2005 Softball Roster
Roster
Katie Cooley
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School:
- Oak Mountain HS
Saw action in 57 games, all starts, 51 of which came in right field ... Posted a .285 batting average in 144 at-bats with 22 runs scored on 41 hits, including 11 extra-base hits (five HR), and 29 RBI ... Tallied a .438 slugging percentage and a .406 on-base percentage ... Recorded seven multiple-hit games, and a team-leading nine multiple-RBI contests and six multiple-walk outings ... Also drew a team-best 31 walks and was hit by pitch once ... Committed three errors in 34 total chances for a fielding percentage of .912 ... Provided three game-winning RBIand crossed the plate with the winning run twice ... A clutch hitter, hit .308 (12-for-39) as the leadoff batter in an inning and .303 (20-for-66) with runners on base ... Also hit .333 (3-for-9) with six RBI with the bases loaded ... Hit 5-for-12 (.417) with her two runs and four RBI at the USF Best Western Invitational ... Included a 3-for-3 day against Western Kentucky ... Hit 2-for-7 (.286) with five runs scored and three RBI in four games while earning All-Tournament laurels at the Bulldog Classic ... Batted .500 (6-for-12) with four runs and three RBIat the Long Beach Invitational, including a 3-for-4 day against Long Beach State with three runs and two RBI ... Hit .400 (2-for-5) with a pair of walks, three runs scored and four RBI in State’s doubleheader sweep of Middle Tennessee State ...Went 4-for-6 with a run and two RBI in two games against Southern Miss, including a 3-for-3 day at USM ... Went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI at Ole Miss ... Hit .429 (3-for-7) with a three walks and two RBI in MState’s series at Kentucky.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
Saw action in 62 games, including 59 starts, 49 of which came in right field ... Posted a .222 batting average in 153 at-bats with 24 runs scored on 34 hits, including 12 extra-base hits, and 18 RBI ... Tallied a .405 slugging percentage and a .349 on-base percentage ... Numbers included a MSU sophomore record-tying eight home runs ... Recorded seven multiple-hit games, a trio of multiple-RBI contests and five multiple-walk outings ... Also drew a team-best 29 walks and was hit by pitch twice ... Committed six errors in 45 total chances for a fielding percentage of .867 ... Provided a lone game-winning RBIand crossed the plate with the winning run six times ... A clutch hitter, hit .483 (28-for-58) as the leadoff batter in an inning and .455 (5-for-11) with a runner at third and less than two outs ... Hit 2-for-2 with her first collegiate home run and a trio of RBI in State’s 9-0 victory over Louisiana Tech ... Hit 3-for-7 (.429) with a run scored in two games at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational, including a 2-for-3 plate tally against #5 Louisiana-Lafayette ... Hit 3-for-4 with a home run and a trio of RBIin MSU’s scoring melee against Troy at the Buzz Classic ... Tallied a school-record four walks and crossed the plate twice in MSU’s series opening win over #25 LSU ... Hit .500 (3-for-6) with a pair of walks in MState’s series at #10 Alabama ... Series came in the midst of a career-best five-game hitting streak that started with a 1-for-4 showing with a two-run home run at Southern Miss and concluded with a 2-for-3, 2-run performance againstUAB ... Hit .500 (4-for-8) with a trio of walks and a pair of runs scored in State’s series at South Carolina, including a 2-for-3 day in game two and a perfect 2-for-2 hitting line in the series finale win ... Hit 2-for-3 with a double and a game-tying solo homer in State’s region 4 semifinal victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Saw action in 24 games, including one start in left field ... Posted a .214 batting average in 14 at-bats with 11 runs scored on three hits, including one extra-base hit, and a pair of RBI ... Tallied a .286 slugging percentage and a .476 on-base percentage ... Recorded one multiple-hit game and one multiple-RBIcontest ... Also drew six walks and was hit by pitch one time ... Recorded three putouts in the outfield and did not commit an error ... Limited to pinch running duties, but responded with vigor and determination ... Earned first collegiate start against Jackson State (2/8), scoring twice on a 0-for-1 hitting line that included three walks ... Also scored twice on 0-for-1 tally in first game against Jackson State (2/7) ... Tallied perfect 2-for-2 day against Mississippi Valley State ... Belted a two-run pinch-hit double in State’s eight-run sixth inning against Alabama (4/9) ... Hit by pitch in pinch hit at-bat at UAB.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Was a member of the SEC All-Star Team that went to the 2005 Canada Cup ... Prepped at Oak Mountain High School for coach Danny Dubose ... Played club softball for the Birmingham Vipers and coach Holly Vance ... Helped lead her Oak Mountain squad to a third place finish at the Alabama state tournament as a junior, while capturing sub-state and sectional championships along the way ... A three-sport athlete, she also lettered in volleyball and indoor track at Oak Mountain ... A two-time all-state volleyball player, Cooley captained her squad to a pair of runner-up finishes at the state tournament and was dubbed the No. 3 athlete in the state as a senior, as well as being named Metro-Player of the Year by the Birmingham News.
PERSONAL
Born Katie Marie Cooley on Aug. 1, 1985, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Daughter of Mark and Candy Cooley ... Has an older sister, Lindsey, and a younger sister, Jessica ... An Animal and Dairy Sciences major at MSU.
