2010 Softball Roster
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Sinkler, Renae
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Jersey Number 1
Renae Sinkler
- Position:
- First Base
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Northeast
Bio
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2009 (Junior) – Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year ... NFCA Midwest Region First-Team and MVC First-Team ... Honored on the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Led the team and MVC with a school-record .492 on-base percentage ... Also led the MVC in slugging percentage (.707), home runs (13) and walks (32) ... Her 13 homers and 32 walks both rank second in single-season CU history ... Walked twice as many times as she struck out on the year ... Topped team and ranked second in MVC with 39 RBI and 99 total bases ... Led team with 13 multi-hit games and had a team-best 12-game hitting streak during which she hit .514 (18-35) with 17 RBI from Feb. 14 through March 7 ... Had six two-hit games in the span of seven games during the streak ... Her 26 career home runs rank sixth in school history and her .317 career average ranks eighth ... Led team with .377 average in MVC play ... Hit .403 (31-77) with runners on base and .500 (20-40) with runners in scoring position ... Batted .435 (20-46) with an .891 slugging percentage and .559 on-base percentage in the final 17 games of the year ... Struck out twice in her first 20 games, not fanning until the 12th game of the year ... Had a grand slam, her first career triple and six RBI against Saint Louis (Feb. 20) ... Homered at nationally-ranked Arizona (March 7) for the second straight year ... Hit game-winning home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against Drake (April 15), before the Bulldogs intentionally walked her twice in the night cap of the twin bill ... Hit two home runs as part of 3-for-3 game with three RBI against No. 24 Southern Illinois (April 18) ... Hit two home runs in the third inning against South Dakota State (April 22), finishing the game with four RBI ... Walked four times against Wichita State (May 3) ... Hit three-run home run against Indiana State (May 8) in the MVC Tournament semifinals.
2008 (Sophomore) – Named All-MVC First-Team first baseman ... Named the USA Softball National Player of the Week on April 14, following a 7-for-10 week with nine RBI in just three games ... Started all 60 games, 37 at first base, nine at third base, eight in right field and six at shortstop ... Led the MVC with 15 doubles (fourth in CU history) and 103 total bases (third in CU history) ... Also led team with 64 hits (second in MVC), 14 multiple-hit games, 10 multiple-RBI games and 22 two-out RBI ... Second on the team and 10th in the MVC with .339 average ... Had four three-hit games and one four-hit game ... Hit .382 with five home runs in MVC play ... Tied the longest hitting streak by a Bluejay this decade with a 17-game streak from April 2-26, hitting .474 (27-for-57) with 17 RBI during the streak ... Also had the second-longest hitting streak by a Bluejay in 2008, an eight-gamer from March 18-29 ... Reached base in 26 straight games between March 18 and April 26, as her hitting streaks were separated by just one game ... Topped the team with a .446 average, 29 hits, eight doubles and 18 RBI in home games ... Homered off of All-American pitcher Taryne Mowatt in 2-1 win at seventh-ranked Arizona (March 8) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run against San Diego (Feb. 16) ... Had 3-for-3 games against Arkansas (March 1) and North Dakota State (March 13) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Nebraska (March 26) ... Also went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles against Kansas (April 2) in game one ... Had three straight games with three RBI from April 9-13 ... Was 6-for-8 with six RBI in a doubleheader with Evansville (April 13), including a 4-for-4 performance in game two ... Homered in both games against Missouri State (May 3), going 3-for-6 in the doubleheader.
2007 (Freshman) – Started 31 of the 43 games in which she appeared ... Made 18 starts in left field, six at shortstop, five at DP and two at third base ... Had not even practiced in left field before entering a game as a substitute at Evansville (April 6); she started the final 18 games of the year in left after that ... Hit .313 during six-game stint at shortstop ... Ten of 22 hits on the season went for extra bases, while 7-of-9 hits in MVC play were extra-base knocks ... Had three two-hit games on the year ... First six hits in MVC play went for extra bases ... First two hits in Valley play were extra-inning, game-winning solo home runs – ninth inning at Missouri State (March 17) and eighth inning at Evansville (April 6) ... All five of her homers were solo shots, including four to lead off an inning ... Had two RBI on the year before collecting her first career hit against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 24) ... Smashed her first career homer at Northern Colorado (March 11) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI at UMKC (March 14).
HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team Super State, while being tabbed the honorary captain of the team as a senior by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Also twice earned first-team Class A all-state, while earning second-team Class A all-state and Super State as a sophomore ... Three-time all-conference pick and four-time all-city selection ... Tabbed team Player of the Year three times ... Led Nebraska and tied a state record with 18 doubles as a senior, while establishing the state career mark with 51 two-baggers ... Ranked second in the state with 45 RBI and 42 runs scored as a senior when she hit a school-record .486 to rank third in the state ... Also owns school records for career average (.395), single-season hits (67), career hits (204), career runs (130), single-season home runs (5), single-season RBI (45) and career RBI (108) ... Recorded 27 stolen bases as a freshman and finished with 73 career swipes ... Played club softball for the Echoes Renegades.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Sharon and David Sinkler, Renae was born on January 21, 1988 in Lincoln, Neb. ... Elementary education major.
2008 (Sophomore) – Named All-MVC First-Team first baseman ... Named the USA Softball National Player of the Week on April 14, following a 7-for-10 week with nine RBI in just three games ... Started all 60 games, 37 at first base, nine at third base, eight in right field and six at shortstop ... Led the MVC with 15 doubles (fourth in CU history) and 103 total bases (third in CU history) ... Also led team with 64 hits (second in MVC), 14 multiple-hit games, 10 multiple-RBI games and 22 two-out RBI ... Second on the team and 10th in the MVC with .339 average ... Had four three-hit games and one four-hit game ... Hit .382 with five home runs in MVC play ... Tied the longest hitting streak by a Bluejay this decade with a 17-game streak from April 2-26, hitting .474 (27-for-57) with 17 RBI during the streak ... Also had the second-longest hitting streak by a Bluejay in 2008, an eight-gamer from March 18-29 ... Reached base in 26 straight games between March 18 and April 26, as her hitting streaks were separated by just one game ... Topped the team with a .446 average, 29 hits, eight doubles and 18 RBI in home games ... Homered off of All-American pitcher Taryne Mowatt in 2-1 win at seventh-ranked Arizona (March 8) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run against San Diego (Feb. 16) ... Had 3-for-3 games against Arkansas (March 1) and North Dakota State (March 13) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Nebraska (March 26) ... Also went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles against Kansas (April 2) in game one ... Had three straight games with three RBI from April 9-13 ... Was 6-for-8 with six RBI in a doubleheader with Evansville (April 13), including a 4-for-4 performance in game two ... Homered in both games against Missouri State (May 3), going 3-for-6 in the doubleheader.
2007 (Freshman) – Started 31 of the 43 games in which she appeared ... Made 18 starts in left field, six at shortstop, five at DP and two at third base ... Had not even practiced in left field before entering a game as a substitute at Evansville (April 6); she started the final 18 games of the year in left after that ... Hit .313 during six-game stint at shortstop ... Ten of 22 hits on the season went for extra bases, while 7-of-9 hits in MVC play were extra-base knocks ... Had three two-hit games on the year ... First six hits in MVC play went for extra bases ... First two hits in Valley play were extra-inning, game-winning solo home runs – ninth inning at Missouri State (March 17) and eighth inning at Evansville (April 6) ... All five of her homers were solo shots, including four to lead off an inning ... Had two RBI on the year before collecting her first career hit against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 24) ... Smashed her first career homer at Northern Colorado (March 11) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI at UMKC (March 14).
HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team Super State, while being tabbed the honorary captain of the team as a senior by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Also twice earned first-team Class A all-state, while earning second-team Class A all-state and Super State as a sophomore ... Three-time all-conference pick and four-time all-city selection ... Tabbed team Player of the Year three times ... Led Nebraska and tied a state record with 18 doubles as a senior, while establishing the state career mark with 51 two-baggers ... Ranked second in the state with 45 RBI and 42 runs scored as a senior when she hit a school-record .486 to rank third in the state ... Also owns school records for career average (.395), single-season hits (67), career hits (204), career runs (130), single-season home runs (5), single-season RBI (45) and career RBI (108) ... Recorded 27 stolen bases as a freshman and finished with 73 career swipes ... Played club softball for the Echoes Renegades.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Sharon and David Sinkler, Renae was born on January 21, 1988 in Lincoln, Neb. ... Elementary education major.
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