Kristina Burkhardt

Photo by: Andy Mead

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

ACCOLADES:

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020-21):

One of just two players to start all forty games for the Tar Heels
Led Carolina in batting average (.333), hits (40), slugging (.550), runs (26), doubles (8), triples (3), total bases (66), stolen bases (13) and sac flies (3)
Drew 16 walks, the second-most on the team, and had third-most RBIs (20), home runs (4) and sac bunts (2)
Went 4-of-4 at the plate vs. Notre Dame (3/12/21) with two triples and plating three runs, the third four-hit game of career
Had a perfect fielding percentage on 64 chances in center field
Recorded six mult-hit and four multi-RBI games
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020):

Started 20 games, making 21 appearances in the outfield
Totaled 15 hits with a .268 average, including a double, triple and two home runs
One of four Tar Heels to drive in double-digit runs
Stole seven bases in eight attempts
Went 2-for-3 at No. 9 Florida State (2/7/20) on opening day
Tallied a pair of hits vs. Detroit Mercy (2/9/20), scoring two runs and driving in three
Stole one base in four consecutive games at the Florida State Tournament to open the season
Hit 3-for-4 with a three-RBI home run vs. Campbell (2/12/20)
Recorded a home run vs. No. 21 James Madison (2/19/20)
Pinch-hit a single at Tennessee (3/10/20)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019):

First-team All-ACC selection
Started all 58 games in the outfield
Totaled 52 hits with a .304 average, including four doubles, five home runs and a team-best six triples
Had 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games
Opened the season with a two-hit, three-RBI performance vs. No. 18 Baylor (2/8/19)
Helped turn a double play from right field vs. No. 9 South Carolina (2/10/19)
Slugged a game-winning three-run home run vs. BYU (2/9/19
Hit a three-run homer vs. Boston College (3/17/19)
Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored at Pitt (3/29/19)
Went 4-of-5 at the plate with four RBIs and two runs at Louisville (4/27/19)
Totaled four hits and four RBIs in the NCAA Regional, including two RBIs vs. Ohio State (5/18/19) and a game-winning home run vs. No. 11 Tennessee (5/19/19)

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018):

Appeared in 53 games, making 50 starts
Recorded a .282 batting average with 42 hits, scoring 23 runs 21 RBIs
Slugged .433, hitting three home runs, two triples and 11 doubles
Drew 12 walks for a .339 on-base percentage
Was perfect on the base paths with 12 stolen bases in 12 attempts
Logged two assists twice, vs. Elon (3/3/18) and at USC Upstate (3/20)
Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from March 31 to April 6
Logged 10 multi-hit games, including a perfect 4-for-4 performance vs. Harvard (3/4) with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored
Slugged a home run against No. 4 Oklahoma (2/24/18)
Went 3-for-4 at Winthrop (3/28/18), scoring two runs and driving in two
Stole two bases twice at Winthrop (3/28) and Virginia Tech (4/8/18)
Collected 69 outs, assisting 13 from the outfield

AS A FRESHMAN (2017):
Suffered a wrist injury on Feb. 17 and missed the remainder of the season

Made six starts in center field, hitting .286 (4-for-14) with two walks, a sacrifice bunt, a run and a stolen base
Singled and walked in her first two career plate appearances against California (2/10/17)
Went 1-for-2 with a walk and a sac bunt against Ohio State (2/17/17)
Received a medical hardship waiver to redshirt the season

MAJOR:

PREP:

Four-year outfielder for Bishop Dwenger High School
Batted over .500 in three straight seasons
As a senior, hit .625 with eight home runs, 12 triples, 11 doubles, 46 RBIs, 56 runs and no strikeouts as a senior, slugging 1.295
2016 News-Sentinel All Area Co-Player of the Year
2016 Miss Indiana Softball finalist
Two-time First-team All-District (2015, 2016)
Two-time First-team All-State (2015, 2016)
Three-time Summit Athletic Conference (SAC) First Team (2014, 2015, 2016)
2013 All-SAC Second Team
Three-time team MVP after winning 2013 Rookie of the Year
Led Bishop Dwenger to four straight conference titles and the 2013 and 2016 Sectional Championships
Played travel ball for Indiana Magic Gold (2010-16)
Led the Magic to a second-place finish at the Freedom Tournament in Colorado
Four-time BD Scholar and BD Honors, three-time BD Ambassador (2013, 2015, 2016).

PERSONAL:

Born on January 18
Daughter of Scott and Jennifer Burkhardt
Has an older sister Ashley and younger sister Anna
Father Scott played college basketball at Purdue Fort Wayne (1989-91)
Sister Ashley played professional softball for the Dallas Charge in 2015 after a four-year career at Purdue (2012-15)