Bio

“She has matured as a person and player exponentially over the summer.  I have been impressed with her work ethic and determination to succeed in her role as an individual on the team but is careful to not overshadow team leadership. We're looking for big things from her this season.” - Head Coach Patti Townsend

Accolades: Fall 2015 Dean’s List…FCSAA All-Academic Team (3.3 GPA or higher)…2016 Panhandle Conference All-Academic Team (3.0 GPA or higher).

2016: One of only two Eagles who played in all 44 games…at the plate she succeeded with 33 hits, four doubles, one triple, and one homerun on the season with 17 runs scored and 23 RBIs, second-best on the team...defensively, led the team with 95 assists...in her collegiate debut against East Georgia State, she was perfect in the field on six total chances…also started the season strong offensively, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI, one walk and a stolen base vs. Gordon State (1/30/16)...named TCC Eagle of the Game vs. Spartanburg Methodist (2/13/16) when she came up with the game-winning hit - a solo HR in the fifth inning - and finished 2-for-3 and scored once - later the same day against Central Alabama she went 1-for-3 with her hit being a double with a concurrent RBI...she went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two stolen bases against Santa Fe in game 2 (2/16/16)…in game 1 vs Santa Fe (3/5/16), she came out to go 2-for-4 with a triple…contributed four outs from SS on March 14 with three being assists…named TCC Eagle of the Game on March 20 when she had one of the Eagles' three hits and scored the team's only run against Chipola…in the first game against Pensacola State (3/23/16), she went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs, including one in the third that was the game-winner and was again named the TCC Eagle of the Game...named TCC Eagle of the Game for the third time of the season when she went 3-for-5 with two RBIs vs. Pensacola State (4/9/16)...was involved in at least one out in 41 of 44 games on the season…ended the last four games of the season with no errors from the field.

High School: Attend West Florida High School and graduated in 2015 playing for coach Jessica Smith…Wendy's High School Heisman nominee for WFHS...selected to the 2015 Subway All-Star Team...selected to the 2015 WFHS Athlete Hall of Fame...led West Florida to the 2014 FHSAA Class 4A state championship, batting .481 with 39 RBIs...selected to the 2014 Class 4A all-state team and was first-team all-area...in 2014, was named ESPN Pensacola Player of the Week...player of the game for the 2014 FHSAA Class 4A state championship.

Personal: Plans to study Elementary Education...born January 18...daughter of Susan & Lee Gunter…played with three travel teams (Peridido Gators, WF Elite, & Pensacola Posse)…sister, Sara Grace, played collegiate softball at Holmes (Miss.) Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College.

Getting to know Kristin Gunter

Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill…Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans…Favorite music genre: Country…Favorite Entertainer: Rascal Flatts…If I could visit any place in the world, it would be: South Africa…One thing people don’t know about me: I'm almost 20, not 12…If I could have any superpower it would be: Ability to fly so I could go wherever I wanted…Person I admire most: My momma…Favorite Food: Pizza…One food I will not touch: Sushi…Favorite Athletes: Derek Jeter & Jordan Spieth…Most memorable moment as an athlete: Winning state junior year and being named player of the game…One Piece of Advice to the Freshman: “Coach Patti Knows Everything!  Don’t be lazy and always work hard.”