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2007 Softball Roster (25-10; 5-3 Liberty League)

6 Katherine Valenta

  • Position Third Base
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lyons Township
  • Hometown LaGrange, IL

Biography

2007: CAPTAIN ... Played in 24 of the team's 35 games ... Batted .242 with 16 hits, including two doubles ... Had 15 runs scored and nine RBI ... Stole four bases ... Led the Liberty League in sacrifice bunts (14) ... Went 2 for 4 with a run and three RBI in a win against St. John Fisher (3/5) ... Was 3 for 3, including a double, with two runs and a run batted in versus Castleton State (3/30) ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2006: CAPTAIN ... Played in 39 of team’s 41 games … Finished the season fourth on the team with 31 RBI’s … Batted .263 with seven doubles, two home runs and three stolen bases … Fielded .978 behind the plate and at third base … All-Liberty League Second Team third base... Liberty League All-Academic Team ...

2005: NFCA All-Region 3rd Team ... Liberty League All-Conference 1st Team ... Liberty League All-Academic Team ... Finished the season second on the team with 26 RBI’s and six stolen bases ... Batted .287, with five doubles, two triples and one homer ... Fielded a stellar .992 behind the plate ...

2004: NFCA All-Region 2nd Team ... UCAA All-Conference 1st Team ... UCAA Co-Rookie of the Week once ... Led the team with 22 RBI’s ... Tied for first with 35 hits, two triples ... Third on the team with a .327 batting average and .402 slugging percentage ... Stole three bases ... Fielded .957...

High School: Two-year captain ... Starting 3rd baseman and catcher ... 2003 All-Area Team at 3rd base ... 2003 Super Sectional Runner-up ... West Suburban Silver Conference Runner-up 2003 ... Athletic Boosters Scholar ... National Honor Society Secretary ... Class Board Representative ...

Personal: Industrial management engineering and behavior psychology dual major ... Studied abroad in Australia in third year ... Will be working in New York City upon her graduation this year for Bank of America in their investment bank ... Daughter of Randy and Kathleen Valenta ... Sister, Danielle, is currently serving as a member of the Illinois National Guard ... Brother, John, will soon be studying aviation in a ROTC program at University of North Dakota.

Career Stats

Yr. Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% OB% SB FLD
2004 .327 107

19

35 4 2 0 22 43 .402 .342 3 .957
2005 .287 94 20 27 5 2 1 26 39 .415 .343 6 .992
2006 .263 114 23 30 7 0 2 31 43 .377 .320 3 .978
2007 .242 66 15 16 2 0 0 9 18 .273 .315 4 .814
Totals .292 315 62 92 16 4 3 79 125 .397 .334 12 .980

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2005Sophomore

    Catcher
    6
  • 6
    C

    2006Junior

    Third Baseman/Catcher
    5'7"
    6
    C
  • 6
    C

    2007Senior

    Third Base
    6
    C