Kaitlyn Alderink

Position:
Second Base/Third Base
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Keller HS
Prev School:
Texas A&M

2020 (Senior)
Appeared in and started all 24 games of her debut season at Louisiana ... served as the team's starting second baseman ... one of only three players, joining Alissa Dalton and Sarah Hudek, to start all 24 games .... extended streak of consecutive games played and started at second base in her collegiate career to 205 games ... led Louisiana with a career-high tying .364 average ... finished with a team-leading 20 runs scored, marking the fourth time in her career reaching the mark ... scored at least one run in 15 of 24 games ... pushed career runs scored total past 150 ... was one of the team's top base-stealing threats, swiping eight bags in 10 tries ... led the team with seven multiple-hit games, resulting in the second-most hits (24) tallied in the COVID-19 shortened season ... settled into the role of the No. 2 hitter, where she started 20 times ... reached base safely in 20 out of the 24 contests ... had four games with multiple walks drawn, finishing with 12 walks against only five strikeouts over 80 plate appearances ... went the entire season without any consecutive hitless games ... season-best, six-game hitting streak (Feb. 29-Mar. 11) was the third-longest recorded on the team ... continued to shine defensively with only two errors committed over 59 chances (.966 FLD%) ... delivered 38 assists while turning in 13 games with multiple tallies ... third time in her career - each of the last ones competed in - in which she fielded .966 or higher ... collected six doubles, giving her at least five for the fourth time in her career ... pushed career extra base hits total past 40 (now at 44) ... sported the best average amongst starters with runners in scoring position, finishing with a .381 mark (8-for-21) ... was a perfect 4-for-4 with a runner on third and less than two outs ... raised her average 52 points over the final 2-1/2 weeks (starting Feb. 29 at Florida) by hitting .500 (9-for-18) over the final seven games ... had a multiple-hit game and two stolen bases in her Ragin' Cajuns debut on Feb. 7 vs. Ball State ... was also responsible for the go-ahead run by delivering an RBI infield single in the fourth inning to break a tie ... began the season with a base hit in each of the first three games ... starting Feb. 8 vs. North Texas, managed to cross home plate at least one in five straight games ... doubled and later scored to draw Louisiana even in the third inning on Feb. 16 at No. 7 Louisiana State ... had a key double in the first inning on Feb. 22 vs. Oklahoma State, as she later wound up in scoring position for Bailey Curry's sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead which allowed Louisiana to not fall behind after a Cowgirls homer in the fourth inning ... turned in a pair of two-hit games on Feb. 23 at the UAB Blazer Classic, helping lead the charge in a sweep of Ole Miss and UAB ... provided Louisiana with the go-ahead run in Game 2 at No. 6 Florida (Feb. 29) by singling home Carrie Boswell, who had knotted the game at 4-all with an RBI triple in the previous at bat, during the second inning ... reached base all four plate appearances that day, turning in a multiple-hit effort (2-for-2) with a pair of walks ... continued season-best hitting streak (six games) with at least one hit all three games of the Sun Belt-opening series at Coastal Carolina (March 6-8) ... picked up a season-high four putouts in helping Summer Ellyson collected the critical shutout in Game 2 in Conway ... singled in her first at bat of Game 3, keeping the pressure on after Alissa Dalton led off with a walk in the six-run first inning ... scored a career-high four runs in Louisiana's 19-0 explosion in Game 1 of a doubleheader with Sam Houston State (March 11) ... also drew two walks in each contest of the twinbill.

Prior to Louisiana
Competed at Texas A&M from 2016-18, then took a redshirt season in 2019 ... started at second base in 181 games for the Aggies, collecting 330 putouts and 316 assists with a .963 fielding percentage ... was a 2016 SEC All-Freshman and 2017 NFCA All-South Region selection ... totaled 90-plus assists all three seasons and fielded .969 or higher the last two seasons in College Station ... during the three-year stay at Texas A&M, posted a .318 average, and produced 30-plus runs, 40-plus hits and 20-plus RBI each season ... As a freshman, posted a .364 average with 41 RBI and scored 58 runs, the third-highest total in TAMU history ... led the Aggies with 59 hits during her sophomore campaign, which ended in Oklahoma City, and as a junior started every game for the third straight season and recorded a career-best .970 fielding percentage (131 PO, 95 A, 7 E).

High School
Began her career at Faith Christian High School in Grapevine, Texas helping the squad win the TAPPS 4A State Championship, while being named All-Tournament at the State Championships … played at Keller High School as a sophomore, junior and senior … as a sophomore, helped the squad reach the Region 1 semifinals as area champions and was named TGCA 5A All-State and was the District 4-5A Newcomer of the Year and earned District 4-5A Academic All-District honors as well as being named second-team infielder in the Dallas Morning News All-Area squad … as a junior, lead the team to the Region 1 quarterfinals as area champions and was named the Offensive MVP at Keller … earned First Team All-District honors in District 4-5A as well as earning Academic All-District accolades … named to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Fastpitch All-Metroplex Team as an infielder, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Softball Super Team as an infielder and was tabbed second-team All-Area infielder by the Dallas Morning News ... ranked No. 20 in the Full Count Softball “Hot 100 2015 Softball Recruits”.

Personal
Born Aug. 12, 1996 in Hurst, Texas ... daugher of Scott and Suzanne Alderink ... has two brothers, Ryan and Blake ... ranked in the top three percent of her high school graduating class and was a Class of 2015 National Merit Commended Award winner as well as a 2014 Advanced Placement Scholar Award ... has taken part in community projects with World Vision Artists Association volunteering her time to help obtain child sponsorships in third world countries at concert events and has participated in Kids Matter Around the Block—helping underprivileged families with children shop for clothing and with donations at Christmas ... currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration ... aspires to work in the financial industry.