2023 Softball Roster
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Wallace, Kat
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Jersey Number 2
Kat Wallace
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Brookhaven, Miss.
- High School:
- Brookhaven HS / Jones College [MS]
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American (College Division)
2020 Distinguished Academic All-MACCC
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2024 | Graduate
Played in 34 games, making two starts at second base ... was State’s fourth-most-used sub … scored as a pinch runner against UAB (2/13) and in Game 2 against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) … started at second against Alcorn State (3/2) and scored twice along with drawing a walk … scored as a pinch runner against Troy (3/2) and Alcorn State (3/3) … scored twice as a pinch runner in the series at Ole Miss (3/8-10) … collected her first career RBI at Alabama State (3/20) after entering to play second base … scored off the bench at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) … recorded two at-bats and two assists at UAB (4/3) after entering as a pinch hitter … scored as a pinch runner at No. 22 South Carolina (4/5) … recorded a putout against Memphis (4/16) after entering to play second base … started on Senior Day against No. 14 Georgia (5/4) and recorded two putouts and three assists … made her NCAA Tournament debut as a pinch runner vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/17).Â
2023 | Senior
Played in 40 games, making 20 starts at second base ... batted .174 (4-for-23) on the year ... was State's third-most-used substitute, coming off the bench 20 times ... made her MSU debut at a pinch runner at Florida Atlantic (2/9) and came around to score ... made her first career start at second base vs. Loyola Chicago (2/10) ... came on as a defensive replacement vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/11) and later drew a walk ... scored as a pinch runner in the win vs. No. 10 Arizona (2/17) ... started vs. South Florida (2/19) and drew two walks ... walked and scored vs. Tulsa (2/24) ... collected her first career hit vs. Louisiana Tech (2/24) and went 3-for-4 for her first multi-hit game ... singled and scored vs. Furman (2/26) ... started at second base and recorded a career-high four putouts against Dartmouth (3/3) ... entered as a defensive replacement in a tie game against Abilene Christian (3/4) and handled her one ground ball to preserve the tie ... scored the winning run as a pinch runner against Southeastern La. (3/9) ... recorded a putout and an assist as a defensive replacement against No. 1 Oklahoma (3/11) ... pinch ran against South Carolina (3/17) and remained in the game at second base, drawing a walk ... started at second and drew a walk against the Gamecocks (3/18) ... started at second base at No. 17 Georgia (3/24) and at ULM (3/29) ... started at second base twice in the series against No. 10 Arkansas (3/31-4/2) and came on as a defensive replacement in the final game ... pinch ran at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/10) ... started at second but did not record an at-bat against No. 16 Alabama (4/16) and Memphis (4/19) ... pinch ran at No. 15 LSU (4/22) ... scored from first on a double as a pinch runner against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28) ... pinch ran in all three games at No. 17 Auburn (5/5-7), scoring twice ... recorded her first career stolen base against the Tigers (5/6).Â
2022 | Junior
Served as a manager for the Bulldog softball program before earning a roster spot in Summer 2022.Â
2021 | Sophomore (At Jones College)
Played and started in 54 games … served as team captain and a member of the team’s leadership council … batted .309 (42-for-136) on the year … third on the team in stolen bases (21) and fourth in doubles (14) … team won the MACCC and Region 23 Championships before finishing as the NJCAA DII National Runners-Up … turned in a 3-for-4 day at Gulf Coast State (2/7) with a double, an RBI and two runs scored … scored twice against Coastal Alabama-South (2/9) … went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs vs. Coastal Alabama-East (2/19) … doubled and drove in a run vs. Wallace State-Hanceville (2/20) … stole two bags against Hinds (2/22) … matched her career-high with four assists at Itawamba (3/5) … drove in two runs and doubled at Mississippi Delta (3/6) … went 4-for-4 in the doubleheader at Meridian (3/8) with four runs scored, two stolen bases and a double … turned in a 2-for-3 