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| Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Zeeland, Mich.
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| High School:
Zeeland
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Third Base
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2005: Started all 49 games played in at third base . . . Honored as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Scholar-Athlete . . . A member of the 2005 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional All-Tournament Team . . . Her .262 average ranked tied for ninth place among Ferris State's batting leaders . . . Finished fourth on the team with 10 doubles while her 17 RBIs tied for fifth best . . . Tallied a sixth-place 39 base hits and scored a seventh-best tying 14 runs for the Bulldogs . . . Notched a .396 slugging percentage for the season and turned in a .895 fielding percentage with 39 putouts and 123 assists . . . Totaled nine multi-hit game efforts which was sixth highest on squad to go along with a sixth-place five multiple-RBI outings . . . Batted a team-leading .500 at the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional with four hits in eight at bats to go with two runs scored and three RBI . . . Reeled off a five-game hitting streak (4/22-25) and posted a .375 batting average (6-16) in the process . . . Hit safely in 13 of her final 19 games and hit .316 (18-57) during that 19-game period . . . Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs against Merrimack (3/8) at the Florida Rebel Spring Tournament . . . Had a 2-for-3 day at the plate with a two-run roundtripper at Grand Valley State (4/9) in a game-two victory of a league doubleheader and then followed up the next game with another 2-for-3 hitting effort versus Wayne State (4/12) . . . Turned in a 3-for-4 hit performance in the season finale against West Virginia Wesleyan (5/13) in NCAA Tourney play, highlighted by a two-run homer in the sixth inning . . . Accounted for both of Ferris' runs in a 2-0 NCAA Tourney opening-game triumph over Northwood (5/12) with a RBI double and then scoring on a passed ball . . . Batted .246 with 14 hits in 20 league contests.
High School: Recognized as Zeeland High School's Athlete of the Year both as a junior and senior . . . Graduated in 2004 . . . Coached by Eric Rozema . . . Earned All-O.K. Red Lakeshore Conference and Zeeland Record All-Area plaudits in senior season after hitting .433 with a .654 slugging percentage . . . Registered 11 doubles, three triples and two home runs with 30 runs scored in 2004 season as ZHS posted a 27-5 overall mark while claiming the conference title . . . Two-time (2003-04) team captain . . . Batted .290 during junior year after notching a .318 average in sophomore campaign . . . Twice chosen as team's Best Offensive Player and Best Defensive Performer apiece . . . Garnered honorable mention all-conference accolades in basketball during senior year . . . Played key role in Chix capturing both conference and district championship crowns in basketball . . . Three-time team Most Valuable Player in basketball and volleyball . . . Captained both the Chix basketball and volleyball squads during final prep year . . . National Honor Society member . . . Involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). 
Personal: Born 2/13/86 in Zeeland, Mich. . . . Daughter of Dave and Patricia Kraai . . . Father is a plumber and mother is employed as a nurse . . . FSU Letters: One . . . Majoring in nursing.
On Deck With Kraai:
Why I chose Ferris State: Has a reputable nursing program
The motto I live by: You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them
My friends tell me I'm: a good listener
What has been the most thrilling moment of your life outside of sports?: Winning the basketball district championship my senior year
Something unusual about me is that: I had stitches seven times
When I step on the field I think: about what needs to be done to win the game
The thing I like most about Ferris State Softball: The players because they're all really fun to be around and are nice
My worst fear is: spiders
My role model is: Joy Pyper, a teacher at my high school, who has been a great influence and seems to do everything right. She's also an amazingly cheerful person who has accomplished a lot
My best non-athletic talent is: mathematics
Advice to youngsters: Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Set goals for yourself!
I can't live without: laughter
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