#99 Christina Willemssen 2023-24 Softball Roster

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)

• Appeared in four games making one start
• Started in centerfield in the first live NCAA softball game on the MLB Network at the NFCA Lead Off Classic against No. 16/13 Utah
• Tallied two at bats coming off the bench against No. 25 Oregon at the Mary Nutter Classic
• Pinch ran against Virginia (April 6)
• Earned a pinch hit appearance against No. 21/20 Clemson (April 19)

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Played for Robinson Secondary under head coach Jim Patterson
• Lettered all four seasons
• Two-time team captain
• Twice named her team’s Most Valuable Player
• Patriot District Player of the Year as a senior
• Three-time first team all-district pitcher
• Three-time all-district tournament team
• Three-time first team all-region pitcher
• Three-time all-region tournament team
• Two-time All-Met selection, first team honoree as a senior
• Two-time Extra Inning Softball High School First Team All-American
• Career batting average of .575
• Led her team to a Regional Championship in her junior season, first time her school won regionals since 2007
• Earned a perfect fielding percentage in her final two campaigns
• Competed with the Virginia Glory club team with her mother Suzy as the head coach
• Played in the Top 40 senior Alliance All-Star game in 2023
• Named a USA Softball 18U team selection
• Competed in the Triple Crown All-Star game in 2022
• TC Nationals second team All-Tournament team
• Helped her team finish in the top 9 in Alliance Summer in 2023
• Helped her team finish in the top 9 in TC Nationals in 2022
• Daughter of Joel and Suzy Willemssen
• Her mother, Suzy, played softball at the University of Iowa
• Has two siblings, Bobby and Vanessa
• Trains with her brother, Bobby was was a powerlifting champion and played football growing up.