Katie Alexander

Class:
Senior
Position:
C
Height:
5-10
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
High School:
Saline

Senior (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Appeared in 51 games, starting 50 behind the plate
• Shared the team lead with a career-high 10 homers; also posted a career-best 26 RBI
• Posted nine multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games
• Doubled to lead off a two-run fourth inning against #12 Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament final (May 11); also doubled as part of a two-hit effort vs. Illinois in the quarterfinals (May 10)
• Posted a career-best four hits with three runs scored and an RBI in the regular-season finale at Maryland (May 5)
• Went 3-for-3 -- just a triple shy of the cycle -- with two runs and two RBI vs. Michigan State (April 23); also belted out two homers and tallied three RBI in the road slate at MSU (April 16)
• Also knocked out two home runs in the series opener at Ohio State (April 12), including a two-run shot as part of a four-run fourth inning
• Posted four RBI in back-to-back games against South Florida and Illinois State (Feb. 9-10); knocked out a seventh-inning grand slam at USF

Junior (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• All-Big Ten second team (catcher)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team (catcher)
• Appeared in 56 games, starting 54 behind the plate
• Posted career highs in all offensive categories, including a .314 batting average, 29 runs scored, 44 hits and 24 RBI
• Recorded 10 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
• Posted a .995 fielding percentage; allowed just 18 stolen bases against and 64.3% success rate
• Caught in a program-record six no-hitters
• Drove in two runs on a fifth-inning triple at Michigan State (May 2)
• Posted six hits in the Penn State series (April 6-8), including a 3-for-3, two-RBI effort in the opener
• Tallied three hits, including a solo home run, and three runs scored at Miami (March 17)

Sophomore (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Appeared in 45 games, starting 43 behind the plate
• Caught three no-hitters, including Megan Betsa's 17-strikeout effort vs. Kent State (March 18)
• Knocked out two home runs, totaling five RBI, at Rutgers-2 (May 6)
• Posted a double and a triple and two RBI in the series finale at Wisconsin (April 23)
• Tallied doubles in back-to-back wins vs. Penn State (March 25-26)
• Knocked out a solo homer vs. Bowling Green (March 21)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Evansville (March 11)
• Posted a sixth-inning RBI triple in 2-0 win vs. #20 Arizona State (March 2)
• Tallied hits in first six starts of the season (Feb. 11-March 2)

Freshman (2016)
• Appeared in 13 games as a pinch hitter and catcher
• Started Big Ten Tournament championship game behind the plate
• Recorded three hits on the season, driving in runs in each instance
• Posted a pinch-hit grand slam in the fifth at Penn State-1 (April 30)
• Posted a fourth-inning RBI single in collegiate debut vs. Illinois State (Feb. 12)

Prep
• Graduated from Saline High School (2015)
• Four-year Honor Roll
• Earned Academic All-State (2015) and four Academic All-State Team Awards (2012-15)
• Scholar Athlete Award (2012-15)
• Twice named Michigan All-State (2014, '15)
• Four-time all-region and all-district selection (2012-15)
• Four-time First Team All-SEC Red Division (2012-15)
• Named Saline HS MVP and MVP Offensive Player as a senior (2015); three-year Saline team captain (2013, '14, '15)
• Batted .637 with a 1.306 slugging percentage as a junior (2014); hit .602 as a senior (2015)
• Posted 39 career home runs, tying state single-season record with 18 as a junior (2014)
• Played travel ball with Ann Arbor Gold Fastpitch (2006-15)

Personal
• Kathleen Erin Alexander was born on March 20, 1997
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology; undeclared major
• Daughter of David and Sara Alexander
• Has one sister, Kelsey