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BLOOMINGTON, IN - APRIL 20, 2018 - utility Katie Lacefield #22 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Katie Lacefield

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbia, Ill.
Position:
UT
Height:
5-7

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
Started 37 games for the 2021 season…11 hits, eight runs, two doubles, two triples, one home run and four RBI…hit home run on March 13 against Rutgers to help Hoosiers to victory over the Scarlet Knights.

SENIOR YEAR (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 21 games at second base for Indiana … registered five hits including two doubles, three RBI’s and two runs scored … knocked a two-run home run on March 7 in a win over South Dakota … collected seven walks on the season with a season high of two on Feb. 8 against St. John’s and on March 10 against Miami (OH).

JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 57 games at third base … batted a career-best .313, which was good for second on the team … collected 47 hits, 19 runs, 30 walks and 33 RBI … led the team with 30 walks … went 2-for-2 with a run in the season-opening win against Virginia on Feb. 8 … went on a run of five home runs in five games, including a multi-homer outing against Akron on Feb. 22 … knocked a two-run, game-tying home run in the seventh inning against Mercer on Feb. 23 as the Hoosiers would go on to win in extras … put together a 12-game hitting streak from March 1 to March 15, the longest of any Hoosier in 2019 … in Indiana’s three-game sweep of Michigan State, batted .556 with five hits and six RBI … went 2-for-4 with an RBI double at Michigan on April 7 … had a 2-for-2 outing with three RBI in IU’s win against Rutgers on April 26 … also collected a pair of hits against the Scarlet Knights on April 27

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all 56 games and made 54 starts at third base … collected 37 hits, 16 runs and 19 RBI while drawing 24 walks, tied for the team lead … brought in three runs in Indiana’s 8-3 win against Boston College on a bases-clearing double … collected a hit in 7 of 9 games from Feb. 16 to March 3 … went 2-for-3 with two RBI as the Hoosiers defeated UIC on March 16 … had a 2-for-3 outing with two runs and an RBI in game one of the doubleheader with Ohio State on March 23 … in that game, hit her first career home run on a solo shot … in game two of the doubleheader with the Buckeyes, went 2-for-4 … knocked a walkoff RBI single against Nebraska on April 7, a game that saw her collect three hits, tying her career high … had two hits, a run and an RBI against Maryland on April 13 … knocked a three-run homer against the Terrapins on April 14 … scored two runs and drew a career-high four walks against Louisville on April 18 … had two hits and an RBI in Indiana’s 4-1 win against Penn State on April 21 … put together a four-game hitting streak from April 25 to April 29 … hit a two-run double against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Played in 52 games with 51 starts at third base … tied for second on the team with nine doubles … drew 26 walks, second most amongst Hoosiers … registered 30 hits, 19 runs with a .401 on-base percentage … her nine doubles was tied for second-most on the team … recorded first collegiate run and hit against Seattle on Feb. 10 … brought in both of Indiana’s run on a double in a 2-0 victory against UAB on Feb. 26 … went 2-for-3 with a run against Long Beach State on March 5 … scored two runs and had a hit against Memphis March 11 … scored twice and added a double against Bowling Green on March 18 … had a career-high three hits with a run and RBI against Rutgers on March 24 … in the second game against Rutgers, scored two runs with a double and triple … brought in two runs on a triple against Penn State on April 1 …scored twice at No. 7 Minnesota on April 7 … brought in a career-best three runs on two hits in game one of the doubleheader against Purdue on April 11 … went 2-for-2 with two RBI, a run and walk in IU’s Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan State on May 11

Prep/Personal
A four-time letterwinner and team MVP for Incarnate Word Academy … guided team to back-to-back district championships as a team captain in 2014 and 2015, in addition to a 2015 sectional championship … career average of .567, having never hit below .400 in her four seasons at Incarnate Word … registered 106 career hits, 93 runs and 70 RBI … during her senior season, Lacefield hit .678, good enough for third in the St. Louis Metro area, with 35 runs and 40 hits, including five home runs and 18 doubles, which led the area … earned First Team All-Metro St. Louis and All-Conference honors for her senior year … a four-time All-Conference selection on the basketball team where she led Incarnate Word to three state championships … played travelball for St. Louis Chaos … team won the Top Gun Invitational and finished seventh in the Junior Olympic Cup … parents are Bill and Robin … has one brother, Andrew, and two sisters, Audrey and Sam