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#10 Cola Krueger

Position: P
Height: 5-8
Bats-Throws: R-R

Class: Junior
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Major: Undecided

Northwest Missouri State

2007:  CoSIDA Academic All-District Second-Team Selection … honorable mention All-MIAA … pitched in 27 games with a team-best 22 starts … 12-8 record with a 2.48 ERA in 135 1/3 innings pitched … had 81 strikeouts … pitched 13 complete games with two shutouts … led the Bearcats with a 2.38 ERA in MIAA play … tied for sixth in the league in wins, tied for eighth in games started, and 10th in innings pitched per game (5.01) and opponent’s batting average (.268) … won eight of her first 11 decisions … won final three decisions of the season … posted season-high 10 strikeouts twice … had six games of five or more K’s … was 2-for-2 at the plate on the year with two singles, a walk and a run scored

2006:  Named MIAA Freshman of the Year, the first Bearcat to do so since 1986 … Second-team all-region (NFCA) … Second-team All-MIAA … Academic All-MIAA … pitched in 29 games with a team-high 19 starts … 15-4 record with an ERA of 2.17 in 132 innings pitched … posted team-high 94 strikeouts … threw 11 complete games and eight shutouts (ties school record)… held opponents to batting average of .210 … two-time MIAA Pitcher of the Week (3/27 and 4/25) … pitched 30.1 innings without surrendering an earned run … pitched a five-inning, no-hitter with 11 strikeouts in her first collegiate game (vs. Bellevue, 2/24) … became the 13th Bearcat to pitch a no-hitter dating back to 2000 … gave up one hit in 6 2/3 innings in a 4-2 win against No. 2 Florida Southern (3/22) … was 1-for-6 at the plate on the year with a single and two walks

Blue Springs South High School

Was a two-time member of the all-state team and the Blue Springs Examiner All-Area Player of the Year in 2004 ... As a freshman, was a Blue Springs Examiner First Team All-Area pick ... Three-time first team all-conference selection ... Earned MVP laurels in two seasons ... Her single season school pitching records include: earned run average (0.50), strikeouts (304), innings pitched (222) and most wins (23) ... Also set career state records in strikeouts (993), innings pitched (780), shutouts (58) and consecutive scoreless innings (56.2) ... Was a .400 hitter as a senior ... In the classroom, ranked in the top 20 of her class in grade point average ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Honor Roll and Principal's Honor Roll ... Classmate of current Bearcat Megan Simpson at Blue Springs South HS.

Personal Bio

Born Feb. 21, 1987 ... Daughter of Tom and Judy Krueger ... Lists favorite musical artist as Fort Minor ... Enjoys eating pickles ... Favorite TV shows are "Friends" and "Desperate Housewives" ... Owns two dogs named Hershey and Tootsie ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan.

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