2018 Softball Roster
Buckland, Kate
Jersey Number 34
Kate Buckland
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Okemos HS
- Hometown:
- Okemos, Mich.
Bio
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2020 (Sr.):
- 2018 Academic All-Southern Conference Team
2020 (Sr.):
- Played in 11 contests as a reserve, often as a pinch runner.
- Went 0-for-1 at the plate.
- Scored two runs on the opening day of the season (Feb. 7).
- Scored five runs on the year.
- Recorded a walk and stole a base against MTSU (Feb. 16).
- Appeared in 21 games with one start at catcher
- Primarily a pinch-runner, she scored four runs on the season
- Stole a base in the tight loss to nationally-ranked Indiana
- Appeared in 25 games on the season, primarily as a pinch runner
- Had two plate appearances on the season, concluding the year with seven runs scored
- Successfully swiped three stolen bases on the campaign
- Appeared in 29 games for the Bears
- Registered one at bat on the season against Savannah State (Feb. 26)
- Tallied seven runs on the season, including crossing the plate in four consecutive games from March 18-26
- Four-year letterwinner and starting catcher at Okemos High School for head coach Chrissy Schoonover
- Two-sport athlete, leading the Chiefs to a runner-up finish at the Lansing Diamond Classic and a 2016 District 1A Championship
- Earned four consecutive CAAC All-Conference Honors and MHSAA All-District 1A honors
- Four-time team MVP and Batting Champion as well as three-time captain
- Took home back-to-back CAAC All-Conference team captain accolades and was a three-time MHSAA All-Region award winner and 2016 All State honoree.
- Received the 2016 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award
- Four-time Academic All-State team member and 2016 Academic All-State individual award
- Played for Coach Ed Ewald and Detroit Compuware for six years, as the starting catcher and left fielder, helping the team win an ASA and NSA State Championship.
- ASA State runner-up honors and NSA World Series National Title.
- Also played for Coach John Kanakry with Team Michigan for two years.
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Monday, September 08
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