
Birth Date: | 02/06/1989 |
Height: | 5-7 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Monrovia, Calif. |
High School: | Monrovia HS |
Position: | Outfield |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2010: Played in 27 games, starting 18 primarily as the
designated hitter...Batted .191 on the year with a .200 average in
Big West games...Posted 13 hits, one double, two RBI, one walk, one
stolen base and two runs...Went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in an
11-inning win over Cal State Bakersfield (Mar. 26)...Also posted a
pair of hits against UC Riverside (Apr. 17)...Had a pair of
three-game hit streaks during the season (Mar. 23 thru Mar. 26 and
Apr. 11 thru Apr. 17)...Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage during
three appearances in the outfield...Had hits in her last two
appearances of the season, including a double against Pacific (May
9).
2009 First Team All-Big West
2009: Batted .287 on the season and was third on the
team, hitting .300 in Big West contests...Tallied nine runs, two
doubles, eight RBI and had a .340 on-base percentage...Had four
multiple hit showings in conference games and went 6-for-10 in the
three-game series against league champion Cal Poly...Tied for third
among league leaders in conference play with five sac bunts...Had
multiple hits on six occasions, including a season-high three hits
in the narrow 6-5 loss at Cal Poly (Apr. 5)...Posted a season best
two RBI while going 2-for-2 against San Diego (Mar. 11) during the
Gauchos' home opener...Had a hit in each game of the conference
series with Cal State Northridge.
2008: Played in 33 games as a freshman, starting 28...Batted .259 during the season, tallying 21 hits, 11 runs, three doubles, one triple and eight RBI...Posted a season-high three hits during win over UC Riverside (Mar. 29), a game in which she went 3-for-5 with a run, a double and a RBI...Had a season-best two RBI on two ocassions: against St. John's (Feb. 25) and Syracuse (Feb. 29)...In the game against St. John's, she also scored a season-high three runs...Hit .308 during conference contests with a .357 on-base percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Monrovia High School in the Rio Hondo League...Posted a
.395 batting average...Was named First Team All-Rio Hondo League,
First Team All-San Gabriel Valley, and First Team All-CIF three
consecutive seasons, 2005-07...Following her sophomore campaign,
she was named the Rio Hondo League Co-MVP.
TRAVEL BALL
Played for the So Cal Filly's, Cal Lite, and OC Outlaws.
PERSONAL
Katie Jean McWhirter was born in Bellflower, Calif. on February 6,
1989...Daughter of Kari and Tony McWhirter...Has a younger sister
named Rachael...Has yet to declare a major at UCSB but aspires to
one day be a kindergarten teacher...If she didn't play softball,
she would play soccer or basketball...Her favorite sports team is
the Dallas Mavericks... "Zoolander", "Wayne's World", and "Robin
Hood: Men in Tights" are among her favorite movies... "Fresh Prince
of Bel Air" is her favorite television show...Taping her wrist and
her batting routine are two of her superstitions.
CAREER STATISTICS
YearAvgGP/GSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBOB%SB/ATT 2008.25933/2881112131088.3411/3 2009.28737/339492720086.3402/2 2010.19127/186821310021.2031/1 TOTAL.25197/7924322616101815.3044/6
Career-Highs | |||
At-bats | 5 | three times | 4/3/10 - most recent |
Hits | 3 | three times | 4/5/09 - most recent |
Runs | 3 | St. John's | 2/25/08 |
Runs Batted In | 2 | three times | 3/11/10 - most recent |
Stolen Bases | 1 | four times | 3/26/10 - most recent |
Strikeouts | 3 | vs. Nevada | 2/8/08 |
Walks | 2 | twice | 2/25/08 - most recent |