2008: Named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete...Started in all 43 games for the Lakers as the team's third baseman...Finished with a .209 batting average while adding 19 hits and 20 runs...Tied for second on the team with three homers and added 12 RBI...Was also second with 12 walks and recorded six sacrifices for the season...Defensively, she ranked third in the GLIAC in assists (103)...Tallied at least one assist in 38 of 43 games...Notched a base hit in 17 games with a pair of multi-hit contests and scored a run in 15 games...Hit a two-run homer in a season-opening 11-1 win over Lake Superior State (3/2)...Accounted for all three Laker runs with three-run homerun against Saginaw Valley State (4/5).
2007: Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors...Started in all 54 games for Grand Valley State...Recorded 27 hits and three home runs in 123 at-bats for an average of .220...Walked 11 times and recorded seven sacrifices at the plate...Totaled 11 runs and 14 runs batted in.
2006: Played in 17 games, starting in three as a freshman for the Lakers...Tallied four hits in 20 at bats for a .200 average...Added an RBI, a run scored, and two walks...Went 2-for-2 with a run scored in a 11-0 win over Webber International (3/10)...Was 1-for-1 with an RBI as GVSU defeated Olivet College, 6-2 (3/22).
High School: Prepped at Illiana Christian High School under head coach Fred Terpstra...Was on varsity all four years...Hit .541 as a senior, tallying seven doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 47 RBI, and 45 runs scored...Earned all-area honors four times and all-conference plaudits three years...Named to the all-state team following her senior campaign...Named to the Chicagoland Challenge and Chicago Super 60 All-Tournament Teams...Led team to conference championship all four years...Helped team to regional championship three times...Also played four years of basketball and volleyball...Was a member of Student Council and the Homecoming Committee for four years...Member of Core Convention and Senior Service for a year.
Personal: Daughter of Bill and Cindy Rudenga...Enjoys sports, listening to music, reading, and hanging out with her friends...Majoring in exercise science.
