positionOFheight5-2last_nameMichaelsfirst_nameKatieyearJuniornumber11highschoolReicher CatholichometownWaco, Texas<p><strong>2009:</strong> Batted .272 with five doubles while appearing in 50 games and making 49 starts as a sophomore... Compiled 3-for-7 effort with three runs in doubleheader sweep of College of Charleston... Recorded three-hit game against South Carolina State... Member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong>2008:</strong> Established herself as the Paladins' leadoff hitter batting at the top of the order in all 54 games as a freshman... Compiled a .255 batting average while scoring 21 runs and swiping a team-best 12 bases... Tallied three hits in six different games... Went 6-for-9 in an April 12, doubleheader against Appalachian State... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong>High School:</strong> Played outfield for head coach David Hurtado at Reicher Catholic High... Helped her squad to four state final four finishes and a state finals appearance as a junior... Named first team all-state as a junior and senior while garnering all-district honors in each of her last three seasons... Earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore... Played club ball for the Texas Prospects... Helped the Reicher track team to a state championship as a senior finishing as the state runner-up in the 800m relay... As a junior, claimed district honors in the 100m and state runner-up as a member of the 800m relay team... Also a member of the varsity volleyball team.</p><p><strong>Personal:</strong> Katherine Elizabeth Michaels was born October 15, 1988, in Waco, Texas... Daughter of Doug and Jill Michaels... Majoring in psychology.</p>