As a Freshman (2017): Played in 28 games, making 23 starts … Hit .274 with 17 hits, 11 runs, one double and six RBI … Tallied at least two hits in a game three times … Went 1-for-3 with a run, three RBI and a double against NC State (April 8) … Went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI against North Carolina (Feb. 12) … Went 2-for-3 with a run against Iowa (Feb. 17) … Drew two walks against Illinois (Feb. 26).
High School: Karissa Arnold is a four-year letterwinner, and two-year captain at Temecula High School … In her junior season, she hit .358 with 14 runs on 19 hits and 13 RBI … Through three seasons at Temecula, Arnold hit .312 with 20 runs on 34 hits and 19 RBI.
Personal: Born Karissa Beth Arnold on May 6, 1998 in San Diego, Calif. … Parents are Gary and Loreen Arnold … Sister to Breanne … Black belt in Taekwondo … Plans to major in biology.