Missouri S&T Athletics

2013: Kruse played in 14 games with two starts coming back off of an injury...she was 1-for-7 as a pinch hitter and 2-for-2 with a runner on third and less than two outs...she drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly at William Jewell on April 9 and with a bases loaded walk at Illinois Springfield on April 27.

2012: Kruse appeared in 28 last games with four starts...she spent a majority of the season as a pinch-hitter/runner due to an injury...she scored six runs on the season and had pinch hit singles against Central Missouri and Southern Indiana...she drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Oklahoma Panhandle.

2011: Kruse, a transfer from Truman State, appeared in 42 games, 35 starts last season...She played primarily at shortstop hitting .198 with three doubles, one home run, nine runs scored and 11 RBIs...hit her home run in the first game of a doubleheader at Wisconsin-Parkside...had four multi-rbi games including a season-high three against Illinois Springfield on April 10 in the second game of the doubleheader...had four multi-hit games as well...she hit lefties at a .417 clip (5-12)  and hit .278 with runners on base...she was even better with runners in scoring position hitting .346 third highest on the team...she was also 4-for-7 with a runner on third and less than two outs.

High School: Kruse batted .383 her senior year at Edwardsville High School and had an on-base percentage of .431 and a slugging percentage of .467...had eight doubles, one triple and drove in 32 runs...she also scored 25 runs with seven walks and four stolen bases...was a two-time all-conference selection...was a third team all-state selection in 2009...named to the 2009 Democrat Large School All-Area 1st team.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Vicki Kruse...majoring in civil and architectural engineering.