Charlotte 49ers

Softball

  Katy Hackett

Katy Hackett

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Dacula, Ga.

High School:
Mill Creek

Height:
6-1

Position:
Pitcher

Notes:
All-time single-season strikeouts leader

At Charlotte: 2008 - Appeared in 42 games with 28 starts in the circle en route to a 16-17 record and team-leading 2.02 ERA...Her 176 season strikeouts in 225.0 innings shot her to the top of the single-season record books...Had all three saves for the 49ers during the season...Threw 23 complete games...Held her opponents to a .243 average...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the week of April 7th after turning in her first collegiate shutout with a two-hitter win against Saint Louis and her first career save in game two of the series against the Billikens, striking out a dozen batters along the way...Threw four additional shutouts on the season, including a complete seven-inning opening day three-hitter against Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Tournament...Also tossed a one-hitter shutout f La Salle...Posted three double-digit strikeout games, 11 against both North Florida and La Salle and 10 against UNC Greensboro...Threw 5.2 scoreless innings against Charleston Southern in the Green & White Classic...Tossed 6.2 scoreless innings at USC Upsate, 5.0 at George Washington and 5.0 at Elon.

Prep: Was named first team All-Region, first team All-County, first team All-State, Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year...Gwinnett Daily Post Pitcher of the Year and Atlanta Journal Pitcher of the Year during her junior and senior seasons...Personal: Daughter of Michael and Pamela Hackett...Has one brother, Cody...Majoring in Mass Communications with a minor in Journalism...Born March 2, 1989.