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Jersey Number 7
Katee Hinkle
- Position:
- Shortstop/Second Base
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Palmyra
- Hometown:
- Taylor, Mo.
Bio
HINKLE AND THE FALCONS
Katee Hinkle ended her BGSU career ranked on the following school career list...
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... played in 50 of BGSU's 56 games, making 45 starts ... all 45 starts came at second base ... hit .227 on the year, with her 25 hits including a pair of doubles ... scored 17 runs, the fifth-highest total on the team, and drove in eight ... walked eight times, and was hit by a pitch a team-leading eight times ... had an on-base percentage of .323 ... was 4-for-5 in stolen-base attempts, tying for fourth on the team in steals on the year ... had seven sacrifice bunts, good for third on the Falcons ... had a fielding pct. of .963, with just six errors in 160 total chances ... hit .259 in MAC play, and her on-base pct. of .379 in league games ranked her second on the team ... was tied for second on the Falcons with eight runs scored in MAC games, and had a stellar fielding pct. of .989 in league action ... had an RBI single in the season-opening win over Cleveland State ... had a total of three hits as BGSU won a pair of games over St. Bonaventure ... scored two runs in those two games ... had a two-run double in BG's win over Eastern Kentucky ... went 1-for-3 at No. 19 Michigan ... scored a run in a pinch-running appearance at Central Michigan ... crossed the plate with BG's first of five runs in a fourth-inning uprising that led to a win over the Chippewas ... hit .625 (5-for-8) with an on-base percentage of .700 and a .750 slugging pct. in the Northern Illinois series ... walked and scored a run in the series opener at NIU, then went 4-for-4 in the second game, scoring three runs ... that was one of just two four-hit games by a Falcon on the season ... those four hits included a double ... was 1-for-3 in the final game in DeKalb ... had a hit and scored a run in each game of BGSU's doubleheader sweep of Eastern Michigan ... went 1-for-2 in the opener, drawing a bases-loaded walk and eventually scoring in a five-run inning ... then, in the nightcap, singled and scored in BG's three-run frame ... the next day, had a walk and a sacrifice fly in the Falcons' 3-1 win ... her sac fly plated the game's final run ... went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in the opener vs. Buffalo ... her single came in the eighth inning, moving Laine Simmons (the eventual winning run) to third base ... the next day, reached base four times in six plate appearances in a doubleheader sweep of the Bulls ... walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the opener, a 2-0 win ... then, was 1-for-2 with another HBP in the nightcap ... on Senior Day at Meserve Field, singled, was hit by a pitch and drove in a pair of runs in BG's 8-2 win over Akron ... had a hit in each of the first two games of the Kent State series, with a stolen base in game two.
2016
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ...also was named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 50 of BGSU's 54 games on the year, starting 49 ... made 29 starts at shortstop and 20 at second base ... had an on-base percentage of .353, ranking fourth on the team ... hit .218 on the season, scoring 19 runs and driving in 13 ... had two doubles and two homers on the year, tying for third on the team in the latter category ... was tied for third on the Falcons in runs scored as well ... walked 20 times to place third on the team on that list ... led the Falcons in walks per plate appearance ... also led the Brown and Orange with 10 sacrifice bunts ... played in 21 of BG's 23 MAC games, starting 20 ... hit .227 with an on-base pct. of .320 in the league ... overall, reached base 14 times in 33 opportunities when leading off an inning, a success rate of .424 ... had two multiple-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... had an eight-game hitting streak, tied for the longest on the team in 2016 ... reached base in a BG-best 12 consecutive games ... had three hits and three runs scored in the season's opening weekend, after totaling four hits and four runs during all of her freshman season ... drew a walk and scored a run in the season opener, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 13) ... then, had a hit in each of the next four games ... hit .500 (5-for-10) with three RBI during that span, capped by a 2-for-2, two-RBI game against Rutgers (Feb. 19) ... had a double and a stolen base in that win ... after that game, BG's fifth of the season, she had topped her hit total for all of 2015 ... in fact, she had six hits, five runs scored, four walks and four RBI through the first two weekends of the season, tying or surpassing her totals for all of '15 ... scored a run in five-straight games and in seven of eight contests in late February-early March ... had a two-hit game in a win at Towson (March 6), and drew two walks and scored a run in another win that same day, vs. Morgan State ... had a hit against nationally-ranked Notre Dame (March 17) ... scored two runs and drove in another vs. Michigan State (March 19) ... beginning with game one of the Valparaiso doubleheader (March 29), had a hit in eight-straight games, batting .444 (8-of-18) in that span ... that streak coincided with her 12-game streak of reaching base at least once ... had an on-base pct. of .469 during that time, with nine hits and six walks during that 12-game stretch ... hit her first collegiate homer, a two-run shot, at Miami (April 5) ... had a hit in each of the three games at Akron (April 23-24), as the Falcons won the last two games to take the series ... hit a two-run homer at Toledo (April 27).
