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Graduated
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| Hometown:
Stillwater, Okla.
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| High School:
Stillwater HS
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| Height:
5-11
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| Position:
UTL
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| Bats/Throws:
R/R
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Career
Used primarily as a designated player ... Saw time in the outfield as a freshman and at first base as a sophomore ... 2010 All-Big 12 second team ... Named to the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 second team ... A 2009 All-Big 12 first team honoree.|
2012 (Senior)
Played in 56 games with 34 starts, 33 coming at the designated player position ... also started at first base one game ... had a .317 average on the year with 32 hits in 101 at bats ... had five five home runs, two doubles and 26 RBIs ... also walked 10 times ... had multiple hits in four games including two postseason matchups ... three of her five home runs came in the postseason with one each against Lehigh in the NCAA Regional action, Arizona at NCAA Super Regionals and Arizona State at the Women's College World Series ... home run and a double against Lehigh led to four runs batted in to open postseason action.
2011 (Junior)
Played primarily at designated player for most of the year ... Moved to catcher after injuries to Brittany Williams and Jessica Shults ... Went 22-for-117 on the year with four doubles, four home runs and 16 runs driven in ... Had four multiple hit games and three multiple RBI games this year ... Registered five total bases on two occasions - March 29 vs. Central Arkansas and March 26 vs. Nebraska ... Four hit by pitches this year ... Went 11-for-62 in non-conference games ... Drew five walks in those games ... Recorded three singles and drove in three runs during the postseason ... Hit .250 at the Women's College World Series ... Recorded 17 putouts behind the plate as Keilani Ricketts set the Oklahoma single game record for strikeouts (19) against Iona on May 20 ... Hit .224 during conference play ... Scored six runs while hitting 11-for-49 .... Had three home runs ... Had a two-run walk-off home run against Texas A&M on April 23 ... Went 3-for-8 at the Troy Cox Classic.
2010 (Sophomore)
Started 48 games mainly at the designated player position ... Hit .272 on the year ... Had 34 hits and 11 runs scored ... Drove in 32 runs and hit four home runs ... Drew 13 walks ... Hit .321 during conference play ... Reached base on nine hits, three walks and two hit by pitches ... Scored three runs ... Drove in 12 ... Had a .571 slugging percentage and .424 on-base percentage ... Had a two-RBI single against Syracuse in the NCAA Regional at College Park, Md. ... Led OU past Oklahoma State with an 11-0 run-rule win on April 28 ... Hit 2-for-2 with a three-run home run and four total runs driven in ... Went 4-for-6 during the Nebraska series in Lincoln ... Had four RBI against the Cornhuskers ... Hit .267 at the Judi Garman Classic ... Led OU past Arizona State ... Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and walk-off single ... Went 2-for-3 against San Jose State ... Hit .375 at the Cathedral City Classic ... Had three hits and drove in three runs ... Also drew three walks ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against Tulsa on March 3 ... Had three hits, including a double and scored two runs at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic.
2009 (Freshman)
Named to the All-Big 12 first team ... Made 55 starts in the outfield or at designated player ... Hit eight home runs ... Hit .296 with 35 runs driven in ... Scored 21 and was issued 12 walks ... Hit .354 in Big 12 play, driving in 15 runs ... Returned to her hometown of Stillwater and had a career night against Oklahoma State ... Went 2-for-3 with five runs batted in ... Brought in one run on an outfield single ... Scored the other four on her first career grand slam ... Was also hit by a pitch against the Cowgirls ... Had a double on a 2-for-3 outing against Texas A&M ... Went 2-for-4, driving in three runs and scoring one in the first game at Kansas ... Hit 2-for-3, driving in a run against Florida State as the designated player ... Went 2-for-4 against Tennessee and scored a run ... Hit 2-for-4 while driving in one run against Creighton ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI against Hawai'i at the Hawai'i Paradise Classic ... Hit her first collegiate home run against Hawai'i in the first game of her freshman season ... Gathered a hit in seven straight games to start her freshman campaign.
High School
Played for head coach Angela Knott at Stillwater HS ... Lettered four years at catcher ... Hit .466 with four home runs as a senior ... All-conference selection in 2007 and 2006 ... Two-time NewsPress Softball Player of the Year ... 2007 Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... 2007 first-team all-region ... 2007 all-state first team ... Ferguson Jenkins award winner ... Team Most Valuable Player (2007, 2006) ... Deringer Award (SHS Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) ... Named player of the week by The Oklahoman and Tulsa World ... 2006 all-conference team ... Team advanced to class 6A state tournament in 2006 and 2007 ... Squad won regional championship in 2006 and 2007 ... Academic all-state selection ... Also lettered three seasons in basketball ... Played with OU teammates Karolyne Long and Kirsten Allen on the Oklahoma Babes Gold under head coach Steve Bachman ... Team made appearance at gold nationals in 2008.
Personal
Born Katherine Elizabeth Norris in Stillwater ... Daughter of Julie and Chris Norris ... Has a younger brother, Kevin ... Majoring in health and exercise science.
