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2019 Softball Roster

William Ransom
William Ransom
William Ransom
William Ransom

6 Kaitlyn Konopka

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Shawnee
  • Hometown Medford, N.J.

Biography

Honors and Awards
• 2019 MEC All-Tournament Team
• 2019 First Team All-MEC
• 2018 First Team All-MEC
• 2018 Second Team D2CCA All-Region
• 2017 First Team All-MEC
• 2017 Second Team NFCA All-Region
• 2017 Second Team D2CCA All-Region
 
2019:
Appeared and started in all 60 games ... gained first team All-MEC honors as she had a .333 batting average with a team-best 68 hits in 204 at-bats ... drove in 14 runs and scored 32 ... added seven doubles and three triples ... was 27-of-32 in stolen bases .. her 27 stolen bases set a Shepherd single-season mark ... posted a .988 fielding percentage in 85 chances ... finished her career as Shepherd's all-time leader in games played (227), hits (260), at-bats (767), stolen bases (76), and total bases (334).

2018: Appeared and started in all 54 games ... gained first team All-MEC honors as she had a .344 batting average with a team-best 65 hits in 189 at-bats ... drove in 16 runs and scored 29 ... added nine doubles and two triples ... was 15-for-19 in stolen base attempts ... posted a .955 fielding percentage in 89 chances ... garnered second team D2CCA All-Region honors.

2017: Appeared and started in all 63 games ... gained first team All-MEC honors as she batted .350 with Shepherd records of 71 hits in 203 at-bats ... drove in 30 runs and scored a team-best 48 ... topped the team with 16 doubles and three triples ... set a record with 25 stolen bases in 28 attempts ... posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in 77 chances ... named MEC Player of the Week for April 24 ...  tied teammate Connor Gilligan for most games played/started in a season with 63 ... garnered second team NFCA and D2CCA All-Region honors.

2016: Appeared and started in all 50 games ... batted .327 with 56 hits in 171 at-bats ... posted a team-best 36 RBI, scored 41 runs, hit a team-high 17 doubles, and three home runs ... went 8-for-13 in stolen bases ... recorded a .914 fielding percentage in 152 chances.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2015 graduate of Shawnee High School where she played softball for Paula Escudero ... lettered four years in softball and three in winter track ... a three-time first team All-County choice ... Named to All-South Jersey and All-Group 4 State teams as a senior ... holds school records for most doubles in a season (14) and career (37) ... also holds career mark for most runs scored (103).

Personal: Majoring in secondary education ... her father, Raymond Konopka, played football at St. Peters College ... her mother, Mary Ann (Cloran) Konopka, played softball at St. Peters.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    SS/OF
    5'2"
    6
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    OF
    5'2"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    OF
    5'2"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    OF
    5'2"
    6