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Katie Colton Season 2008

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Katie Colton Season 2008

PositionOF
Height5-6
ClassFreshman
HometownYucaipa, Calif.

HONORS & AWARDS:
2011 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2010 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2008 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll


2011 | SENIOR SEASON:
SEC Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in 58 games, starting 50 .. hit .242 with a career-best 29 hits ... also set career marks with 22 runs scored, seven doubles and 13 RBI ... added one home run ... held a .364 on-base percentage with help of 21 walks ... appeared in 27 conference games, starting 20 ... hit .240 in SEC play with two doubles, one home run and five RBI ... turned in four multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games over the season ... scored a career high three runs at Belmont on Feb 25 ... lone home run of the season came at Kentucky on May 7.

2010 | JUNIOR SEASON:
SEC Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in 42 games, starting 36 ... hit .207 with 17 runs, seven RBI, one home run and a .388 on-base percentage ... appeared in 23-of-28 SEC games, starting 21 ... hit .218 with a .403 on-base percentage in SEC play ... had RBI double to tie game and scored a run vs. Georgia State ... singled and scored a run in win over Ohio University ... started at designated player against Louisiana Tech, drawing a pair of walks ... also started at designated player vs. Gardner-Webb, driving in two runs with an RBI single and bases-loaded walk ... appeared in all three games vs. Kentucky, starting game three in the outfield ... in game three, singled in bottom of ninth to set up bases-loaded situation that led to game-winning RBI from Caitlin Stangl ... started both games vs. No. 4 Florida, splitting starts between the outfield and designated player ... drove in a run and scored in game two vs. Gators ... started all three games in the outfield vs. South Carolina ... singled and scored twice in game one win vs. South Carolina ... walked, singled and scored in game three vs. Gamecocks ... singled and scored game's first run in 3-1 win vs. Troy ... hit .429 (3-for-7) in two games vs. No. 16 Tennessee ... had a pair of singles and sac bunt in three games vs. No. 13 Georgia ... hit first career home run in game one win vs. Ole Miss, a solo shot to right in fifth inning to give AU 2-0 lead ... hit by a pitch and scored vs. Jacksonville State ... doubled and scored vs. Middle Tennessee ... started in left field in all three NCAA Atlanta Regional games, scoring two runs and posting .385 on-base percentage.

2009 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
SEC Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in 34 games with 22 starts ... hit .227 with six RBI and 13 runs scored ... went 8-of-9 on stolen base attempts ... doubled and drove in two runs against Georgia State ... had a pair of doubles with two RBI and two runs scored in 5-0 win vs. Austin Peay ... hit .364 in three-game series vs. Ole Miss ... pinch-ran and scored a run in game one vs. South Carolina ... pinch-ran, stole a base and scored in game two vs. Arkansas.

2008 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 29 games with 15 starts ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI during Tiger Invitational ... started in left field and went 1-for-2 with an RBI vs. Furman ... had two hits, including a triple, scored and drove in a run vs. George Mason ... singled home a run and scored vs. Birmingham Southern ... had pinch-hit RBI single vs. Jacksonville State.

HIGH SCHOOL:
High school coach was Dave Kivett ... lettered in softball and soccer ... named Scholar Athlete with a 4.0 GPA throughout career, 2004-07 ... as a senior, finished eighth in league with .434 batting average and .506 on-base percentage.

PERSONAL:
Born Oct. 20, 1988, to Terri and Chuck Colton ... has two brothers, Chris, and Kyle, 17 ... father, Chuck, played baseball for Cal State-Los Angeles ... majoring in marketing.