Mari Cranek

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Bat/Throw:
L/R
Hometown:
Needville, Texas
High School:
Needville

2017

Has appeared in 49 games, including 19 starts ... earned her second start of the year against North Florida (Feb. 22), drawing a walk ... scored the first run of the game against Texas Tech (Feb. 25) ... had a pinch-hit double against Jacksonville (March 3) to drive in two runs and added an RBI single in the next game the same day against Drake ... went 1-2 with a walk and a run scored in her fourth start of the year against Arkansas (March 12) ... went 2-3 in her fifth start against Winthrop (March 15) ... earned her sixth start at Mississippi State (March 19), earning a single and a stolen base ... went 2-3 in game one (March 24) and game three (March 26) against South Carolina, driving in a run in the opener and scoring in the finale ... hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning against Kent State (March 28) ... earned a hit in each of the first two games at Missouri (March 31-April 1), scoring a run in game two ... scored twice in Alabama’s 5-0 win over Lipscomb (April 5) ... scored the first run in the 3-0 win over Florida at the NCAA Super Regional round (May 25).

2016

Appeared in 37 games, including seven starts ... earned her first career hit against Liberty (Feb. 14), a fifth-inning single ... made her first career start against Miami (Feb. 19) ... hit a three-run homer against Troy (Feb. 24) ... scored as a pinch runner in game two against LSU (March 12) ... drove in two runs on a pair of sacrifice flies against Mississippi Valley State (April 5) ... scored a run as part of the series-clinching comeback win in game two against Georgia (May 7).

High School/Club

Played prep softball at Needville High School in Needville, Texas ... guided Needville to a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a senior, earning District MVP honors ... received an invitation to the U.S. Junior National Team Tryouts in 2015 ... All-District selection in 2013 and 2012 ... Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2012 ... played club softball with Texas Aces Jacoby, finishing second at the 2012 ASA National Championships.

Personal

Born Mari Louise Cranek on Sept. 29, 1996 ... daughter of Bryan and Kelly Matula ... has two brothers, Kole and Kody Matula, and two sisters, Kylie Matula and Makenzie Patterson ... majoring in elementary education.