Biography
YELLOWJACKET CAREER
2022: Named UMAC Pitcher of the Year as well as to the All-UMAC First Team and the UMAC All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season ... Earned UMAC Pitcher of the Week four times (May 2, April 11 and March 7 and 28) and UMAC Player of the Week once (March 21) ... Went 20-7 with a 2.13 ERA in 168 innings in the circle ... Posted three shutouts and one save with 21 complete games ... Threw a career-high eight innings, earning the victory, as the Yellowjackets knocked off No. 12 UW-Oshkosh, 7-6, on March 6 ... Struck out a season-high eight batters in a 4-1 win at Concordia (Minn.) on March 24 ... Hurled her first career no-hitter April 20 at North Central, striking out six with just three walks to win, 21-0, in five innings ... At the plate, was fourth on the team with a .361 batting average (48-of-133) with 41 runs scored, three doubles and two triples ... Drove in 28 runs and stole 25 bases in 27 attempts ... Third on the team with 14 multiple-hit games, including a career-high four knocks against Minnesota Morris on April 22 ... Collected six multi-RBI games with a career high three RBIs in an opening day win versus Ripon, 10-6, on March 5 ... In the field, had only six errors in 158 chances and was part of five double plays, posting a .962 fielding percentage.
2021: Named to the All-UMAC First Team and the UMAC Defensive Team ... Started all 38 games, batting .385 (47-for-122) with two doubles, one triple, 29 runs scored, 12 RBIs and 12 walks ... Also stole 17-of-18 bases to rank second on the team ... Went 15-10 with a 3.48 ERA in 26 games in the circle, including 22 starts ... Posted 17 complete games, four shutouts and one save ... Allowed 146 hits and 83 runs (60 earned) in 155 innings pitched ... Struck out 112 and walked 81 ... Went 5-1 with a 1.25 ERA in 44.2 innings in the UMAC tournament ... Led the team at the plate with 16 multiple-hit games while enjoying a pair of multi-RBI games ... Hit safely in the final six games of the season, going 11-for-30 (.367) in that span ... Hit 3-for-5 with a run scored, stolen base and walk in the NCAA Waverly Regional ... Named UMAC Pitcher of the Week on March 8 after a complete-game shutout of Augsburg on March 6 ... Earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition as well as UMAC Academic All-Conference honors.
2020: Appeared in for games in the circle and three in the field, before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the rest of the season ... Was 1-0 with a 5.42 ERA in 10.1 innings in the circle, including one start ... Surrendered 17 hits and eight runs -- all earned -- while striking out five ... Earned the win, going six innings against Augsburg on March 6 ... Picked up first collegiate hit and RBI in the season opener against UW-Stevens Point Feb. 15.
Before UWS: Daughter of Damian and Sheila Kraemer ... Born Oct. 13, 2001 ... Four-time all-conference selection in softball at Wisconsin Heights High School, graduating in 2019 ... Three-time first team all-Capital South Conference pick from 2017-19 ... Second team honoree as a freshman in 2016 ... Also earned defensive player of the year honors in 2017 and 2019 ... Named pitcher of the year in the conference as a senior ... Helped lead team to two conference (2017 and 2019) and three regional (2017-19) championships ... Sister, Kaela, is a junior on the UWS softball team ... Sister Macenzie, played basketball at NCAA Division III Loras ... Legal Studies major at UW-Superior with minors in Paralegalism, Ethical Leadership and Mediation.
