Missouri Southern State University Athletics

Career Awards & Honors:
2x MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
MIAA transfer and first-year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2021 - Appeared in 38 games for the Lions drawing the start in 32 as a corner infielder ... Finished the season with 16 hits, scoring nine runs and went 4-5 in stolen base attempts while registering 135 putouts and 26 assists ... Named onto the MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... Part of the Lions team that was in Division II, second in triples (24), ninth in triples per game (0.52), 14^th in double plays turned (17), hit-by-pitches (42) and stolen bases (99). Finished 23^rd in stolen bases per game (2.15), 29^th in sacrifice bunts (32), 41^st in double plays turned per game (0.37) and 49^th in win-loss percentage (0.663). In the MIAA the Lions ranked first in double plays turned, stolen bases per game, stolen bases, triples and triples per game, second in double plays turned per game, hit-by-pitches and sacrifice bunts. Ranked third in on-base percentage (0.366) and scoring average (4.91), fourth in runs scored (226) and win-loss percentage, sixth in ERA (3.27), hits (345) and WHIP (1.46).

2020 - Wade appeared and started in 19 games for the Lions at third base ... Wade finished the year with a .294 batting average, picked up 15 hits which included a team-high two triples while stealing two bases and also having 34 assists on the defensive side ... In the opening game win over East Central Wade had a team-high three RBI's after going 2-for-3 and scoring twice herself while hitting her first triple of the season ... Named onto the MIAA transfer and first-year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Southern - Wade comes to Southern after finishing up two years at  Crowder College upon becoming four-year letter winner as part of the Vilonia high school Eagles under head coach Kevin Sullivan … the Conway, Arkansas native combined played a total of 112 games for the Crowder Roughriders between her freshman and sophomore seasons combined … as a sophomore, Wade capped off her time at Crowder with a .373 batting average and a .553 slugging percentage in 50 game played, knocking in 42 RBIs and scoring 32 runs … assisted the team to a 54-5 record and a Region 16 Championship (25-0 at home) … the infielder ended her freshman season batting .447 with 89 hits in 199 at bats while scoring and driving in 62 runs off of two triples, eight home runs, and a nation leading 29 doubles on her way to earning first-team recognition on the All-Region XVI and second-team NJCAA D1 Midwest All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) … the team went 54-13 and finished as the Region 16 runner-ups … teammate of current Lion second baseman Makaila Leonhart at Crowder during the 2018 season.

High School - During her time at Vilonia, she was a four-time All-Conference (2014-2017) and a three-time All-State (2015-2017) selection, and entered her senior season as a 2017 River Valley Player to watch as well as a River Valley and Ozark All-Area softball teams as a junior in 2016 … helped the Eagles to secure back-to-back state champions (2015 & 2016) after the team finished runner-up in 2014 while batting over .300 in every season played throughout her scholastic career ... also acted as the libero on the Volleyball team for four years, becoming  two-time All-Conference (2016 & 2017) and an All-State selection (2016) outside the ballpark.

Personal - Kristen is the daughter of Gayla and Allen and graduated with a degree in Healthcare Administration in May of 2022.

Career Totals
Games Played: 108
Games Started: 98
Batting Average: .251 (64-255)
Doubles: 10
Triples: 4
RBIs: 23
Slugging Percentage: .322
Walks: 20
Hit By Pitches: 13
On Base Percentage: .336
Sacrifices: 12 (1 Sac Fly, 11 Sac Hits)
Stolen Bases: 10-15
Putouts: 210
Assists: 140
Fielding Percentage: .951