2016: Played in 47 games with 42 starts and earned a batting average of .200 … collected 115 at-bats that included 12 runs, 23 hits, two doubles, three home runs, 11 RBI, 17 walks and 39 strikeouts … on defense, fielded .982 (third on the team), administered 54 putouts and two assists, and made one error on 57 chances … stole one base on Feb. 26 against Canisius … went on a three-game hitting streak from Mar. 25 to Apr. 2, produced three games with two hits, and slammed one home run in three matches.

2015: Appeared in 26 games, including 14 starts, with a .125 batting average that included six hits in 48 at-bats, four runs scored, three home runs, eight RBI, and six walks ... fielded .971 (fifth on the team) in 35 chances with 34 putouts and just one error ... her six hits came in six different games, the best of which was April 18 against UL Lafayette in which she was 1-for-2 with a run scored, a home run and three RBI ... her 12 appearances off the bench were tied with Amanda Salentine for second on the squad.

2014: Saw action in four games for the Black and Gold with one start ... collected one hit in five at-bats with an RBI ... first career hit came in a pinch hit appearance against Alabama A&M in which she singled home Caroline Chambers for her first career RBI (Feb. 22).

High School: Prepped at Hickory High School…named all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior…earned all-district and all-state honors as a sophomore…voted softball MVP during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns…had a .357 batting average as a senior…played club ball for the Carolina Hit-N-Run Elite.

Personal: Full name is Katie Mackenzie Mathewson ... daughter of Sandy and Jeff Mathewson ... born Jan. 19, 1995 ... plans to major in communication studies.