5 Kate Kriegel
Kate Kriegel
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Grinnell, Iowa
  • High School:
    Grinnell
  • Position:
    IF
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    16
  • avg
    .270
  • hr
    4
  • rbi
    13
  • r
    11
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time All-A-R-C Second Team (2022,2024)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2024)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023-24)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2022-24)
2024 | junior
  • Played in all 40 games for the Storm for the second straight year
  • Earned all-conference second team honors for the second time after batting .255 with 19 RBIs and five triples
  • Recorded the best fielding percentage in a season in her career with a .956 mark, helping turn 11 double plays
  • Delivered the game-winning hit against Luther to clinch a conference tournament spot for the Storm
2023 | sophomore
  • Appeared in all 40 games for the Storm, routinely at second base
  • Hit .290 on the year with two home runs and 15 RBIs
  • Drew a team-leading 24 walks, good for a tie for fourth in the conference
  • Also tied for the conference lead in sacrifice bunts, recording 13
2022 | freshman
  • Appeared in 31 contests in her first season
  • Named to the All-A-R-C Second Team
  • Batted .346 with nine RBIs
  • Had a fielding percentage of .922 on 102 total chances
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of Grinnell High School
  • Tallied second team all-state honors
  • Placed on the all-conference first and second teams during career
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Daughter of Justin and Jennifer Kriegel
  • Has a sister, Bailee
  • Majoring in health and exercise science and health services leadership with a minor in biology

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Games 16 -
Plate appearances 48 0
At Bats 37 -
Runs 11 -
Hits 10 -
Doubles 1 -
Triples 1 -
Home Runs 4 -
Runs Batted In 13 -
Total bases 25 0
Walks 9 -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 10 -
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits 1 -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .270 -
On Base Percentage .404 -
Slugging Percentage .676 -
Appearances 0 -
Games started 0 -
Wins 0 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 62 0
Put Outs 29 -
Assists 28 -
Errors 5 -
Fielding Percentage .919 -
Double Plays 3 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 1 1 0 - - - 0 2 1 - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 4 0 1 - - - 1 - 2 - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 1 2 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 3 2 2 - - 1 2 - 1 - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 1 - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 3 0 1 1 - - 3 - 1 - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 1 1 0 - - - 0 2 - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 2 0 0 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 2 2 2 - - 2 3 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 3 1 1 - - 1 1 - 2 - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 2 1 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 3
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - 1 0 - - - - 2
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - 5 1 - - - - 3
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 4
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - 2 1 - 1 - - 3
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - 8 2 - - - - 2
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - 4 1 - - - - 3
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 3 0.33 4
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - 1 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 2
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 3 2 1 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 8 4 2 2 .750 - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 4 1 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 4 0 2 2 .500 - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 2 1 1 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 4 3 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 4 2 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 4 3 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 8 3 4 1 .875 - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 5 3 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 6 2 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2021-22 31 78 11 27 4 - - 9 13 12 3 - .346 .446 .397
2022-23 40 107 30 31 10 - 2 15 24 22 12 1 .290 .418 .439
2023-24 40 102 22 26 4 5 - 19 19 18 8 - .255 .374 .392
2024-25 16 37 11 10 1 1 4 13 9 10 - - .270 .404 .676
Total 127 324 74 94 19 6 6 56 65 62 23 1 .290 .409 .441

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2021-22 31 1 - - 31 4 - 23 15 1.53 92
2022-23 40 1 2 14 47 12 2 32 33 0.97 148
2023-24 40 1 1 7 40 9 2 29 33 0.88 130
2024-25 16 - 1 1 25 6 - 9 10 0.90 48
Total 127 3 4 22 143 31 4 93 91 1.02 418

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2021-22 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2021-22 31 102 51 43 8 .922 2 - - - - -
2022-23 40 150 66 71 13 .913 5 - - - - -
2023-24 40 113 42 66 5 .956 11 - - - - -
2024-25 16 62 29 28 5 .919 3 - - - - -
Total 127 427 188 208 31 .927 21 - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 16 37 11 10 1 1 4 13 9 10 - - .270 .404 .676
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - - .000 .333 .000
Neutral 15 35 11 10 1 1 4 13 8 10 - - .286 .409 .714
Result Wins 15 34 10 9 1 - 4 11 8 9 - - .265 .395 .647
Losses 1 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 1 - - .333 .500 1.000
Month February 2 3 1 0 - - - 0 3 1 - - .000 .500 .000
March 14 34 10 10 1 1 4 13 6 9 - - .294 .390 .735

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 16 - 1 1 25 6 - 9 10 0.90 48
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Neutral 15 - 1 1 25 6 - 8 9 0.89 45
Result Wins 15 - 1 1 22 5 - 9 9 1.00 44
Losses 1 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 4
Month February 2 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 6
March 14 - 1 1 25 6 - 8 9 0.89 42

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Month February 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 16 62 29 28 5 .919 3 - - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Neutral 15 60 28 27 5 .917 3 - - - - -
Result Wins 15 59 27 27 5 .915 3 - - - - -
Losses 1 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Month February 2 5 3 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
March 14 57 26 26 5 .912 2 - - - - -

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