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 … Her breakout performance earned First Team All-SEC recognition and NFCA All-South Region Second Team honors … Ranked third on the team with a .343 batting average with help of 58 hits … Ranked 10th in the SEC with a career-high .663 slugging percentage … Knocked seven doubles and set career highs with four triples and 13 home runs … Ranked tied for fifth in the conference in triples and fifth with a 0.07 triples per game average … Seven of her 13 home runs this season came in SEC play, which led all outfielders in the league … Ranked 13th in the conference with a 0.24 home runs per game mark … Her 13 home runs ranked tied for eighth in MSU single-season annuals and set a new Bulldog senior home run record … Scored a career-high 38 runs over her senior campaign … Shattered her career high with 47 RBI and ranked 12th in the SEC with a 0.85 runs batted in per game total … Ranked 11th in the conference with 112 total bases … Held a .406 on-base percentage, drawing 16 walks and two hit by pitches … Perfect on the base paths, going 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts … Turned in a strong defensive performance with 71 putouts and led all Bulldog outfielders with five assists … 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 … Knocked the first grand slam of her career vs. Georgia Tech (2/24), totaling five RBI against the Yellow Jackets … Finished 3-for-5 at the plate with a career-high six RBI at No. 4 Alabama (3/31) … Knocked the game-winning, three-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to knock off the Tide … Reached base in all four plate appearances vs. Jacksonville State (4/3), scoring a career-high four runs … Also stole a career-high two stolen bases against the Gamecocks … Earned the sixth spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 after an athletic home-run robbing grab at the wall vs. Memphis (4/6) … 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 … 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 … 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 MSU’s first series sweep since 2015 … Knocked a two-run home run at No. 7 Florida (5/4) to set a new Mississippi State senior home run record … Helped lift the Bulldogs to an SEC Tournament victory vs. Texas A&M (5/8), going 2-for-3 and driving in two of State’s three runs in the contest … Opened the Seattle Regional with a huge performance vs. Seattle U (5/17), driving in three runs off a double and scoring a run … Knocked a solo home run at No. 2 Washington (5/18) … In a rematch with Seattle U (5/18), turned in a two-hit performance with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI … Was Mississippi State’s lone base runner in the season finale vs. Huskies (5/19), drawing a walk … Her efforts earned a spot on the Seattle Regional All-Regional team.
Started in 56 contests in centerfield for the Bulldogs … Finished second on the team with a .334 batting average behind 63 hits … Slugged 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs for a .497 slugging clip … Scored a total of 35 runs and added 18 RBI on the year … Led MSU in SEC play with a team-high .329 batting average with three doubles, two triples and three home runs … Opened the first weekend of the season by slugging just the second home run of her career vs. Mississippi Valley (2/11) … Tallied just the third multi-RBI game of her career, driving in two with a single vs. South Alabama (2/17) … Scored the game-winning run in MSU’s 3-2 extra-inning triumph over Southeastern Louisiana (2/20) … Locked in a 3-3 game, knocked the go-ahead home run at Missouri (3/18) to clinch the series victory … 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 … 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 … 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) … 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.) … Ranked 11th in the conference with three sacrifice flies … Held a .304 average at the plate with help of 48 hits, which ranked fourth on the team … Turned in six multi-hit contests, including a four-hit performance at No. 19 Georgia (4/14) … Slugged five doubles, two triples and a home run to help plate 16 runs … Scored a career-high 24 runs to rank third on the squad … Displayed great range and tracking in the outfield with 51 putouts and one assist … Speedy on the base paths going 8-for-11 in stolen base attempts … Earned first start of the season on against Fresno State (2/16) … 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 … Followed up the outing with her first of three three-hit outings as she went 3-for-4 against North Florida (2/24) … Earned the first multi-RBI game of her career with a three-RBI triple against Central Arkansas (3/5) … Strung together a hit streak of eight games from March 15 to March 25, knocking 13 hits over the span … Made a game-winning diving catch in foul territory to seal MSU’s 1-0 victory over No. 8 Alabama (3/18) and landed at No. 10 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 and No. 5 on the NCAA’s Top 10 Plays … Turned in her first multi-hit performance in SEC play going 3-for-4 against No. 8 Alabama (3/19) … Set a career high with five putouts against South Carolina (4/8) … 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 … Slugged the first home run of her career against Arkansas (4/22) … Closed the season with a 2-for-4 outing with a run score against Fordham (5/19) during the Salt Lake City Regional.
Made a total of 32 appearances in her freshman season, including 13 starts, all in the outfield … Made a number of appearances as a pinch runner, proving impressive speed on the base paths … Totaled 11 runs on seven hits, while driving in a pair of runs … Also stole four bases … Made her collegiate debut against Georgia Southern (2/11), entering the game as a pinch runner and stealing a base … Scored her first-career run against Houston (2/12), coming in as a pinch runner and scoring … Captured the first hit and RBI of her career, going 1 for 3 against Houston (2/14), while also stealing a base … Reeled off back-to-back games with a hit against McNeese State (2/28) and Chattanooga (3/4) … Tallied a three-game hitting streak from March 6 against Western Kentucky to March 11 against UC Santa Barbara … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Auburn (3/19) to earn her first-career hit in SEC play.
A utility player who can play catcher and outfield … At Marshall Academy, earned a letter all four years she played at Marshall … Also received four all-conference honors, three all-state honors and helped her team to two third-place finishes in the MAIS Playoffs …. In her senior season, Moore was a nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year with a batting average of .560 as team captain.
Born on June 26, 1997 in Memphis, Tenn. … The daughter of Marcus and Clarice Moore … Major is criminology.
10th – Batting Average (.324)
T8th – Home Runs (13)
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
