2007 Softball Roster
Roster
Kate Petullo
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waterloo, Iowa
- High School:
- West
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Again the Bluejays’ primary pinch-runner, appearing in 33 games off the bench ... Saw her first action in the field as a Bluejay, playing right field at Kansas (April 20) and recording the first putout of her career ... Also had her only at bat of the season at KU ... Scored seven runs coming off the bench, five in her first 11 appearances ... Went 2-for-4 in stolen base opportunities, swiping her first steal against IPFW (March 8) ... Also logged a steal against Illinois State (March 19).
2005 (Sophomore) – Played in 18 games, appearing as a pinch-runner in 17 contests ... Her only at bat of the season came at UMKC on March 30 ... Scored five runs as a pinch-runner ... Swiped her first stolen base of the year against Bradley (April 9) ... Also had stolen bases in back-to-back games against Missouri State (May 1) and Wichita State (May 7) ... Appeared in three of CU’s four Missouri Valley Conference tournament games ... Scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the MVC tournament championship game against Wichita State (May 14).
2004 (Freshman) – Appeared in 36 games off the bench as a rookie, 34 as the Bluejays’ primary pinch-runner ... Struck out and walked in her only two plate appearances ... Of her 14 runs scored, 13 came as a pinch-runner ... Was 5-of-6 in stolen base opportunities ... Scored her first run of the year in her collegiate debut against Texas-Arlington (Feb. 22) ... Walked and came around to score against Florida A&M (March 6) ... Swiped her first stolen base against Maine (March 6) ... Scored a run in the MVC tournament championship game against Southern Illinois (May 15) and in the NCAA tournament against Florida Atlantic (May 22).
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, earned first-team all-district, first-team all-metro, first-team all-conference and special mention all-state ... Named her team MVP after junior and senior seasons ... Batted .364, scoring 28 runs, 28 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 12 doubles in 44 games as a senior ... Earned four letters in softball, three in track, two in basketball and one in cross country.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Marijo and Bill Petullo, Kate was born on December 26, 1984 in
