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21   Carli Raisutis
Carli Raisutis

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Palos Heights, Ill.

High School:
Amos Alonzo Stagg

Height:
5-6

Position:
C/IF

B/T:
R/R

2010: Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention laurels for the second straight season...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Played in 41 games, while starting in 34 contests, mostly at catcher, but also seeing time as a designated hitter...Finished the year with a .361 batting average, which was third on the team and 13th in the GLIAC, while her .620 slugging percentage was second at GVSU and sixth-highest in the conference...Placed second on the team with 16 extra-base hits, including nine doubles, two triples, and five homers, all of which were second-most for the Lakers...Added 39 hits and 16 runs scored...Played terrific defensively, tallying just one error in 141 total chances for a team-high .993 fielding percentage...Totaled 12 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests...Notched a career-high four hits, going 4-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI against Northwood (4/22)...Picked up a double, triple, run scored, and an RBI in season opener against Dominican (3/5)...Went 3-for-4 with a double and a run in a 10-1 win over Lake Superior State (4/1)...Totaled a 2-for-3 performance with a homerun, two runs, and two ribbies in a 10-2 victory over Lake Superior State (4/3).

2009: Named as an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection...Started all 49 games of her freshman season, primarily at catcher and designated hitter, while playing a handful of games at first base...Finished third on the team in hits (42), fourth in batting average (.284), fifth in doubles (five), sixth in RBI (13), and seventh in runs scored (15)...Tied for first on the team with nine sacrifice bunts...Recorded a base hit in 30 games, including 10 multi-hit games, while owning the team's longest hitting streak at 13 games (4/5-4/18)...Hit .400 (18-for-45) with three doubles and nine RBI during 13-game hitting streak...Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI against Hillsdale (4/10), while also notching a 3-for-4 performance in a 6-2 win at Olivet (3/20)...Earlier in the doubleheader against Olivet, she went 2-for-3 with a double and a season-best two runs scored...Notched a 2-for-4 outing with two RBI in a 5-0 win at Tiffin (4/19).

High School: Prepped at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School under head coach Jen Tyrrell...Named team's Rookie of the Year in 2006 and earned Miss Consistency award in 2007...Helped team to 3-0 sectional tournament victory with a two-run double off pitcher who held state records for most strikeouts and no-hitters.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Christine Raisutis...Enjoys music, jogging, bean-bag toss, and reading...Majoring in psychology.

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