Katie Reichling

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Johnston HS
Hometown:
Johnston, Iowa

2007 (Senior):
Played and started all 64 games ... hit .258 overall and .204 in Big 12 play ... tied for the team lead with 28 RBI and 13 doubles ... had five homers and scored a team-high 26 runs ... was 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts ... finishes career eighth all-time with 137 hits ... also ranks third for career doubles (31), fourth for home runs (15) and RBI (74), second for walks (63) ... seventh all-time with 192 career games played ... had 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... went 3-for-4 against Kennesaw State and was named to the all-tournament team at the Bulldog Round Robin ... finished 3-for-6 with a homer and two RBI against Purdue ... drove in three runs against Mercer ... also pitched in 14 games, finishing the season with an 0-4 record ... posted a 4.82 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 36.1 innings.

2006 (Junior):
Started all 51 games ... second team academic all-Big 12 ... named NFCA Midwest Region second team ... was named tournament MVP at Charleston Southern and earned all-tournament honors at Bethune-Cookman ... hit .298, second best on the team ... had six home runs and 29 RBI ... hit the game winning grand slam against Kennesaw State ... drove in the winning run against Northern Iowa ... went 4-for-6 with three home runs and eight RBI in doubleheader sweep of South Dakota State ... went 1-for-2 and drove in two runs in win over Nebraska ... had a career-best 10-game hitting streak ... tossed 17 innings, recording a 1-0 record and a 1.65 ERA.

2005 (Sophomore):
Played in 46 games, starting 43 ... led the team with a .325 batting average ... also had 39 hits, which led the squad, along with 11 runs ... led the team with 10 doubles and also had one triple and three home runs ... drove in 15 RBI ... went 2-for-3 and scored a run against Nebraska ... went 3-for-4 against Drake ... pitched in 29 games ... had a team-best ERA of 2.86 and a record of 7-10 ... recorded 49 strikeouts.

2004 (Freshman):
Played in 30 games, starting 22 ... hit .200 with eight hits and two runs scored ... hit first career home run against Texas Tech ... had 11 RBI ... played in 15 games as pitcher ... had an ERA of 3.11 and a 1-8 record ... recorded 27 strikeouts.

High School:
As a senior, led her squad to a 38-11 overall record while batting .389 and driving in 36 RBI and scoring 41 runs ... was a three-year first-team all-state honoree ... five-time all-conference honoree (CIML) ... earned third-team all-state honors in 1999 and second-team honors in 2000 ... a three-time member of the All-Iowa Elite team ... had a 29-6 record in the circle her senior year with an ERA of 0.57 and 252 strikeouts ... finished her junior season batting .352 with 17 RBI and 30 runs scored ... was 23-9 with an ERA of 0.81 and 209 strikeouts ... had a pitching record of 23-9 with an ERA of 1.28 and 215 strikeouts as a sophomore ... coached by Gary Synder and Todd Merical ... also lettered in basketball and volleyball.

Personal:
Daughter of Jerry and Terrie Reichling ... has two siblings, Jake (24) and Libbie (19) ... marketing major ... born July 30, 1984.

Fun Facts:
Enjoys photography and hanging out with friends in her spare time ... favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber ... favorite musical group is Dave Matthews Band ... sports hero is Mark Grace ... dream job would be to work as general manager of the Chicago Cubs ... favorite sport other than softball is basketball.