UC Riverside

2007: Started 27 of 30 games appeared in... posted a .308 batting average with four homers and 18 RBI... scored 13 runs and led the team with a .560 slugging percentage... had a 10-game hit streak from (2/9 - 3/2).... missed 26 games due to various injuries including the final eight games... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the opening day victory against Northern Colorado (2/9/07)... finished the game against Iowa (3/9/07) 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. 2006: Appeared in and started all 49 games at shortstop... batted .298 with 39 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 43 RBI, and 27 runs scored... received an All-Big West honorable mention... led the Big West in RBI, second in hit by pitches (13), seventh in doubles, and eighth in on base percentage (.422)... had 11 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games... went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles against San Jose State (2/11/06)... went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one home run against South Dakota State (3/17/06)... went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one home run against Pacific (4/15/06). 2005: Appeared in 23 games, starting 14... hit a team-high .308 with 12 hits, three doubles, four runs and six RBI... started the final eight games of the season... appeared in 10 games as a DH, two games at 3b, two games at SS and one game at 1b... had four multi-hit games... had one multi-RBI game... had a six-game hitting streak, tied for third on the team... was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI against Cal State Northridge (5/7/05)... dominated the weekend against the Matadors, going 6-for-9 with four RBI and three doubles over the three games... was 2-for-3 with an RBI against UC Davis (4/24/05)... made one relief pitching appearance in a tournament game against Long Beach State (2/4/05). 2004: Took a medical redshirt. High School: Played four years of varsity softball under Head Coach Joe Soto... was a part of the 2000 All-Metro League Champions team... received the Coaches Award in 2000... earned team MVP award in the 2000 and 2003 seasons... graduated with recognition by the National Honors Society. Personal: Kristie Lindsey Martinez was born May 17, 1985 in Sacramento, CA... daughter of Sara and Miguel Martinez, Jr.... majoring in psychology and law and society... her goals are to receive her BA and eventually get her PhD in psychology... her favorite food is sushi and any kind of dessert... favorite movies are “Field of Dreams” and “A League of Their Own”... her hobbies include dancing, cooking, going to the beach, listening to Christian music and mentoring at risk youth.