Biography
All-Summit League First Team ('23)
2x All-Summit League Second Team ('22, '24)
Summit League Player of the Week ('22)
Summit League Scholar of the Championship ('24)
2x Summit League All-Academic Team ('22, '23)
3x CSC Academic All-District First Team ('22, '23, '24)
4x Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ('21, '22, '23, '24)
3x Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ('22, '23, '24)
4x Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('21, '22, '23, '24)
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Named Summit League Scholar of the Championship … Second Team All-Summit League … Started in all 54 games, extending her consecutive games started streak to 158 ... Had 35 hits in 152 at bats (.230 avg.) … Recorded seven multi-hit games, including a season high of four against St. Thomas (Mar. 30) ... Reached base safely in 10-consecutive games ... Had 45 total bases for a .296 slugging percentage ... Hit four doubles, including a season high of two against Kansas City (Apr. 27) ... Had two homeruns ... Had a .346 on base percentage ... Led the Bison with 22 walks ... Had five hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .642 ... Second for the Bison with 27 runs scored, including a season high of four against St. Thomas (Mar. 30) ... Had nine RBIs ... Recorded three multi-RBI games, including a season high of three vs. Elon (Feb. 16) ... Led the Bison with 14 stolen bases and was 14-for-16 in stolen base attempts ... Finished with a .991 fielding percentage ... Recorded 99 putouts, including a season high of five at Omaha (Mar. 22) ... Had six assists, including a season high of two at Omaha (Mar. 22) ... Contributed to one double play …
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR): All-Summit League First Team … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Softball Team … Started all 51 games in center field ... Had 41 hits in 148 at bats (.277 avg.) … Recorded 11 multi-hit games, including a season high of three vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Mar. 4), at St. Thomas (Apr. 23) and against North Dakota (Apr. 29) ... Had a season long hit streak of seven games ... Reached base safely in 14-consecutive games ... Had 64 total bases for a .432 slugging percentage ... Hit seven doubles, including a season high of two against North Dakota (Apr. 29) ... Had two triples ... Had four homeruns ... Had a .397 on base percentage ... Recorded 20 walks ... Had 10 hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .829 ... Scored 36 runs, including a season high of three at Kansas City (Mar. 26) ... Had 19 RBIs ... Recorded five multi-RBI games, including a season high of four at St. Thomas (Apr. 23) ... Was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts ... Finished with a .977 fielding percentage ... Recorded 84 putouts, including a season high of six vs. Drake (Mar. 12) ... Had two assists ... Contributed to two double plays ...
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Second Team All-Summit League … Summit League Player of the Week (2/21) … Started all 53 games in center field ... Had 47 hits in 159 at bats (.296 avg.) … Recorded a season high three hits vs. UT Martin (Feb. 19) and at Omaha (Apr. 2) ... nine doubles ... Recorded a season high two doubles vs. St. Thomas (May 7) ... one triple … Second on the team with seven homeruns ... Scored 44 a team high runs ... Scored a season high three runs vs. UT Martin (Feb. 19) and vs. Portland State (Mar. 13) ... Second on the team with 37 RBIs ... Led the team with 27 walks ... Had six hit by pitches ... Led the team with a .415 on base percentage ... Had one sac fly … Had one sac bunt … Had 79 total bases for a .497 slugging percentage, leading the team ... Finished the year with a team high OPS of .912 ... Was 8-for-11 in stolen base attempts ... Had 72 putouts ... Recorded a season high four putouts vs. Utah State (Feb. 13) and at New Mexico (Feb. 25) ... Had two assists ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage ... CoSIDA Academic All-District … Summit League All-Academic Team …
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 29 games with 18 starts ... Had 16 hits in 46 at bats (.348 avg.) ... Recorded a season high three hits at Western Illinois (Mar. 27) ... Had one double ... Scored 11 runs ... Scored a season high three runs at Western Illinois (Mar. 27) and at Kansas City (Apr. 3) ... Had three RBIs ... Recorded a season high two RBIs at Kansas City (Apr. 3) ... Had four walks ... Had one hit by pitch ... Led the Bison with a .412 on base percentage ... Had three sac bunts ... Had 17 total bases for a .370 slugging percentage ... Finished the year with an OPS of .782 ... Was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... Had 18 putouts ... Recorded a season high three putouts at Kansas City (Apr. 2) and vs Omaha (Apr. 25) ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-state catcher and outfielder for St. Charles High School and head coach Mike Buringa...Hit .542 as a junior with four home runs, 18 extra-base hits and 34 stolen bases...Career .538 hitter with 10 home runs and 118 stolen bases...Three-time all-conference, all-section and Rochester Post Bulletin all-area selection...All-conference basketball player and also played soccer...National Honor Society...Academic Excellence award and Academic letterwinner...Played summer league for the SE Flyers.
PERSONAL:Â Undecided on a college major...Daughter of Jyll and Mike Buringa...Has two sisters, Laura and Grace, and one brother, Mark...Grandfather, Harvey Korb, attended NDSU from 1946-50, and brother, Mark is current student...Father, Mike, played baseball at Winona State.