2015
Played in 29 games, starting 26 ... missed over a month of the season after suffering an injury in the opening weekend ... had four runs scored, four runs batted in and four hits on the season ... also had two sacrifices and one stolen base in one attempt ... had a hit and two RBI in her collegiate debut, a win over Niagara (Feb. 7) ... the next day, went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and one RBI vs. Canisius ... after playing in the first four games of the year (Feb. 7-8), returned to action on March 29 vs. Toledo ... had a sac bunt in the opener vs. the Rockets, then went 1-for-3 in the nightcap of that doubleheader sweep ... had a hit, a run and an RBI in a win at Northern Illinois (April 3) ... her run-scoring single in that NIU game began a nine-run sixth inning for the Falcons ... scored a run in a pinch-running appearance against IPFW (April 21) ... 21 of her starts came at shortstop, while five came at second base.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played softball for four years at Palmyra H.S. under Brian Wosman ... earned multiple all-conference, all-region, all-area and all-district honors, including first team on each list in 2012 ... helped the Panthers win the 2011 State 2A Championship ... also played her summer ball for the St. Louis Gamers.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katee Lynn Hinkle ... daughter of Richard and Leisa Hinkle ... the third of four children ... has an older sister, Emilee, an older brother, Austin, and a younger brother, Cooper ... graduated in just three years, with a bachelor’s degree in applied health sciences with a specialization in pre-physical therapy ... had a 3.738 cumulative GPA during her undergrad tenure ... has been accepted into graduate school at the University of Missouri, where she will be working toward a doctorate of physical therapy degree ... career ambition is to be a Pediatric Physical Therapist.
CAREER STATISTICS
Katee Hinkle ended her BGSU career ranked on the following school career list...
- Sacrifice Bunts – 19, T-15th
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight season ... played in 50 of BGSU's 56 games, making 45 starts ... all 45 starts came at second base ... hit .227 on the year, with her 25 hits including a pair of doubles ... scored 17 runs, the fifth-highest total on the team, and drove in eight ... walked eight times, and was hit by a pitch a team-leading eight times ... had an on-base percentage of .323 ... was 4-for-5 in stolen-base attempts, tying for fourth on the team in steals on the year ... had seven sacrifice bunts, good for third on the Falcons ... had a fielding pct. of .963, with just six errors in 160 total chances ... hit .259 in MAC play, and her on-base pct. of .379 in league games ranked her second on the team ... was tied for second on the Falcons with eight runs scored in MAC games, and had a stellar fielding pct. of .989 in league action ... had an RBI single in the season-opening win over Cleveland State ... had a total of three hits as BGSU won a pair of games over St. Bonaventure ... scored two runs in those two games ... had a two-run double in BG's win over Eastern Kentucky ... went 1-for-3 at No. 19 Michigan ... scored a run in a pinch-running appearance at Central Michigan ... crossed the plate with BG's first of five runs in a fourth-inning uprising that led to a win over the Chippewas ... hit .625 (5-for-8) with an on-base percentage of .700 and a .750 slugging pct. in the Northern Illinois series ... walked and scored a run in the series opener at NIU, then went 4-for-4 in the second game, scoring three runs ... that was one of just two four-hit games by a Falcon on the season ... those four hits included a double ... was 1-for-3 in the final game in DeKalb ... had a hit and scored a run in each game of BGSU's doubleheader sweep of Eastern Michigan ... went 1-for-2 in the opener, drawing a bases-loaded walk and eventually scoring in a five-run inning ... then, in the nightcap, singled and scored in BG's three-run frame ... the next day, had a walk and a sacrifice fly in the Falcons' 3-1 win ... her sac fly plated the game's final run ... went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in the opener vs. Buffalo ... her single came in the eighth inning, moving Laine Simmons (the eventual winning run) to third base ... the next day, reached base four times in six plate appearances in a doubleheader sweep of the Bulls ... walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the opener, a 2-0 win ... then, was 1-for-2 with another HBP in the nightcap ... on Senior Day at Meserve Field, singled, was hit by a pitch and drove in a pair of runs in BG's 8-2 win over Akron ... had a hit in each of the first two games of the Kent State series, with a stolen base in game two.
