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2026 Softball Roster

11 Christina Crawford

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elkhorn, Wis.
  • High School Elkhorn Area HS
  • Prev School St. Thomas (Minn.)
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Biography

St. Thomas (Minn.) - 2025

  • Slashed .143/.143/.200, playing in 23 games while making 19 starts
  • Posted two hits and two RBI… In the circle, owned a 5.70 ERA and a 7-5 record
  • Pitched two complete game shutouts
  • Tossed 85.1 innings while fanning 74 batters

St. Thomas (Minn.) - 2024

  • Played in 36 games and started in 29
  • Hit .244/.340/.489 (all career highs) in 45 at-bats
  • Tallied 11 hits, including two doubles (career high) and three home runs (career high) for 22 total bases (career high)
  • Scored six runs and brought home 12 RBI, both career highs
  • Walked career-high seven times and struck out 13 times
  • Hit two home runs against Loyola Chicago (March 1) for a career-high eight total bases and four RBI
  • Hit first-career double against Southern Illinois Edwardsville (March 2)
  • Recorded four putouts, 25 assists, and two errors for a .935 fielding percentage
  • Pitched to a 7-17 win-loss record in 30 appearances and 21 starts in the circle
  • Tossed career-high 138.2 innings to a 5.15 earned run average and 1.69 WHIP
  • Struck out 68 batters and walked 49
  • Tossed career-high 14 complete games
  • Struck out season-high eight batters against Kansas City (March 23)
  • Earned the win in six of her last eight starts against Green Bay, North Dakota (twice), South Dakota (Twice), and Green Bay with only losses to Power 5 opponent Iowa State, and regular season Summit League champion South Dakota State
  • Broke single-season program records with 138.2 innings pitched and 14 complete games

St. Thomas (Minn.) - 2023

  • Did not appear in a game

St. Thomas (Minn.) - 2022

  • Played in 29 games, making 27 appearances and 23 starts in the circle
  • Went 8-11
  • Pitched to a 4.99 ERA in 130.1 innings
  • Tallied 100 strikeouts, 26 of which were looking
  • Tossed 13 complete games, one of which was a shutout performance
  • Collected one save
  • Offensively, hit .232 with a .317 OBP
  • Finished with 13 base hits, four runs scored, two home runs, and six RBI
  • Her season high of nine innings came against Evansville on March 13, when she also struck out 19 batters
  • Her 19 strikeouts against the Purple Aces set a new program record
  • Had a three-hit performance, including a home run and four RBI, against Green Bay on May 3
  • Opened the season with an inning of no-run ball against Ball State on Feb. 11, while also tallying her first collegiate save
  • Her first pitching win came against Evansville when she struck out 19 hitters
  • Helped lead the team to an upset victory at No. 22 South Florida with a complete game victory, striking out two
  • Her first Summit League victory came at Western Illinois on March 27
  • Earned a road win at Kansas City on April 3, tossing seven innings, striking out five Roos
  • Also collected wins on the mound against South Dakota (April 10) and North Dakota (April 23)
  • At home, allowed one run and struck out seven against Green Bay on May 3, earning the win
  • Finished the season at North Dakota State with a one-run complete game win on May 7
  • Hit her first collegiate home run against Lehigh on March 19

Personal

  • Daughter of Mark and Windy Crawford
  • Has two siblings
  • Hobbies include reading and shopping
  • Chose Illinois because of "the community and people. Everyone that I've met so far have been really helpful and nice. Another reason is because my family and I have always been big Illini fans. Lastly, the campus is gorgeous, and the athletic facilities are really nice."

Statistics

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