2020 Softball Roster
Perkins, Katie
Jersey Number 11
Katie Perkins
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
- High School:
- Buford
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2022):
- Played in 39 games, making 32 starts
- Fielded a team-best nine double plays with the second-most putouts (182) on the team and six assists
- Recorded a career-best three RBIs and first career triple vs. Stetson (2/19/22)
- Hit first career double vs. UCONN (3/6/22)
- Had a career-best 14 putouts vs. Boston College (3/11/22)
- Tallied 12 hits, nine RBIs, three runs, three walks, two sacrifice flies and a stolen base on the season
- Committed just four errors in 192 chances at first base for a .979 fielding percentage
- All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 18 games, making eight starts
- Had a perfect fielding percentage in 33 chances with 33 putouts
- Tallied three hits
- Played in 14 games, making 10 starts
- Tallied four hits for a .167 batting average with three RBIs and three walks
- Went 2-for-2 at the plate vs. Detroit Mercy (2/9/20)
- Recorded an RBI in three-straight games
- Had a hit and stolen base vs. Michigan (2/15/20)
- A four-year letter winner at Buford High School
- Named a FloSoftball Hot 100 National Class of 2019 Player for four seasons
- Three-time regional champion
- Helped her team to two state championships, Class 4-A in 2015 and Class 5-A in 2016 and a Class 5-A third place title in 2017
- Hit .394 overall and .483 (14-for-29) against future NCAA Division I pitchers
- Wrapped up her high school career by earning Georgia high school first-team all-region and all-county honors
- Played travel ball for both the Georgia Impact and Atlanta Premier
- Hit .368 in tournaments for Georgia Impact and played on Atlanta Premier
- Also played basketball at Buford
- Daughter of Cris and Sharon
- Has as a younger brother, Nick
- Mother, Sharon, played softball and was a three-time Southland Conference champion at Nicholls State
- Mother, Sharon, is currently the head softball coach at Georgia Southern was also a three-time ACC Coach of the Year at Georgia Tech after coaching stints at Southern Miss and Georgia
- Held student leadership positions as the HOSA secretary, SkillsUSA vice president and a member of the Buford Student Leadership Council
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