St. Clair’s Kressler Named OCAA Athlete of the Year
St. Clair College is pleased to announce that women’s softball player Bryanna Kressler (Kitchener) has been named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Athlete of the Year. This is the first time in the award’s 26-year existence that it will be presented to a Saints’ student-athlete. Kressler will be recognized at the 10th OCAA Hall of Fame ceremony on May 1st which is being hosted by St. Clair College at their Centre for the Arts campus in downtown Windsor.
Kressler is fourth-year transfer from Wayne State University achieving OCAA All-Academic honours along with Academic and Athletic Excellence status in St. Clair’s Fitness and Health Promotion program. On the field she led the Saints to a perfect 34-0 overall record containing an unprecedented 24-0 regular season mark on their way to St. Clair’s 5th OCAA championship along with their 2nd Canadian Collegiate Softball Association national title.
Kressler played third base while batting .529 and set a new OCAA single season record with 45 runs scored while also contributing 51 RBI. Her 46 hits included 14 doubles, 10 triples and three home runs. As a pitcher in six regular season starts, she posted a 6-0 record allowing just one earned run over 34 innings of work with a 0.21 ERA while striking out 48. Kressler also joined the St. Clair women’s basketball team this past season to help with roster depth having never played on a competitive team.
A series of awards came Kressler’s way including an OCAA First-Team All-Star selection, OCAA Pitcher of the Year, OCAA Player of the Year, OCAA Championship MVP, CCSA Championship Top Pitcher and MVP. She was also the Saints’ team MVP and the St. Clair Al Hoffman Outstanding Achievement Athlete of the Year award winner.