Player Bio: Kriste Romano - Villanova University Official Athletic Site

Kriste Romano

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
	High School: Red Mountain H.S.

	Height: 5-4
	Position: Catcher
	Birthdate: 03/25/1981

VILLANOVA Started 99 games behind the plate and has a .996 fielding percentage.

Kriste Romano

2002: Played in 57 games and started 54 games at catcher � Hit .143 (13-for-91) on the year with one double and six RBI � Season-high two RBI versus Gardner-Webb (3/3/02) going 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored � Scored two runs versus Fairfield (3/9/02) with a 1-for-1 effort at the plate � Committed only one error in 437 attempts for a .997 fielding percentage, second best single-season fielding percentage for a Villanova catcher � Allowed 10 passed balls.

2001: Saw action in 42 games, starting 32 ... Batted .195 (17-for-87), with one double, six RBI, and six runs scored ... Recorded only one error behind the plate with 241 putouts and eight assists for a .996 fielding percentage.

2000: Played in 34 games starting 13 ... Hit .273 in 33 at bats, accumulating nine hits ... Made one error in 134 chances, recording a .993 fielding percentage ... Compiled 118 putouts and 16 assists.

High School: Lettered four years in softball ... Received the school�s award as the Most Outstanding Female Athlete in 1999 ... All-state in 1999 ... All-East Valley for four years.

Personal: Accounting major ... Daughter of Rick and JoAnn Romano ... Has a sister Carly (23) and younger brother, Rocky (18) ... Played A.S.A. for the L�il Saints ... Born 3/25/81.

Kriste's Career Stats

Year	GP	GS	AB	R	H	RBI	Avg.	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	TB	SB	Slg%
2000 (Fr.)	34	13	33	5	9	4	.273	1	2	0	0	0	9	0	.273
2001 (So.)	42	32	87	6	17	6	.195	5	11	1	0	0	18	2	.207
2002 (Jr.)	57	54	91	11	13	6	.143	11	14	1	0	0	14	0	.154
Career Stats	133	99	211	22	39	16	.185	17	27	2	0	0	41	2	.194