2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Kat Moore
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Holly Springs, MS
- High School:
- Marshall Academy
2019 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
2019 Seattle Regional All-Regional Team
2019 First Team All-SEC
Started 55 games at centerfield for the Bulldogs โฆ Her breakout performance earned First Team All-SEC recognition and NFCA All-South Region Second Team honors โฆ Ranked third on the team with a .343 batting average with help of 58 hits โฆ Ranked 10th in the SEC with a career-high .663 slugging percentage โฆ Knocked seven doubles and set career highs with four triples and 13 home runs โฆ Ranked tied for fifth in the conference in triples and fifth with a 0.07 triples per game average โฆ Seven of her 13 home runs this season came in SEC play, which led all outfielders in the league โฆ Ranked 13th in the conference with a 0.24 home runs per game mark โฆ Her 13 home runs ranked tied for eighth in MSU single-season annuals and set a new Bulldog senior home run record โฆ Scored a career-high 38 runs over her senior campaign โฆ Shattered her career high with 47 RBI and ranked 12th in the SEC with a 0.85 runs batted in per game total โฆ Ranked 11th in the conference with 112 total bases โฆ Held a .406 on-base percentage, drawing 16 walks and two hit by pitches โฆ Perfect on the base paths, going 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts โฆ Turned in a strong defensive performance with 71 putouts and led all Bulldog outfielders with five assists โฆ During an offensive surge in the second inning vs. UCF (2/16), slugged a triple and her first home run of the season over her two plate appearances in the inning โฆ Knocked the first grand slam of her career vs. Georgia Tech (2/24), totaling five RBI against the Yellow Jackets โฆ Finished 3-for-5 at the plate with a career-high six RBI at No. 4 Alabama (3/31) โฆ Knocked the game-winning, three-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to knock off the Tide โฆ Reached base inย all four plate appearances vs. Jacksonville State (4/3), scoring a career-high four runs โฆ Also stole a career-high two stolen bases against the Gamecocks โฆ Earned the sixth spot on SportsCenterโs Top 10 after an athletic home-run robbing grab at the wall vs. Memphis (4/6) โฆ Turned in the first multi-homer performance on her career vs. No. 7 LSU (4/6), closing the game 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBI โฆ Recorded a career-high 13-game hit streak from April 19 to May 18, recording 18 total hits over that span ... Opened the series vs. Missouri (4/26) by scoring the 100th run of her Bulldog career โฆ In her final career at-bat at Nusz Park, knocked a two-run homer vs. Missouri (4/28) to wak off a run-rule victory and secure MSUโs first series sweep since 2015 โฆ Knocked a two-run home run at No. 7 Florida (5/4) to set a new Mississippi State senior home run record โฆ Helped lift the Bulldogs to an SEC Tournament victory vs. Texas A&M (5/8), going 2-for-3 and driving in two of Stateโs three runs in the contest โฆ Opened the Seattle Regional with a huge performance vs. Seattle U (5/17), driving in three runs off a double and scoring a run โฆ Knocked a solo home run at No. 2 Washington (5/18) โฆ In a rematch with Seattle U (5/18), turned in a two-hit performance with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI โฆ Was Mississippi Stateโs lone base runner in the season finale vs. Huskies (5/19), drawing a walk โฆ Her efforts earned a spot on the Seattle Regional All-Regional team.
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Started in 56 contests in centerfield for the Bulldogs โฆ Finished second on the team with a .334 batting average behind 63 hits โฆ Slugged 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs for a .497 slugging clip โฆ Scored a total of 35 runs and added 18 RBI on the year โฆ Led MSU in SEC play with a team-high .329 batting average with three doubles, two triples and three home runs โฆ Opened the first weekend of the season by slugging just the second home run of her career vs. Mississippi Valley (2/11) โฆ Tallied just the third multi-RBI game of her career, driving in two with a single vs. South Alabama (2/17) โฆ Scored the game-winning run in MSUโs 3-2 extra-inning triumph over Southeastern Louisiana (2/20) โฆ Locked in a 3-3 game, knocked the go-ahead home run at Missouri (3/18) to clinch the series victory โฆ Recorded a 10-game hit streak from March 7, 2018 vs. Boston College to March 24, 2018 vs. Georgia, recording 16 total hits over that span โฆ Turned in her fourth three-hit game of the season against No. 5 Florida (4/21), recording the 100th hit of her career in the contest โฆ Slugged a career-high two triples vs. No. 7 Tennessee (5/5) to become the first Bulldog to knock two triples in the same game since the 2015 season.
