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2017 Softball

26 Kaitlin O'Sullivan

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Nazareth Academy
  • Hometown Bensalem, Pa.

Biography

  • Four-year starter who played in 136 games during her career
  • Finished with a career batting average of .328 with 25 doubles, two triples, and two home runs
  • Scored 65 runs, totaled 61 RBI, and eneded career with a slugging percentage of .419 and an on-base percentage of .373
  • Went 16-for-18 in stolen base attempts
  • Made only 12 errors defensively for a career fielding percentage of .988
  • Finished among Scranton's all-time leaders in: putouts (2nd), defensive chances (2nd), fielding percentage (2nd), at-bats (9th), double (tied for 9th), hits (11th), RBI (17th), total bases (17th), stolen bases (tied for 17th), batting average (23rd), slugging percentage (25th), and runs scored (26th)

Senior Year (2017)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 29 games in which she played at first base
  • Batted .321 with 25 hits including five doubles and one triple
  • Collected 15 RBI and scored 11 runs on the season
  • Finished the year with a .410 slugging percentage and a .338 on-base percentage
  • Drew two walks and had one stolen base
  • Recorded 217 putouts and nine assists for a .974 fielding percentage
  • Had six multi-hit performances including a trio of three-hit games
  • Drove in a season-high three runs against Hunter on April 12
  • Led Royals' in defensive chances and putouts
  • Ranked among Scranton's single season leaders for: defensive chances (6th), putouts (tied for 6th), and fielding percentage (tied for 25th)

Junior Year (2016)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started 35 games at first base for the Royals, and hit .364 in 107 plate appearances
  • Had 39 hits, 20 RBI, 18 runs scores, eight doubles and a home run
  • Posted nine multiple-hit games, including two games where she had three hits
  • First three-hit game came against Colby on Mar. 23, as she went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI
  • Second three-hit game came at Drew on Apr. 30 in the second game of a Landmark Conference doubleheader, as the 3-for-4, two runs scored performance spurned the Royals to a victory to complete a doubleheader sweep
  • Hit her lone home run of the year against Muhlenberg, a two-run shot that was just her second home run of her career
  • Struck out just nine times in 107 at-bats for the year, forcing five walks
  • Posted an excellent defensive season, leading the team with a .997 fielding percentage after committing just one error in 312 chances
  • Had 296 putouts and 15 assists for the year at first base, completing five double plays

Sophomore Year (2015)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started 30 of 32 games--all at first base--and hit a career-best .318, with four doubles and a triple, scored 17 runs and drove in 12 runs
  • Hit safely in 17 games and had 10 multi-hit games, including a 3-hit performance in an 8-1 victory over Juniata College in the first game of a Landmark Conference doubleheader on April 11 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
  • Drove in a season-high three runs and went 2-for-2 at the plate in an 11-3 victory over Lancaster Bible on March 17 as part of an 8-game Spring Break trip to Clermont, Florida
  • Belted a pair of doubles and scored twice in a 10-5 win over Hunter College in the second game of a doubleheader on April 24 at the Jessup Youth Sports Complex
  • Walked 12 times and struck out only seven times
  • Finished fifth in the Landmark Conference in stolen bases
  • Made only three errors defensively in 229 chances to finish with a .987 fielding percentage
  • One of seven players on the roster to hit at least .300 with at least 48 at-bats

Freshman Year (2014)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Appeared in 27 games, started 25 times, and batted .299, with five doubles and a home run, and drove in 10 runs
  • Also recorded a .403 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .357
  • One of seven players with at least 20 hits
  • Hit safely in 15 games, including six multi-hit games
  • Drove in at least one run eight times
  • Hit a walk-off double that drove in two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Royals to a 9-8 victory over King's in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader on April 8 at the Jessup Youth Sports Complex
  • Rapped out three hits apiece in a 7-1 victory over Drew University in the first game of a Landmark doubleheader on March 22 in Madison, New Jersey, and in a 12-4 win over Marywood University in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader at Pacer Field on April 21
  • Hit the first home run of her career in a 17-9 win over Juniata in the first game of a Landmark doubleheader on April 12 at the Jessup Youth Sports Complex
  • Finished third on the team in doubles with five
  • Took over the starting duties at first-base and made only two errors in 189 chances defensively to finish with a .948 fielding percentage

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2017)

Personal

  • Daughter of John and Myra O'Sullivan

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2014Freshman

    1B/OF
    26
  • 26

    2015Sophomore

    1B/OF
    26
  • 26

    2016Junior

    1B/OF
    26
  • 26

    2017Senior

    1B/OF
    26
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