Eastern Illinois University Athletics

2014 ... Played in just ten games... earned one run and a pair of walks.

HIGH SCHOOL ... Multi letterwinner for coaches Sarah Renner and Denise Latchem in softball, volleyball and basketball... played infield throughout her prep career... earned First Team Mississippi Valley All-Conference, All-Area (St. Louis) and All-Metro (Belleville News Democrat) as both a junior and senior, while also earning Second Team and Honorable Mention accolades as well... earned MVP team honors at Waterloo HS while nabbing Illinois All-Star Team recognition both during her junior and senior campaigns... St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Week... member of the All-Star Team that competed in Colorado and invited to play in New York while also playing in the Canadian International Tourney where she hit back-to-back homeruns against a team from Mexico... her high school squad twice won the regional title, in addition to first place in Monroe County tourney... in the classroom she was a four-year member of the High Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Saturday Scholars Program, won the Lions Club scholarship.

PERSONAL ... Daughter of Tom & Kathy Crouch... planning on majoring in kinesiology and sports studies with a minor in nursing... No. 1 sports highlight was "hitting a grand slam to win the league title and back-to-back bombs in my first two at-bats at the Canadian Open Fastpitch Women's Tournament after coach said just go for little hits, no one is going to hit these pitchers out of the park"... credits her parents for having the biggest influence on her sports career, "because they always believed in me and were at my side"... he mom played DI softball and field hockey, in addition to being a DII swimmer and basketball athlete... member of the Extreme Elite Club team out of Collinsville, Ill.

OFF THE FIELD WITH ANNIE ... Besides softball, also enjoys doing various outdoor activities... favorite movie is "The Blind Side"... her family own a Brittany spaniel named 'Maggie' and a french bulldog called 'Hercules', who she wishes she could bring to campus with her... favorite building on campus is the library... recently enjoyed taking classes with EIU instructors Dan Johnson (Biology) and Cheryl Laursen (Micro-Biology)... favorite quote is "fear non -- respect all" from coach Celeste Knierim... she can't go anywhere without her phone.