straight complete-game, run-rule win on 3/28, this time while fanning seven against No. 19 Nebraska ... Matched her career-best with 11 Ks in a complete-game win at Iowa (4/5) ... Earned a complete-game win at No. 14 Minnesota (4/11) ... Did not allow a ball to be in play until the fourth inning, fanning a career-high 12 and firing her second no-hitter of the season in an 8-0 (5) victory at Loyola (Chicago) (4/16) ... Again fanned 12 in a six-inning, two-hit shutout of Indiana (4/18) ... Tossed a two-hit shutout of Michigan State with six Ks in a 5.0-inning, run-rule shortened 8-0 win ... Those six strikeouts gave her an even 200 for the year, the 16th 200-strikeout season by an NU pitcher in school history ... Fanned nine in a 6.0-inning complete-game win over Iona in an NCAA Tournament elimination game (5/16).
2013: Made five starts in the circle and four relief appearances ... In limited action, averaged an impressive 10.83 strikeouts per seven innings with 33 Ks over 21.1 total frames for the year ... Entered a contest at No. 25 Nebraska (3/22) and tossed two scoreless innings of relief with five strikeouts ... Struck out five and allowed no earned runs in 2.0 innings of relief against Iowa (4/13) ... In a no-decision start against Northern Illinois, struck out the side in the first and second innings before exiting the circle after 4.2 frames with a career-best nine strikeouts.
High School: Two-time Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year ... Three-time All-Southern Lakes Conference first team, All-County first team and team MVP ... Earned All-State second team honors as a freshman and first-team accolades as a sophomore and junior ... 2011 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Area Player of the Year ... Entering her senior year, has a career record of 53-8 with a 0.42 ERA and 692 strikeouts in 382.0 innings of work ... As a junior, led Wilmot Union to a state runner-up finish with a 25-2 record, a 0.31 ERA and 302 strikeouts in 160.0 innings pitched ... Threw the eighth no-hitter in state tournament history ... Once fanned 17-straight batters in a Southern Lakes Conference contest ... Recorded 15-straight shutouts at one point during her prep career ... Has led Wilmont Union to three conference titles and two total state tournament appearances ... Played seven years of club with the Wisconsin Lightning, earning seventh place at the ASA Class A Nationals ... Club coach is Scott Hermes ... Honor roll member.
Personal: Born Kristen Marie Wood ... Daughter of Jerry and Dawn Wood ... Volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin ... Majoring in human development and psychological services.
