Krystan White

2018 (Senior): Closed her historic Carolina career in style as she started all 66 games at first for the Gamecocks, her fifth position in four years… Will leave Carolina as one of just 16 Gamecock players ever to finish with 100 or more RBI in a career… Hit .253 with 44 hits and three home runs, two of which were in walk-off fashion… Posted a 2-for-4 performance against Hofstra with a run in the victory (2/9)… Hit her first home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Gamecocks a 1-0 win over Texas (3/13)… Brought home three RBI and scored twice in the Tennessee series finale (3/25)… Saved the season in the Columbia Region with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Gamecocks a walk-off win over Hofstra… Finished with hits in five of the last seven games of the year. 

2017 (JUNIOR): Started all 59 games, mostly at shortstop … Ranked second on the team with 38 RBI while finishing among the leaders in many categories … Finished the year with the fifth-most assists per game for a Gamecock shortstop in the Southeastern Conference era (2.00) … Started the season with consecutive 2-for-2 days with doubles and two runs in each of the wins over Ohio and Presbyterian (2/10) … Also homered and stole a base against the Bobcats … Scored twice and drove in two again on Sunday against the Blue Hose (2/12) … Drew two walks and drove in three runs in the win at Texas (2/17) … Tripled as part of a 2-for-2 day against North Dakota State (2/24), scoring the game-winning run … Had two walks and a stolen base in the first College of Charleston win (2/25) … Went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run in the game-one win over Winthrop (2/28) … Also doubled in the nightcap against the Eagles, the second of four-consecutive games with two-baggers … Concluded that stretch with a 2-for-4, 3-RBI outing against Indiana (3/4) … Ended a season-best eight-game hitting streak with a single against No. 7/8 UCLA (3/5) … Went 6-for-11 in the series at No. 14/13 Tennessee (3/10-12, driving in two runs in Friday night’s win … Tallied a 2-for-3 night with a grand slam that put the Gamecocks up for good in the win over USC Upstate (3/15) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs in the Gardner-Webb victory (3/21) … Posted three RBI as part of a 3-for-5 day in the win at No. 9/9 Alabama (3/26) … Stole a base as part of a 2-for-3 day in the win at Mississippi State (4/7) … Had hits in all three games against No. 7/7 Auburn (4/21-23), doubling on Friday and going 2-for-3 in the Sunday win … Drove in the game-winning runs with a two-out single in Sunday’s series clincher at No. 22/25 Georgia (4/30) … Had an RBI and a run in the Saturday win over No. 18/19 LSU (5/6) … Named both a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played all four infield spots in her 53 games on the year … Drew 27 starts at second, 16 at short and two at third … Posted a .979 fielding percentage overall, while ranking second on the team with six sacrifice bunts … Tied for third on the single-season assists-per-game charts at second base (2.00) … Did not make an error in 39 chances at shortstop, a perfect fielding percentage she also matched at third (six chances) and at first (two chances) … At the plate, hit .370 with runners in scoring position with two outs (10-for-27), driving in 10 of her 29 RBI in that setup … In her first start of the year, went 3-for-4 with a home run and a career-best five RBI in the Winthrop win (2/21) … Followed that with a 2-for-5, two-run, two-RBI outing against Southern Utah (2/26) … Doubled and drove in two more in a 2-for-4 contest against the T’Birds on Saturday in Santa Barbara (2/27) … That started a seven-game hitting streak (2/27-3/6) … Added a 2-for-3 day against Kennesaw State (3/4), doubling and plating two runs … Went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in the first Buffalo victory (3/16) … Reached base twice and had two sacrifice bunts, including one that moved the game-winning run into scoring position, versus Charleston Southern (3/23) … Also went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the first Troy win (4/2) before plating three with a double, a sacrifice fly and a sac bunt in Sunday’s win … Her first career triple scored the game-winning run to cap the seventh-inning comeback in the Saturday win at Arkansas (4/9) … Walked twice, a career best, and scored a run in the Sunday win over Mississippi (4/17) … Matched that two-walk outing with one against No. 24/24 USF in the opening game of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (5/20) … Had hits in the final two games of the event … Garnered recognition on as both a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete and as a member of the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Drew 38 starts at shortstop and appeared in 49 games … Hit .243 on the year … Ranked second on the team with five sacrifice bunts … Doubled in two different games while posting two hits in each of those outings during the Gamecock Invitational … Tied the game with an RBI against College of Charleston (2/14) … Also had two-hit outings against UCF (2/11) and No. 9/8 Florida State (2/19) … Posted three RBI and hit her first career home run against Charlotte (3/3) … Doubled and walked at Winthrop (3/18) … Posted RBI in four-consecutive games (3/25-31) … Scored twice in the April 1 win vs. College of Charleston … Had hits in five-straight games in May, starting with the second game of the Mississippi State series (5/2) … Hit a home run in series clincher vs. the Bulldogs (5/3) … A NFCA Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Picked up six softball letters at Chesterfield H.S. … A three-time South Carolina Coaches Association for Women’s Sports All-State selection … Named Region Player of the Year … Helped the team to two state 1A titles in 2010 and 2012 … Squad finished as the upper state 2A runner-up in 2013 and district runner-up in 2014 … Hit .567 as a senior with 12 doubles, seven triples, 12 homers and 33 RBI while stealing 19 bases … Also played basketball for four years, earning all-region and team MVP all four years … Claimed the John Preston Award for the top female athlete during 2013-14 at Chesterfield … Played for the Carolina Elite travel ball group … Won that group’s Paul Roberts Elite Scholarship … Off the field, a member of the Beta club and member of the homecoming court.

PERSONAL: Krystan Victoria White is the daughter of Forrest, who is also called Buck, and Leigh Ann … Has one younger sister, Ashtan … Considered Georgia Southern before choosing to be a Gamecock … Says Samie Garcia is her favorite athlete … Majoring in accounting.