Cristina Barbella

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Utility
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Ventnor, N.J.
High School:
Ocean City

2023: Appeared in 11 games, making one start ... Hit .400 with two hits in five at bats ... Finished the season with one double, one walk and three run scored ... Went 1-for-1 with a pinch hit single at Georgia State (March 4) ... Scored runs as a pinch runner against Georgia State (March 4) and Dartmouth twice (April 15 & 16) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double in her first-career start at Holy Cross (April 11).

Before Brown: First Team Cape-Atlantic League as a freshman, junior and senior ... Broke the Ocean City High School record triples in a career as a senior ... batting .515 with five home runs in her final high school season ... AP scholar award ... Graduated summa cum laude ... All-South Jersey band member on saxophone ... National honors society president.

Why Brown?: "I chose Brown because of the city to campus ratio, students here get to experience life in a bustling city while walking around a campus with beautiful architecture and character. I also chose Brown for the unrivaled academic experience that this elite institution offers."