Sophomore season (2009)
Appeared in 42 games with 36 starts, all in the outfield ... hit.136 on the year with 12 hits ... had four doubles and a triple ...knocked in seven runs and scored 12 ... drew seven walks ... was2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... went 2-for-3 with a double anda run against UNC Wilmington on Feb. 13 ... was 1-for-3 with adouble, a run and two RBI against Army the following day ... scoreda run in each of UNCG's three games at Western Carolina, gettinghits in each of the last two ... had three RBI in game two of adoubleheader at Furman on March 21, hitting a bases-clearing triplein the first inning ... drew a pair of walks in game one of adoubleheader against North Carolina Central on April 7, scoringtwice in the contest ... also earned two walks at Georgia Southernon April 19 ... had an RBI single against College of Charleston inthe Southern Conference tournament on May 7 ... turned in a .949fielding percentage on the season, committing just two errors in 39chances ... had three outfield assists .. earned a spot on theDean's List for the spring semester.
Freshman season (2008)
Played in 52 games with 44 starts ... hit .148 on the season withthree doubles and a home run among her 16 hits ... had nine RBI ...scored 10 runs ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three RBIagainst Radford on April 1, including hitting what would prove tobe the winning two-run single in the top of the eighth inning ...was 2-for-2 with a double and a run against Chattanooga on March 21... hit her first career home run against Towson on March 1 at theEast Carolina Pirate Clash.
High school
Three-sport athlete at Port Neches-Groves HS ... three-yearvarsity outfielder for Brook Buchanan ... earned 2007 DefensivePlayer of the Year honors ... was named second team all-state andwas named to the Port Arthur News Dream Team, the BeaumontEnterprise Super Gold Team and the All-Southeast Texas Big SchoolTeam ... also played basketball and ran cross country ... playedsummer ball with the Texas Storm DeMarini.
Personal
Kristen Renee Gabel ... born Aug. 11, 1989, in Mobile, Ala. ...daughter of Robert Gabel and Traci Walter ... has an older brother,Dustin, and a younger sister, Madisen ... majoring in exercise andsports science with a concentration in sports medicine.