day with a double and a stolen base at East Central (3/10) on her way to scoring three times … collected a season-best two doubles in a 3-for-3 day against Southwest Mississippi (3/22) … drove in two runs in the second game of the doubleheader against Southwest … walked and doubled against Mississippi Gulf Coast (4/2) … stole at least one base in four straight games (4/8-4/18) with five steals in that span … collected a pair of hits, stolen bases and runs at Coahoma (4/8) … swiped a pair of bags in the doubleheader at Hinds (4/15) … went 2-for-3 at the plate with a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt against East Mississippi (4/18) … collected two hits and scored twice against Baton Rouge (5/1) … drove in two runs vs. Northeast Mississippi (5/5) in the MACCC Tournament … tied her career high with four assists in back-to-back games at Itawamba (5/7-8) in the state tournament … stole two bases vs. Copiah-Lincoln (5/15) in the Region 23 semifinals … scored twice in the NJCAA DII National Tournament opener vs. Delaware Tech (5/25) … brought home a run with a sacrifice fly vs. Louisburg College (5/28) in a run-rule victory in the NJCAA DII National Semifinal.Â
2020 | Freshman (At Jones College)
Played in 15 games, making 14 starts ... batted .265 (9-for-34) with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts … collected a pair of doubles in her JUCO debut vs. USU Eastern (1/31) while driving in one run and stealing a base … hit a three-run homer for a career-high three RBIs vs. Yavapai (1/31) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI at Southern Nevada (2/1) … collected a career-high four assists vs. Phoenix College (2/1) … singled and stole a base vs. Southern Union State (2/14) … went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI vs. Illinois Central (2/14) … singled against Wallace-Dothan (2/14) … turned a double play in three straight games vs. Wallace State (2/15), vs. John A. Logan (2/15) and against Des Moines Area (3/1) … stole a base against Coastal Alabama-South (3/11).Â
High School
Earned 18 total letters in fastpitch softball, slowpitch softball and soccer at Brookhaven High School … six-year starter on the softball teams … named team fastpitch MVP at Brookhaven in 2018 and 2019 ... batted .524 as a senior and .567 as a junior... also posted a .406 average in fastpitch as a freshman … slowpitch MVP in 2017 and 2018 … earned all-district honors in both fastpitch and slowpitch from 2015-19 ... MHSAA Slowpitch All-Star Game MVP in 2018 and an MHSAA Fastpitch All-Star in 2018 ... also played soccer and was selected as team MVP in 2017-18 and 2018-19.Â
Community Service / Academics
Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team in 2023 and an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... earned SEC Honor Roll recognition in 2023 ... named a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2021 and was just the third Jones College student-athlete to earn the honor … posted a 4.0 GPA at Jones, was a two-year Phi Theta Kappa member, a four-semester President's List honoree and a member of the school's Honors College … also named a Tullos Scholar, the highest academic award presented at Jones … named distinguished Academic All-MACCC and a member of the school's President's List in 2020 … was valedictorian of her high school class … named the MHSAA Lindy Callahan Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2019 … was also Class Treasurer, FCA President and National Honor Society President … volunteers for numerous organizations in Brookhaven, Jones County and internationally through her church’s missions program … took piano lessons until eighth grade and also enjoys baking … took up gardening during the 2020 COVID pandemic … graduated in May 2023 with her degree in mathematicsÂ
Personal
Born Katherine LeJeune Wallace on June 23, 2001 in Brookhaven, Mississippi ... daughter of Blake and Allison Wallace ... has three brothers, Tucker, Piker and John Patrick … aunt, Allyson Wallace Smith, played softball at Copiah-Lincoln [MS] Community College ... pursuing her MBA.Â
Career Highs (Through 2024)
At-Bats: 5, vs. Furman (2/25/23)Hits: 3, vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25/23)
Runs Scored: 2, Alcorn State (3/2/24)
Runs Batted In: 1, at Alabama State (3/20/24)
Walks: 2, vs. South Florida (2/19/23)
Stolen Bases: 1, at Auburn (5/6/23)
Putouts: 4, Dartmouth (3/3/23)
Assists: 3, twice, last, Georgia (5/4/24)
Hitting Streak: 1 game, twice (last, 2/26/23, vs. Furman)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
