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Hillsdale College

2013 Softball

9 Kate Hoop

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fort Cherry
  • Hometown Hickory, Pa.

Biography

2012: Improved her offensive numbers for the second consecutive season…Had four multi-hit games in her first six starts of the season…Started 45 games at shortstop…Had a nine-game hitting streak in the middle of the season, all against conference opponents…Hit a 3-run home run against Saginaw Valley State April 10…Had 11 multi-hit games on the season…Third on the team in on-base percentage and runs scored…Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.

2011: One of the most improved players on the team, making huge strides both at the plate and in the field...Raised her batting average by 75 points (.215 to .290), had eight more hits and eight fewer errors compared to her freshman season of 2010...Started all 47 games at shortstop...Had an eight-game hitting streak stretching from April 15 through April 28, where she batted .464 and had four multi-hit games...Belted a solo home run off eventual national semfinalist Saginaw Valley State on April 2...Finished second on the team in on-base percentage (.375), fourth in total hits (36), and second in walks (16).

2010: Turned in an impressive freshman season, displaying physical and mental toughness at shortstop and at the plate...Started all 44 games on the season and had four multi-hit games...Went 3-for-3 with a home run in rout of Lake Superior State April 17...Had doubles in both ends of a home doubleheader against Grand Valley State April 10...Also made two relief appearances as a pitcher, the first time she'd thrown a ball off a mound in nine months...Earned her first career win in a four-inning relief appearance vs. Urbana April 27.

High School: Record-breaking pitcher for Fort Cherry High School in Pennsylvania...Set school record for K's, and was named All-Section four times by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...Team won sectional championship as a junior, and was named All-Area First-Team...Member of the school's student council for four years, and worked for the school newspaper and yearbook for two years each...Born July 7, 1990...Parents are Brett and Karen...Is an English major...Named to the Dean's List in 2010...Member of the National Honor Society and German Honor Society.

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