2018 Softball Roster
Petersen, Katie

Jersey Number 17
Katie Petersen
- Position:
- First Base
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
- Hometown:
- Coral Springs, Fla.
Bio
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2018 (R-So.):
- 2018 Academic All-Southern Conference Team
2018 (R-So.):
- Made 10 appearances on the season, mostly in a pinch-hit situation
- Finished 1-for-8 at the dish during the year, recording her first collegiate hit against Appalachian State (Feb. 9)
- Scored first collegiate run on March 9 against Fort Wayne at Kennesaw State
- Did not play due to redshirt
- Made 16 starts at first base as a true freshman, while appearing in 24 total games
- Primarily used for fielding purposes and was 0-for-2 at the dish for the season
- Piled up 109 putouts en route to a .957 fielding percentage
- Collegiate debut came on Feb. 14 against St. Bonaventure
- Starred for head coach Brian Staubly at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
- Second Team All-State honoree as a senior
- Florida’s Class 8A leader in home runs
- Two-time First Team All-Sun Sentinel honoree
- First Team All-Miami Herald selection as a senior
- Led MSD in home runs, slugging percentage and RBIs
- Helped the team to a pair of district titles, three consecutive regional appearances, one regional crown and a state final four berth
- Led the Gold Coast Hurricanes to a seventh-place finish in the U16 national tournament
- Member of school’s National Honor Society as well as math and science honor societies
- Daughter of Mike and Debbie Petersen
- Has one sibling, a brother named Jake
- Born Feb. 20, 1997
- Mother, Debbie, played volleyball at Iowa State
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Monday, September 08
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Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05