WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University senior softball
pitcher Kaitlin Streilein of Point Pleasant, N.J., has been
selected as a second-team All-American as a utility player by the
National Fastpitch Coaches Association. With the honor, she becomes
the first All-American in Brandeis softball history.
Streilein had already earned first-team All-New England honors
from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and
second-team All-University Athletic Association (UAA) honors. She
was named the Most Valuable Player in the Eastern Conference
Athletic Association (ECAC) Division III New England championships,
as she picked up all four of the Judges' wins in the circle while
batting a team-high .538 (7-13) for the tournament with four runs
scored, three RBI a triple and a home run. She was especially
instrumental in Brandeis's 2-1 quarterfinal win over Emerson
College, when she pitched a five-hitter and scored both of the
team's runs.
Streilein led the Judges in nearly every major offensive and
pitching category this season. She batted .489 with 38 RBI, 42 runs
scored, eight home runs and five triples. Streilein owned an .801
slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage. As a pitcher, she
posted a 22-3 record, more wins than all but two entire seasons in
school history. She finished with a 1.68 earned-run average and 16
complete games, including three shutouts, plus two more combined
shutouts. Streilein struck out 163 and walked just 42 in 158
innings of work.
In the final NCAA Division III regular-season statistical
rankings, Streilein placed in the top 50 in six categories: batting
average (23rd), victories (23rd), on-base percentage (30th),
slugging percentage (41st), hits allowed per seven innings (46th)
and strikeouts per seven innings (50th). She posted 23 multiple-hit
and 11 multi-RBI games this season and had a team-best 14-game
hitting streak. For her career, Streilein is a .410 hitter with 30
home runs, 112 RBI and 118 runs scored. As a pitcher, she has a
40-26 record with a 2.96 ERA and 359 strikeouts.
Under second-year head coach Jessica Johnson, the Brandeis
softball team finished the season with a 38-9-1 record. The Judges
set a new program-wide record for wins in a season and tied the
record for consecutive victories with 23 in a row.
Streilein is a 2004 graduate of Brick Township Memorial High
School. She is the daughter of Richard and Susan Streilein, Pt.
Pleasant, N.J.