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2017 Softball Roster

Darcy DeMart

21 Katie McLaurin

  • Class Senior
  • High School Marlboro Academy HS
  • Hometown Laurinburg, N.C.

Biography

2016: Katie McLaurin appeared in 34 games, making 30 starts during her junior season, battling through an early-season injury…2017 first team preseason All-SAC selection…Hit .330 with six doubles, six homers, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored…Compiled a .593 slugging percentage and .386 on-base percentage…Went three-for-three with a homer and two RBI against UVA-Wise…Drove in four runs in the Mars Hill doubleheader…Had three hits including a double in the Queens doubleheader…Went four-for-five in the UNC Pembroke doubleheader, blasting three homers while driving in three runs…Homered in game two against Newberry…Went four-for-five with two RBI at Catawba…Had two hits and an RBI against Queens in the SAC Tournament.

2015: McLaurin started 36 games for the Bulldogs during her sophomore season…Hit .242 with five homers, four doubles and 15 RBI, scoring 16 runs…Had a homer, two RBI and two runs scored against Palm Beach Atlantic…Piled up five hits including a homer in Mars Hill doubleheader, scoring three runs…Collected a pair of doubles in game one against Anderson…Had a homer, three RBI and three runs scored in Brevard doubleheader…Had a homer and three runs scored in game two at LMU…

2014: McLaurin started 49 games during her first year at Wingate…Hit .252 with two homers, seven doubles, 17 RBI and 21 runs scored…Was two-for-three with a double and an RBI against Pfeiffer…Hit game-winning two-run homer in bottom of the seventh in 5-3 win against USC Aiken…Went four-for-five with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in game two at Queens…Was four-for-six with two RBI and three runs scored in Mars Hill doubleheader…Went four-for-four with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in two NCAA Tournament wins against #24 Lenoir-Rhyne.

Full name is Katherine Liles McLaurin…Born June 4, 1995 in Laurinburg, N.C…Daughter of  Boyd and Sharlene McLaurin... Majoring in Pre-Pharm ... Plans to become a pharmacist… Favorite class at Wingate: Art... Favorite athlete: Josh Hamilton… Favorite sports team: Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Seahawks… Favorite movie: Easy A...Favorite TV Show: Duck Dynasty… Katie can’t imagine a week without: Watching Cops… Favorite Food: Crab Legs... Most memorable sports moment: Winning back-to-back state championships in Junior and Senior year…Favorite sport to play other than softball: Tennis … People Katie most admires: Her parents and Destiny's Child… How Katie gets ready for game: Listens to Destiny's Child Pandora Station…Something people don't know about Katie: She met Miley Cyrus before she went psycho… Nickname: Katie Mac… Katie thinks: the fastest person on the team is Saliga, strongest is Kayla, and funniest is Kayla Saliga… Favorite quote: : "Punch like a butterfly, sting like a flea." - Si Robertson
Why Katie chose Wingate: Because of the nice facilities, small town feel, and I got the chance to play with great players and coaches who are determined to win.

Statistics

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2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2014Freshman

    3B
    21
  • 21

    2015Sophomore

    3B
    21
  • 21

    2016Junior

    3B
    21
  • 21

    2017Senior

    3B
    21