Kristin Macha was a powerhouse infielder for the Penn State Behrend softball team from 2003-07. She was an All-AMCC first-team selection in her sophomore and junior seasons. During her junior year, she smacked 55 hits, drove in 33 runs, and led the AMCC with a .470 batting average. She left her mark on the record books when she graduated, ranking second in singles (147), third in hits (188), fourth in batting average (.429), fifth in doubles (37) and ninth in RBIs (101). Macha came in swinging hot: In her freshman year her .387 average led the team and ranked eighth in the AMCC. She also tied for fifth in the conference with nine doubles. She finished the season with 29 hits, including 17 RBIs, while scoring 11 runs.
Macha spent most of her time in left during her sophomore year and was a force at the plate all season. She led the team in every category, including batting average (.427), hits (50), runs (26), RBIs (22) and doubles (12). During conference games, Macha hit .561 and had a slugging percentage of .712 to earn First Team All-AMCC honors while being named a DIII Southern Softball All-Star.
The bat stayed hot into her junior year. Macha led the conference in batting average (.470), on base percentage (.508) and total hits (55). She also added 33 RBIs and eight doubles. Her 4-for-8 performance against Lake Erie on April 26 helped the Lions capture the AMCC regular-season championship. Behrend went on to win their second conference title with a 5-0 win over the reigning champions Pitt-Bradford in game seven of the AMCC Tournament. The Lions advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 34-10 overall record.
In her senior year, Macha was third in batting average (.419), hits (54), doubles (8), and RBIs (29). Her defense was just as good as her offense with a career-best 284 putouts in 298 chances. She helped the Lions advance to the AMCC Championship game for the second straight year, falling to Pitt-Bradford 9-7. Behrend kept the season alive with a bid to the ECAC Southern Region Tournament. The Lions picked up a pair of postseason upsets against Neumann, 1-0, and Westminster, 2-0, before falling to La Roche and Kean.