Texas
May 27, 2012
Texas

  Courtney Craig

Courtney Craig

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oceanside, Calif.

High School:
El Camino

Height:
5-8

Position:
OF

Experience:
Sr.-3L

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Career statistics

CAREER ACCOLADES
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 26, 2011)
• 2010 All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2009 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
• 2009 All-Big 12 First Team
• 2009 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

AS A JUNIOR (2011)
•ranked second on the Texas club with her .382 batting average and third with her .658 slugging percentage ... her batting average stands as the eighth-best single-season mark in UT history
•broke a bone in her left hand on the first day of spring practice and appeared only as a pinch runner until March 16 at Long Beach State
•registered her first hit of the season, walked and scored a run in Texas' 11-3 win over DePaul (March 17)
•went 2-for-3, stole a base and scored a run in UT's 6-0 victory against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (March 23)
•posted a 2-for-4 effort with an RBI and one run scored in a 10-2 win over Kansas (March 27)
•kicked off a season-best eight-game hitting streak with a single against Stephen F. Austin (April 13) ... the final four games of her hitting streak she strung together four-straight multi-hit games and homered in the final three.
•recorded three hits, two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored in an 8-0 win over UT Arlington (April 19)
•notched a combined 4-for-7 effort with a homer and two RBI in Texas' sweep of Texas Tech (April 22-23)
•posted a five-game hitting streak from April 30 against Oklahoma to May 8 at Missouri

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
• played in 57 games and earned 54 starts in the outfield
• set a new UT single-season record with 13 home runs
• ranked second on the club with 12 stolen bases
• ranked fourth on the team with 52 hits and fifth with 37 runs scored, while ranking third with 34 RBI
• recorded a season-best two doubles in Texas' 2-1 win over No. 13 LSU (Feb. 13)
• went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in a 7-1 win against No. 16 Louisiana Lafayette (Feb. 20)
• registered two hits, three RBI, a homer, a double and two runs scored in UT's 11-2 win over Iowa State (Feb. 20)
• posted a 3-for-4 performance with a season-best three runs scored and homered for the third straight game as Texas downed Houston 11-4 (Feb. 21)
• blasted a grand slam to propel the Horns to an 11-5 win over Ohio (March 6)
• tallied three hits, two runs scored, a triple, a home run and a career-best six RBI in a 13-4 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (March 25)
• connected for a career-best two home runs and added five RBI in Texas' 8-0 win over Texas State (March 31)
• notched a 2-for-3 effort with two RBI, two runs scored and her 10th home run of the season as UT edged Baylor 8-0 (April 14)
• went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored as Texas downed Texas Tech, 7-2 (April 29)
• equaled the UT single-season homer record when she roped her 12th longball of the season in an 8-0 win at Iowa State (May 1)
• smashed her Texas single-season record 13th home run in a 6-0 win over Iona in the NCAA Austin Regional (May 20)

AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
• appeared in 52 games and earned 43 starts ... became Texas' everyday rightfielder on March 12 against Bowling Green
• ranked second on the club with a .394 batting average and topped the Big 12 with a .456 mark in conference play
• ranked second on the squad with 31 runs scored and third with 52 hits
• ranked atop the Big 12 statistics with 26 hits in conference games, while ranking third with 42 total bases
• registered two runs, two hits and a UT single-game record four stolen bases in Texas' 13-4 win at UTEP (March 1)
• tallied a career-best three RBI with a three-run homer in Texas' 7-2 win over Pacific (March 14)
• recorded a pair of hits, including a homer in a 6-2 win at No. 13 Missouri (March 21)
• drove in three, added two hits and plated two runs herself in UT's 15-6 win over No. 6 Oklahoma (March 28)
• equaled a career-high with three hits in a 9-7 win over No. 6 Oklahoma (March 29)
• posted a pair of two-hit performances in Texas' doubleheader sweep of Texas A&M Corpus Christi (April 2)
• went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run in a 5-0 win over Kansas (April 18)
• registered a three-hit effort, including a double and an intentional walk as UT fell, 3-2 at Baylor (April 22)
• notched three hits, one run scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in a 12-2 win at Oklahoma State (April 25)
• posted her fourth three-hit game in a seven-game stretch with a single, double and home run in a 6-1 win over UTSA (April 30)
• registered a season-high three runs in a 10-5 win over Nebraska at the Big 12 Championship (May 9)
• tallied three hits for the fifth time in a 10-game span in a 6-2 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championship (May 9)

NATIONALLY
Played for the California Cruisers travel team out of La Palma, Calif. for head coach Mel Sievers ... led her club to a seventh-place finish at the 2008 ASA Gold Nationals and a ninth-place finish in 2007.

BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at El Camino High School ... paced her squad to the 2008 Avocado League championship ... twice named to the All-Avocado League team ... garnered team MVP honors in 2008, best offensive player accolade in 2007 and best defensive player honors in 2006 ... recognized as a Padre Scholar in 2008.

PERSONAL
Full name is Courtney Kay Craig ... born Jan. 23, 1989 in Oceanside, Calif. ... is the daughter of Wayne and Janet Craig ... has one brother, Curtis (22) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Spring 2009) ... is an applied learning and development major.

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