Carissa Castonzo[apos]s Career Stats 2009 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC and Delahanty Award winner, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...appeared in 56 games, including 54 starts...batted .265 (41-for-155) with three home runs and 19 RBI, while scoring 32 runs...was second on the squad with nine doubles...was a combined 3-for-7 with five RBI, four runs scored and a homer in a pair of victories over St. Cloud State (Feb. 14)...posted three hits and a run scored against Wayne State (Feb. 22)...was 2-for-4 with two runs scored against World Series-runner-up, Alabama-Huntsville (Feb. 22)...connected for a solo homer in a 2-1 win over NY Institute of Technology (Feb. 27)...batted a combined 5-for-7 with five runs scored and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of St. Francis (Mar. 26)...was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a 7-2 GLVC Tournament victory over Saint Joseph[apos]s (May 1).
2008 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC and Delahanty Award winner, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...appeared in 53 games, including 48 starts...batted .256 (34-for-133) with five home runs and 19 RBI...in GLVC play, batted .274 (17-for-62) four homers and 13 RBI...collected seven multi-hit games...went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in a 5-0 win over Delta State (Feb. 23)...connected for a solo homer in a 4-2 win against SIU-Edwardsville (Mar. 16) in game one...went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs scored and a double in a 10-2 win over Bellarmine (Mar. 21) in game one...posted two hits, a home run and a double, and three RBI and two runs scored in a 6-2 victory over Missouri S&T (Apr. 5)...hit a three-run home run in an 8-0, five-inning victory over Southern Indiana (Apr. 14) in game one...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a solo home run in a 12-3, five-inning win over Indianapolis (Apr. 19) in game one...went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 10-4 win over Missouri S&T (May 1) in the GLVC Tournament.
2007 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student athletes and a fall Deans[apos] List student ...played in 31 games, including six starts...two of her six hits were doubles...recorded no errors in 38 chances ... went 2-for-3 with a double at Rockhurst (Apr. 7).
2006 Highlights: Deans[apos] List student both semesters, Delahanty Award recipient and Academic All-GLVC...played in 18 games, including four starts...registered three hits in 11 at-bats...had first collegiate hit and RBI against South Dakota (Mar. 6).
Prep/Personal: Earned three varsity letters for Lake Zurich... listed in the Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 Players in Chicagoland as a senior...named team MVP... winner of Gatorade Will-to-Win Award in 2004-05...had two home runs and 20 RBI as a senior...named to Daily Herald all-area first team and Greater Northwest all-area first team as a junior...was named to all-state second team at first base and was an all-conference selection... earned Gatorade Rookie of the Year Award as a sophomore...an honor roll student all four years and member of the National Honor Society...played for the Illinois Typhoons (2005), Barrington Canes 18U (2004), Lake County Liberty (2003), Lake Zurich Spirit (2002) and the Lake Zurich Lightning (12U-14U)...daughter of Bill and Shari Castonzo...biology major.
