2019 Softball Roster
Katie Quinlan
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Penn
- Hometown:
- Granger, Ind.
JUNIOR (2020): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Hit .286 and was one of three players to start all 22 games ... Had 20 base hits, three trples (tied for second in the Big Ten), nine RBI, and 11 stolen bases (fourth, B1G) ... Shared the team lead with three sac hits ... Started all four games at the FIU Invitational (2/7-9), with a 2-for-3 effort with an RBI and a stolen base in the season opener vs. Cal ... Hit .385 in the B1G-ACC Challenge (2/14-16), recording a team-best five base hits and going 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts ... Hit .294 with five base hits and four runs scored at the FGCU Spring Break Invitational (2/21-23) ... Had three base hits (one triple) and four RBI at the Amy S. Harrison Tournament at UCR (2/28-3/1) ... Hit .357 with a walk and five stolen bases over the second weekend of spring break (3/5-7) ...
SOPHOMORE (2019): Academic All-Big Ten ... Started 43 of her 46 appearances ... Hit .294 with four doubles, four RBI and 14 walks ... Stole a team-best 14 bases ... Hit .278 in the opening weekend at FIU (2/8-10), stealing a team-best four bases and scoring seven runs, also a team high ... Hit .308 with a double, three walks, and an RBI at the ACC-B1G Challenge (2/15-16) ... Hit .333 with a walk at the GCU Purple Classic (2/22-24) ... At the Alabama Crimson Classic, hit .444 over four games with a double, one RBI, a pair of walks, and two stolen bases ... Led the Spartans with a .500 average (5-for-10) with a double, an RBI, and a stolen base at the War Eagle Challenge at Auburn (3/7-9) ... Had three base hits, a pair of stolen bases, and scored four runs at the Miami Invitational (3/16-17) ... Had a team-best five base hits in the Penn State weekend (3/22-24), and posted two stolen bases in the opener ... Went 3-for-6 in the Maryland series with a hit in each game and three runs scored ...
FRESHMAN (2018): Started 34 of 45 games, primarily in right field ... Hit .301 in her first collegiate season, eith eight walks and three sac bunts ... Had six RBI and five stolen bases ... Started all five games in right field, recording eight putouts and recording her first collegiate hit vs. Bethune-Cookman at the FAU First Pitch Invitational (2/9-11) ... Hit .333 with a stolen base at the FIU Classic (2/23-25) ... Went 4-for-6 (.667) with a walk and two runs scored over four games at Cal State Fullerton (3/3-6) ... Started two of the three games in the Indiana series (3/30-31) ... Went 2-for-2 with a walk in the second game of the Minnesota doubleheader (4/8) ... Led the Spartans with a .583 average in the Penn State series (4/13-14), going 7-for-12 with a triple and an RBI ... Had a pair of base hits and a walk in the Rutgers series (4/27-29) ... Went 5-for-10 with three RBI in the Maryland series (5/4-5) with a sac fly and three runs scored ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letter winner at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind.... State Runner-Up her junior season ... NIC Champions three consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016) and also won regional championships as a freshman and a sophomore ... First Team All-Northern Indiana Conference as a sophomore and junior after Honorable Mention honors her freshman year... Second Team All-State her sophomore year, when she tied her school record for hits in a season and led her team with a .541 batting average, 59 hits, 44 runs and 21 RBI ... As a junior, collected 51 hits, 37 runs and 12 RBI as she hit .481 ...
CLUB: Played for the Indiana Magic Gold in Rochester, Ind. under Coach Brian Green... Runner-Up at IDT Tournament in Colorado and at Triple Crown Nationals at the 14U division... Runner-Up in the Atlanta Legacy Tournament at the16U division...
PERSONAL: Born July 19, 1999... Daughter of Mark and Carleen Quinlan... Has two sisters, Emily and Alyssa ... Grandfather is an MSU graduate with a degree from the school of veterinary medicine ... Hobbies include Crossfit ... Member of the IHSAA Student Leadership Committee... Active participant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program... Plans on majoring in Graphic Design.
