2013 Softball
Kim Kirkpatrick
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Olmsted Falls, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Olmsted Falls
- High School:
- Olmsted Falls
Career
• Ranks sixth in program history in runs scored (104)
• Ranks seventh in career triples (8)
• Ranks tenth in career doubles (31)
2015
• Started all 53 games in which she played
• Named MAC East Player of the Week (March 3)
• Second on the team with 43 runs scored, 56 hits, nine doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 16 stolen bases and a .531 slugging percentage
• Batted .316 with 25 RBIs
• Had 15 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
• Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2014
• Started all 45 games in the outfield
• Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 12)
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors
• Led Kent State with 40 hits, 12 doubles and five stolen bases on the season
• Second on the team with 31 runs scored, four triples, five home runs and a .540 slugging percentage
• Batted .288 with 14 RBIs
2013
• All-MAC Second Team
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors and NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
• Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (May 9)
• Started all 49 games in right field with a .943 fielding percentage
• Team leader in batting average (.336), runs scored (28), hits (50), doubles (11), home runs (3), slugging percentage (.470) and on-base percentage (.448)
• Third on team with 18 RBI
2012
• Hit first career home run against Pitt (2/26)
• Received Lou Holtz Scholarship at Academic Honors Banquet
• Went 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts in MAC play
• Tied for team lead in hits (20) during MAC play
• Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
High School
• Earned Division I All-Ohio First Team honors in junior and senior seasons at Olmsted Falls
• Claimed All-Southwestern Conference First Team honors in four consecutive seasons
• Did not commit an error in 60 attempts at shortstop during senior year
• Won the OHSAA’s distinguished Delores Billhardt Scholarship based on her scholastic record, personal achievement, school and community activities
• Earned All-Ohio Second Team honors as a sophomore after hitting .529 with 13 triples
• Claimed All-Northeast Ohio District First Team honors in three straight seasons and honorable mention as a freshman
• Named conference MVP as a junior after hitting .585 with 11 doubles and 49 stolen bases on 51 attempts
• Helped Olmsted Falls advance to district finals
Personal
• Daughter of James and Christine Kirkpatrick
• Has two siblings, Kelly and Karl
• Majoring in exercise science
• Hopes to become a physical therapist
