2016 Softball Roster
Kassi Farmer
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Ill.
- Position:
- C/IF
- Height:
- 5-7
SENIOR YEAR (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 32 games with 22 starts … started 19 straight games as catcher from March 13 through April 12 … collected 16 hits, 10 RBI and six runs on the year … went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Indiana’s 5-2 win against Utah State on Feb. 13 … picked up a pair of hits against Wright State on March 20 … in the series sweep of Iowa, went 5-for-10, including three doubles, with four RBI and two runs … in the series finale against the Hawkeyes on March 27, was 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, two hit by pitches and an RBI … knocked two hits in the series opener against No. 2 Michigan on April 1 … hit a two-run homer in the second game of a doubleheader at Purdue on April 5 … picked up two walks, a hit and run against Penn State on April 9
JUNIOR YEAR (2015)
•Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 41 games, making 33 starts … split time between designated player, second base, first base and catcher … collected 19 hits, 16 runs and nine walks with four homers and five doubles … recorded a pair of hits against San Diego on Feb.7, against UTEP on Feb. 13 and against Maryland on April 4 … scored two runs three different times in 2015, against Austin Peay on March 7, against IPFW on March 15 and Penn State on April 10
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014)
•NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
•Academic All-Big Ten
Started 54 games, appearing in a total of 56, splitting time between the infield, catcher and designated hitter roles ... led the team in home runs with seven and tied with Kelsey Dotson for lead in RBI with 23 ... had 14 multi-hit games and five games with more than one run scored ... hit .291 with a .494 slugging percentage ... went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and two walks to open the season against Bradley on Feb. 7 ... hit two home runs against San Jose State on Feb. 8 and against Toledo on March 14 ... scored a season-high three runs against Ohio State on March 28 ... went 4-for-5 with one run and five RBI against Penn State on April 13 ... recorded four stolen bases ... had a .976 fielding percentage with 36 assists ... named Academic Big Ten and a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
•NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in 51 games, staring in 48...Split time between catcher, first base and designated player...Drove in 19 runs on 30 hits with six doubles and three home runs...Recorded six multi-hit games highlighted by a 3-for-4 game against Bradley...Went 2-for-3 against Portland State with her first career homerun and two RBI...Homered in a 1-for-2 effort against Miami (Ohio) at the Georgia Tech Classic and drove in a single-game career-best three RBI...Posted a 2-for-3 performance at No. 11 Louisville...Drove in a run at Michigan State in a 2-for-4 performance...Hit 2-for-2 against Penn State...Doubled and singled for a 2-for-2 day against Wisconsin...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Northwestern in the opening round of the 2013 Big Ten Softball Tournament.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Rhonda Major at Columbia (Ill.) High School ... posted a .506 batting average with 11 home runs and 33 RBI as a senior ... named Metro East Co-Player of the Year in addition to first team all-state and all-conference ... hit .464 with 12 home runs and 45 RBI as a junior ... received Third Team All-State accolades in addition to first team all-conference and all-area ... team won four consecutive conference titles ... also won the 2011 regional championship ... as a sophomore, she hit .391 with four home runs and 24 RBI ... was named named second team all-area despite tearing her ACL in April of her sophomore year ... came in as a freshman and hit .375 with three home runs and 22 RBI ... received first team all-conference and second team all-area honors ... garnered the team's Best Offensive Player award ... played travel ball for Beverly Bandits and head coach Bill Conroy ... was a member of the Colorado Tournament championship team with the Southern Force ... placed third at the 2012 Colorado Tournament of Champions while playing with the Beverly Bandits ... listed as a 2012 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete and Valedictorian of her class ... the daughter of Alan and Kari Farmer ... has a sister, Kalli, and a brother, Korbin