Appeared in 49 games with a total of 48 starts in the MSU outfield (23 at LF, 21 at CF, 2 at RF) โฆ Closed the season as the second-toughest batter to strike out in the Southeastern with just eight in 158 at bats (19.8 K Avg.) โฆ Ranked 11th in the conference with three sacrifice fliesย โฆ Held a .304 average at the plate with help of 48 hits, which ranked fourth on the team โฆ Turned in six multi-hit contests, including a four-hit performance at No. 19 Georgia (4/14) โฆ Slugged five doubles, two triples and a home run to help plate 16 runs โฆ Scored a career-high 24 runs to rank third on the squad โฆ Displayed great range and tracking in the outfield with 51 putouts and one assist โฆ Speedy on the base paths going 8-for-11 in stolen base attempts โฆ Earned first start of the season on against Fresno State (2/16) โฆ First multi-hit contest of her career came against Florida Gulf Coast (2/18) as she went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored โฆ Followed up the outing with her first of three three-hit outings as she went 3-for-4 against North Florida (2/24) โฆ Earned the first multi-RBI game of her career with a three-RBI triple against Central Arkansas (3/5) โฆ Strung together a hit streak of eight games from March 15 to March 25, knocking 13 hits over the span โฆ Made a game-winning diving catch in foul territory to seal MSUโs 1-0 victory over No. 8 Alabama (3/18) and landed at No. 10 on SportsCenterโs Top 10 and No. 5 on the NCAAโs Top 10 Plays โฆ Turned in her first multi-hit performance in SEC play going 3-for-4 against No. 8 Alabama (3/19) โฆ Set a career high with five putouts against South Carolina (4/8) โฆ Turned in a career performance at No. 19 Georgia (4/14) with her first four-hit contest of her career, while tying her career high with three RBI โฆ Slugged the first home run of her career against Arkansas (4/22) โฆ Closed the season with a 2-for-4 outing with a run score against Fordham (5/19) during the Salt Lake City Regional.
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Made a total of 32 appearances in her freshman season, including 13 starts, all in the outfield โฆ Made a number of appearances as a pinch runner, proving impressive speed on the base paths โฆ Totaled 11 runs on seven hits, while driving in a pair of runs โฆ Also stole four bases โฆ Made her collegiate debut against Georgia Southern (2/11), entering the game as a pinch runner and stealing a base โฆ Scored her first-career run against Houston (2/12), coming in as a pinch runner and scoring โฆ Captured the first hit and RBI of her career, going 1 for 3 against Houston (2/14), while also stealing a base โฆ Reeled off back-to-back games with a hit against McNeese State (2/28) and Chattanooga (3/4) โฆ Tallied a three-game hitting streak from March 6 against Western Kentucky to March 11 against UC Santa Barbara โฆ Went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Auburn (3/19) to earn her first-career hit in SEC play.
ย ยA utility player who can play catcher and outfield โฆ At Marshall Academy, earned a letter all four years she played at Marshall โฆ Also received four all-conference honors, three all-state honors and helped her team to two third-place finishes in the MAIS Playoffs โฆ. In her senior season, Moore was a nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year with a batting average of .560 as team captain.
ย ยBorn on June 26, 1997 in Memphis, Tenn. โฆ The daughter of Marcus and Clarice Moore โฆ Major is criminology.
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10th โ Batting Average (.324)
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T8th โ Home Runs (13)
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At-Bats: 6, vs. Samford (3-4-17)
Runs: 4, vs. Jacksonville State (4-3-19)
Hits: 4, at Georgia (4-14-17)
Doubles: 2, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2-24-19)
Triples: 2 vs. Tennessee (5-5-18)
Home Runs: 2, vs. LSU (4-6-19)
RBI: 6, at Alabama (3-31-19)
Walks: 2, vs. Jacksonville (4-3-19)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Jacksonville (4-3-19)
Putouts: 5, vs. South Carolina (4-8-17)
Assists: 1, 7x, last vs. Jacksonville State (4-3-19)
Hitting Streak: 13 games, April 19, 2019 vs. Ole Miss to May 18, 2019 vs. Seattle
