2007: Appeared in six games, notching her first-career base hit as a pinch hitter with a single against Portland State (2/16) ... Earned her first-career start against BYU (2/23), drawing a walk in three plate appearances.

2006: Appeared in nine games ... Scored a run in first pinch-running appearance of the year against Syracuse (2/12) ... Earned first-career at bat against Massachusetts (2/24) ... Also had pinch-hit appearances against Texas Tech (3/5) and Hawaii (3/20) ... Earned a pinch-hit appearance against Wisconsin (3/31), drawing a walk ... Also had a Big Ten pinch-hit appearances versus Iowa (4/2) and Indiana (4/15).

2005: Scored a run in her first collegiate appearance on 2/4 against Tulsa ... Made an appearance in the NCAA Regional with pinch-running duties against Louisville (5/21).

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Named to the All-Conference first team in 2004 ... Member of the 2001 District second place team ... Batted .314 for her high school career ... Played three years of club softball for the Thunderbolts ... Member of the Thunderbolts' second-place state team in 2004 ... National Honor Society member ... Co-editor of school newspaper ... Named to Honor Roll throughout high school.

Personal: Born Kristen Marie Salamon on 6/9/86 ... Daughter of Robert and Lisa Salamon ... Grandfather Richard Salamon attended NU ... Chose Northwestern over NYU, Boston University, American and American University of Paris ... Majoring in journalism.

Salamon's Career Statistics