Crystl Bustos
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| Full name | Crystl Irene Bustos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Big Bruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 1977 (age 46) Canyon Country, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Palm Beach Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Crystl Irene Bustos (born September 8, 1977), also known as The Big Bruiser, is an American
designated player.[1] She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She holds the world record for home runs during an Olympic series, with six.[2]
Career
Bustos, a
Orlando Wahoos in 1998.[5]
Bustos announced that she would retire from international competition after the
2008 Beijing Olympics.[6]
Bustos was named 2008 USA Softball Player of the Year. She became the
field manager for the Akron Racers in October 2009,[7]
but elected to return to the playing field for the Racers in 2010.
Statistics
| YEAR | G | AB
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R | H | BA | RBI | HR
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3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2000 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 10 | .270 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .459% | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 9 | .346 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .923% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 11 | .500 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.318% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 28 | 85 | 26 | 30 | .353 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 70 | .823% | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ Coffey, Wayne (July 4, 2000). "CRYSTL PURE GOLD FOR U.S. WOMEN'S OLYMPIC SOFTBALLER GETS RAVES". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
- ^ "U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia". Amateur Softball Association. August 22, 2004. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ Branch, John (August 17, 2008). "Bustos Is a Rugged Slugger With a Heart of Gold". New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Team USA loses bid for fourth straight softball gold medal". Sports Illustrated. August 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008.
- ^ "Crystl Bustos". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Branch, John (August 16, 2008). "The Babe Ruth of Women's Softball Has a Heart of Gold". New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ cleveland.com
- ^ "Olympic Games Sydney, Australia". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Olympic Games Athens, Greece". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Olympic Games Beijing China". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
External links
- Crystl Bustos at SoftballPerformance.com
- Crystl Bustos at Team USA (archived)
- Crystl Bustos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Crystl Bustos at Olympics.com
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