Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2019: Made 49 starts in 52 games played…Started 45 games at first base…Batted .362 with 12 doubles and three home runs…Finished second on the team in runs batted in with 29…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team/Team of Excellence…Posted a .513 slugging % and a .412 on base %...Put together an 11-game hitting streak and recorded at least two hits in 14 games…Recorded a season-high four hits against St. Cloud State…Drove in six runs against Bemidji State...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team…Finished her career tied for sixth in career home runs with 25 and seventh in career RBI with 135.

2018: Played in 50 games, while making 49 starts at first base…Batted .306 as she tallied 48 hits…Finished second on the team with eight home runs…Also tallied seven doubles and scored 27 runs…Coaxed 18 walks…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…Recorded at least two hits in 15 games, including a season-high three hits against Missouri Southern State and the University of Mary…Also drove in a season-best five RBI against Missouri Southern State.

2017: Started in all 71 games for the Mavericks at first base…Led the Maverick offense with 14 home runs and 66 RBI, both of which set MSU single-season records…Recorded four hits, including three home runs and seven RBI in MSU’s win vs. Urbana, en route to being named the NSIC Player of the Week…Garnered All-NSIC First Team honors…Tallied at least two hits in 19 games…Posted a three-run home run against Southern Indiana at the NCAA Championships…Received NFCA and D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team honors…Her 66 runs batted in were the seventh most in Division II.

High School: A two-sport athlete from Wellman, Iowa, Kral competed in both softball and basketball at Mid-Prairie High School…Played five seasons of varsity softball as a corner infielder…earned four all-conference accolades, including three first-team honors…Helped her team to the state tournament three times, including a pair of fifth place finishes during her freshman and sophomore seasons…Received all-district and All-State first team honors during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…Led her conference in runs batted in as a sophomore, junior and senior…Led the state in RBI as a junior…Finished her high school career as the team’s record holder in home runs (32) and RBI (231)…Helped her squad to a pair of conference championships....Named to the Honor Roll and put together a 4.0 GPA...Named to the National Honor Society.

Personal: Amber is the daughter of Michael and Brenda Kral…Born August 15, 1998…Major in communication disorders.