On Kristie Shifflett: A powerful hitter that will anchor the right side of the defense.
Career Notes: Appears a total of 19 times in the Cougars record book ... highlighting her records are being tied for the fourth most hits in a single game (4, twice) and tied for sixth in doubles (2, twice) ... her top season records include the second most walks (32 in 2007), being tied for the sixth most runs (46 in 2007) and eighth in RBI (47 in 2007) ... for her career, Shifflett is fifth in slugging percentage (.532), on-base percentage (.420) and walks (55) and is sixth in batting average (.323) and homeruns (15).
2009: Had one of the most productive seasons in the history of College of Charleston softball as she claimed Southern Conference Player of the Year honors and was named First-Team All-Southern Conference ... earned Southern Conference Player of the Week on March 16 ... one of only two players to appear in all 49 games, starting all of them ... batted .360 with .647 slugging percentage, .477 on-base percentage, 28 runs, 50 hits, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, 43 RBI and 28 walks ... led team in all of those categories except for runs and hits where she finished second to her sister Amber ... five of those performances rank among the Top-10 all-time for a single season at CofC, including 3rd in on-base percentage, 4th in slugging percentage, 5th in walks, tied for seventh in home runs and eighth in batting average ... became Cougars’ all-time leader in walks (83) and sacrifice flies (8) and moved into third place in career slugging percentage (.564), on-base percentage (.436), home runs (25), RBI (115) and total bases (288) ... is also currently 4th in doubles (33) 5th in batting average (.333) and sixth in both runs (100) and hits (170) ... went 3-for-3 with solo home run in 4-3 win vs. East Tennessee State (2/14) ... had one of the most impressive days of her career as she went a combined 4-for-7 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs at Charlotte (3/10) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of doubles in the opener before exploding for a 2-for-3, two-home run, five RBI game that featured a grand slam ... her RBI total represented a new career-high ... Shifflett belted her second grand slam of the week, a game-tying shot in the sixth inning of a 4-0 game, at Samford (3/15) as she went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and tied her career-high for hits ... the following game against Charleston Southern (3/18) she went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored ... finished 2-for-3 with two runs and a pair of RBIs vs. Coastal Carolina (3/22) ... was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs against Western Carolina (3/28) ... had three straight two-hit games against Appalachian State April 4-5 ... over that stretch, she went 6-for-9 with two home runs and four RBIs ... finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a double and a home run vs. Elon (4/18) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI at UNC Greensboro (4/26) ... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and 10th home run of the season vs. UNCG in Southern Conference Tournament.
2008: Played and started 65 of possible 66 games ... batted .311 with 57 hits, 26 runs, two triples, six homeruns, 25 RBIs, and team-high .503 slugging percentage and .422 on-base percentage ... delivered 4-for-4, two run performances against East Tennessee State on February 17 ... had stretch of three games from February 29-March 1 in which she went 7-for-10 with six RBIs, four runs, a double and a homerun ... from March 22-29, tallied four 2-for-3 outings in five games ... against Western Carolina on April 13, tied career-highs for at bats and hits with 4-for-5 performance with two runs, two hits, a triple and a homerun ... named to All-Southern Conference Second Team.
2007: Started all 60 games at third base ... finished with .333 batting average, 63 hits, 46 runs, 10 doubles, three triples nine homeruns, a .561 slugging percentage 23 walks and a .419 on-base percentage ... was 3-for-3 with three runs against Manhattan on February 18 ... went 5-for-9 with seven RBIs and three runs in double-header against Providence on March 6, including career-high four RBIs in first game ... second posted a line of 3-for-4 with three RBI, three runs and was a homerun away from batting for the cycle ... homered in three straight games against Appalachian State from March 31-April 1 as she went combined 7-for-13 with eight RBIs and seven runs, including career-high tying four RBI in opener of series ...went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs and a pair of doubles vs. UNC Greensboro on April 28 ... named to All-Southern Conference Second Team.
Princess Anne High School: Four-year member of Cavaliers softball team and one year member of volleyball program ... helped lead softball team to 2003 Virginia High School League State Championship ... that season was she was an All-State Honorable Mention selection and was an All-Eastern Region, All-District, and All-Tidewater First-Team choice ... As a senior, she helped lead PAHS to a Beach District Championship and was named First-Team All-State ... she also earned All-Eastern Region, All-District and All-Tidewater First-Team selections along with being named Princess Anne’s Most Valuable Player and earning the honor for the VHSCA All-Star Game ... Shifflett served as PAHS team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 26, 1987, Kristie is the daughter of Billy and Lisa Shifflett ... family includes a sister, Amber, who is currently a redshirt-junior and teammate at the College of Charleston ... named to honor roll in high school ... involved with youth groups ... currently majoring in physical education.
