2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Kaitlynn Hunt
- Position:
- Infielder/Catcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ashland, Neb.
- High School:
- Mead
2020 (Senior at Creighton)
Played in 25 games and made 24 starts ... One of five Bluejays to play each game of shortened season ... Started 20 games at shortstop and four at catcher ... Ended year as one of four Creighton players with at least six sacrifice hits ... Drove in a pair of runs with a double and squeeze bunt against Abilene Christian (Feb. 15) ... Finished 2-for-2 with a double and run scored against Bethune-Cookman (March 6) ... Stole second and scored winning run as a pinch-runner in final game of season against Central Michigan (March 12).
2019 (Junior at Creighton)
Played in 42 games, including 34 starts ... Started 23 games at shortstop and 11 at catcher ... Led the BIG EAST and ranked fourth nationally with 0.31 sacrifice hits per game (13 in 42 games) ... Hit first career home run in Carbondale, Illinois against Saint Louis (Feb. 22) ... Finished 3-for-8 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in three games at DePaul (April 27-28).
2018 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Made 38 appearances, including 34 starts during her first season with the Bluejays ... Started 32 games at shortstop ... Tallied first hit as a Bluejay on Feb. 10 against North Dakota State ... Had season-high sxi assists against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 24) ... Recorded first career stolen base and RBI during game against Grambling (Feb. 25) ... Switched to hitting from the left side of the plate and went 2-for-2 with a run scored against South Dakota (April 4).
2017 (Freshman at Nebraska-Omaha)
Played in 28 games and made 22 starts at catcher for the Mavericks ... Selected to the 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Ended the season with a .241 batting average with 10 runs scored and two extra-base hits ... Recorded four multi-hit games ... Made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner against Georgia Tech (Feb. 24) ... Recorded first start on Feb. 25 against Georgia State ... Finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a triple and a walk against New Mexico State (March 21) ... Named to Dean’s List.
Mead High School
Helped guide the Raiders to a 2015 District runner-up finish ... Named a 2016 Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist ... Three-time Omaha World-Herald All-State Honorable Mention selection ... Two-time Lincoln Journal Star Honorable Mention ... Played at the club level for TEAM Nebraska ... Also played basketball and track all four years for Mead ... 2015 NSAA Medalist in long jump (fifth), 200-meter (fifth) and 400-meter (runner-up) ... Also 2014 NSAA Medalist in 200-meter (runner-up) and 400-meter (runner-up) ... Four-time Academic All-State selection in softball, basketball and track ... Member of National Honor Society, National FFA Chapter, Student Council, Speech Team and FCCLA ... Volunteered at various events through involvement in FFA and NHS and coached for the Mead Baseball Association and at clinics for TEAM Nebraska Softball.
Personal
Daughter of Dave and Maureen Hunt ... Has two siblings, Joseph and Timmy ... Majoring in journalism.
