2010: Spent a majority of her 39 games in the designated player position, but also spent some time in right field...Started 29 contests...Eclipsed her previous career-high batting average by nearly 20 points, as she hit at a .293 clip during her senior season...Nailed three home runs, tied for third most on the team with Kelly Fitzgerald...Also set new career-highs in runs scored (16), hits (29), and RBIs (18)...Seventh on the team in total bases with 40...Blasted a 250-plus foot shot to deep center field for her first home run of the season —which came in a pinch-hitting role— against Florida Southern on Mar. 10...Two of her three home runs came as a pinch-hitter...Homered after being summoned from the bench on Mar. 16 against Bowie State...Registered three multi-hit games in a row from Apr. 14-16, including a 6-for-9 doubleheader at Shippensburg on Apr. 16...In the opener at Shippensburg, she came up with the second four-hit game of her career.
2009: Started to gain confidence at the plate and gave the Marauders' lineup some much needed pop...Played 33 games and started 22...Her .274 batting average was a career-best by 24 points...Drilled five home runs tying her for the team lead...Moved into a tie for ninth on Millersville's all-time home run list (6 total)...Led the team in slugging percentage (.521)...Collected 20 hits after combining for just 16 in her first two seasons...Hit a home run in both games of a doubleheader against Salem International on March 4...Recorded a hit in eight of her first 13 games and five of her last seven.
2008: Saw time in 21 games, starting eight…Hit .250 in a reserve role, making 36 plate appearances…Knocked in 10 RBIs…2-of-2 in steal attempts…Had a season-high four RBIs and hit her first-career home run in an 8-0 win over Concord University on March 11…Recorded two multi-hit games.
2007: Played in 17 games, starting seven…Collected seven hits and a .241 batting average in 29 trips to the plate…Delivered a two-run double in a five run first inning against Clarion on March 11…Knocked in a run against Columbia Union on March 20, while going 2-for-2 at the plate…Registered three multi-hit games.
High School: Competed in softball and field hockey…Helped the softball team win Mountain Valley Conference Championships in three of her four years at Pleasant Valley…Two-time First Team All-MVC selection…Broke the school’s home run record in her season.
Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Cynthia Kossyk…Has one younger brother…Majoring in elementary/special education.