2016
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February ... was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ...also was named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 50 of BGSU's 54 games on the year, starting 49 ... made 29 starts at shortstop and 20 at second base ... had an on-base percentage of .353, ranking fourth on the team ... hit .218 on the season, scoring 19 runs and driving in 13 ... had two doubles and two homers on the year, tying for third on the team in the latter category ... was tied for third on the Falcons in runs scored as well ... walked 20 times to place third on the team on that list ... led the Falcons in walks per plate appearance ... also led the Brown and Orange with 10 sacrifice bunts ... played in 21 of BG's 23 MAC games, starting 20 ... hit .227 with an on-base pct. of .320 in the league ... overall, reached base 14 times in 33 opportunities when leading off an inning, a success rate of .424 ... had two multiple-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... had an eight-game hitting streak, tied for the longest on the team in 2016 ... reached base in a BG-best 12 consecutive games ... had three hits and three runs scored in the season's opening weekend, after totaling four hits and four runs during all of her freshman season ... drew a walk and scored a run in the season opener, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 13) ... then, had a hit in each of the next four games ... hit .500 (5-for-10) with three RBI during that span, capped by a 2-for-2, two-RBI game against Rutgers (Feb. 19) ... had a double and a stolen base in that win ... after that game, BG's fifth of the season, she had topped her hit total for all of 2015 ... in fact, she had six hits, five runs scored, four walks and four RBI through the first two weekends of the season, tying or surpassing her totals for all of '15 ... scored a run in five-straight games and in seven of eight contests in late February-early March ... had a two-hit game in a win at Towson (March 6), and drew two walks and scored a run in another win that same day, vs. Morgan State ... had a hit against nationally-ranked Notre Dame (March 17) ... scored two runs and drove in another vs. Michigan State (March 19) ... beginning with game one of the Valparaiso doubleheader (March 29), had a hit in eight-straight games, batting .444 (8-of-18) in that span ... that streak coincided with her 12-game streak of reaching base at least once ... had an on-base pct. of .469 during that time, with nine hits and six walks during that 12-game stretch ... hit her first collegiate homer, a two-run shot, at Miami (April 5) ... had a hit in each of the three games at Akron (April 23-24), as the Falcons won the last two games to take the series ... hit a two-run homer at Toledo (April 27).
2015
Played in 29 games, starting 26 ... missed over a month of the season after suffering an injury in the opening weekend ... had four runs scored, four runs batted in and four hits on the season ... also had two sacrifices and one stolen base in one attempt ... had a hit and two RBI in her collegiate debut, a win over Niagara (Feb. 7) ... the next day, went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and one RBI vs. Canisius ... after playing in the first four games of the year (Feb. 7-8), returned to action on March 29 vs. Toledo ... had a sac bunt in the opener vs. the Rockets, then went 1-for-3 in the nightcap of that doubleheader sweep ... had a hit, a run and an RBI in a win at Northern Illinois (April 3) ... her run-scoring single in that NIU game began a nine-run sixth inning for the Falcons ... scored a run in a pinch-running appearance against IPFW (April 21) ... 21 of her starts came at shortstop, while five came at second base.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played softball for four years at Palmyra H.S. under Brian Wosman ... earned multiple all-conference, all-region, all-area and all-district honors, including first team on each list in 2012 ... helped the Panthers win the 2011 State 2A Championship ... also played her summer ball for the St. Louis Gamers.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katee Lynn Hinkle ... daughter of Richard and Leisa Hinkle ... the third of four children ... has an older sister, Emilee, an older brother, Austin, and a younger brother, Cooper ... graduated in just three years, with a bachelor’s degree in applied health sciences with a specialization in pre-physical therapy ... had a 3.738 cumulative GPA during her undergrad tenure ... has been accepted into graduate school at the University of Missouri, where she will be working toward a doctorate of physical therapy degree ... career ambition is to be a Pediatric Physical Therapist.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2015.... .083 29-26 48 4 4 0 0 0 4 4 .083 3 0 17 0 .137 0 2 1-1 39 50 8 .918 2016.... .218 50-49 110 19 24 2 0 2 13 32 .291 20 3 17 2 .353 0 10 3-4 74 79 18 .895 2017.... Â .227 Â 50-45 Â 110 Â 17 Â 25 Â 2 Â 0 Â 0 Â Â 8 Â 27 Â .245 Â 8 Â 8 Â 26 Â 0 Â .323 Â 1 Â 7 Â 4-5 Â Â 100 Â 54 Â 6 Â .963 TOTAL... Â .198 129-120 Â 268 Â 40 Â 53 Â 4 Â 0 Â 2 Â 25 Â 63 Â .235 Â 31 Â 11 Â 60 Â 2 Â .305 Â 1 Â 19 Â 8-10 Â 213 183 Â 32 Â .925
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