Shannon Kulnis - 2010 Softball - LIU Post


Shannon Kulnis
Shannon Kulnis
#23 Shannon Kulnis

Position: First Base
Height: 5-8
Class: Senior
Hometown: Flemington, N.J.
Previous School: Hunterdon Central

2009: Played in 49 games with 46 starts as the designated player … batted .285 at the plate with five home runs, 11 doubles, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored while slugging .474 … drew 17 walks and was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts with her lone theft of the season at Merrimack (April 9) … was 17-for-37 (.459) when batting as the leadoff hitter … was 32-for-81 in advancing runners on base … batted 1-for-3 with a two-run single against vs. Ashland (March 11) … went 3-for-3 with a homer, two singles, two RBI and two runs scored at Merrimack (April 9) … batted 3-for-3 with two doubles and a single vs. Molloy (April 23). 
 
2008: Received a medical redshirt.
 
2007: Played in 48 games with 16 starts … batted .346 with 10 doubles, two triples, and five home runs … notched 28 RBI while slugging .704 … as a pinch-hitter, went 7-for-23 … provided a reliable and powerful bat off the bench, often called upon in clutch situations to provide an RBI … went 3-for-4 with two RBI against NYIT (April 25) … went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored against Dowling in the ECC tournament (May 4) … picked up a pinch hit against Southern Connecticut in the NCAA Regional tournament (May 10). 
 
2006: All-NYCAC Second Team … one-time NYCAC Rookie of the Week … started 47 contests in the Pioneers infield … ranked second on the team with nine home runs and a .570 slugging percentage … hit .296 on the season, and drove in 26 runs (fourth on team) … tallied a two-homer game with three RBI in the victory at Post University (Apr. 14) … went 2-for-3 with a homer and career-best four RBI in the second half of a doubleheader against AIC (March 26).

Prior to C.W. Post: Played two years of softball under head coach Pete Fick at Hunterdon Central ...  the Red Devils went 46-14-1 during that time ... set a school single-season record with 45 RBI ... received first-team all-county, all-conference and all-area recognition ... played summer league softball for the New Jersey Stars. 
 
Personal: Youngest of Kathy and Tom Foster’s four children ... has three older siblings … will graduate in May with a master’s degree in criminal justice.

KULNIS' CAREER STATISTICS AT C.W. POST
Year       Avg   GP
GS     AB    R    H       2B   3B   HR RBI   BB   SO   SB
ATT
2006     .296   47
47    135   18   40     10    0       9   26    5      24     1
2  
2007     .346   48
16     81    14   28     10    2       5   28    6      12      2
2  
2008     .167   9
0       6        0    1         0     0       0   0      3       3       0
0  
2009     .285   49
46    137   15   39     11    0       5   17   17     23     1
1  
TOTAL  .301 153
109   359  47  108   31    2      19  71   31     62     4
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