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19 Katie Petersen

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plano, Texas
  • Prev School Plano West SH

Biography

At Midwestern State

Senior (2010)

  • made 33 appearances in the circle including 25 starts.
  • recorded 22 complete games including six shutouts.
  • posted a 25-5 mark with two saves and a NCAA II South Central Region leading 1.25 ERA.
  • allowed 33 earned runs on 122 hits in 184 2/3 innings while leading the team with 244 strikeouts.
  • limited the opposition to a .185 batting average.
  • became the Lone Star Conference's all-time strikeout leader with her 870th career K in the first game of the NCAA II Super Regional against Angelo State on May 21 at Mustangs Park. Finished career with 875 strikeouts.
  • won 22-straight decisions from Feb. 19-May 5, 2010 after starting the season with a 1-2 mark.
  • earned NFCA Division II/Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week after pitching her second career perfect game with 11 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Western New Mexico on Feb. 19, 2010.
  • recorded third career perfect game by retiring each of the 15 batters she faced including eight strikeouts in a 8-0 run-rule win over East Central (Okla.) on March 31, 2010 at Mustangs Park.
  • became MSU's all-time wins leader with her 63rd career win in a 4-0 shutout of West Texas A&M on Feb. 20, 2010.
  • set a single-season high by recording 10-or-more strikeouts in nine games.
  • notched 13 strikeouts as part of a one-hitter for her 30th career shutout to eliminated No. 11 West Texas A&M 3-0 on May 7, 2010 in the Lone Star Conference Championships in Durant, Okla.
  • threw three hitless innings while striking out six to nail down a 2-1 win in the opener of the NCAA II South Central Sub-Regionals on May 15, 2010 for her second save of the season.
  • claimed third NCAA II postseason win with five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a 9-1 win over No. 21 Nebraska-Omaha on May 15, 2010.
  • hit .234 with a homer and 15 RBIs in 107 at bats.
  • slugged her third career homer - a two-run blast in a 7-1 win at Northeastern State on April 20, 2010.

Honors and Awards

  • 2010 Daktronics All American Third Team
  • 2010 NFCA All American Second Team
  • 2010 Daktronics South Central Region Pitcher of the Year
  • 2010 Daktronics All-South Central Region First Team
  • 2010 NFCA All-South Central Region First Team
  • 2010 Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Year
  • 2010 All-Lone Star Conference North Division First Team
  • 2010 Lone Star Conference Championships All-Tournament Team
  • 2010 Lone Star Conference Crossover All-Tournament Team
  • Louisville Slugger/NFCA D2 National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 24, 2010)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 23, 2010)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 9, 2010)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 30, 2010)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (April 6, 2010)
  • 2010 Holiday Inn at the Falls/MSU Invitational MVP

Junior (2009)

  • appeared in 24 games and made 22 starts in the circle.
  • compiled 15-7 record with a 2.09 ERA with four shutout while notching 185 strikeouts in 144 1/3 innings.
  • notched 18 complete games.
  • had 10 or more strikeouts in eight games and had at least seven strikeouts in 15 of her 22 starts.
  • pitched the first perfect game in MSU history when she fanned 13 in five innings in a 15-0 win at Southwestern Oklahoma on March 3, 2009.
  • pitched consecutive shutouts against Northeastern State on April 14 and 22, 2009.
  • allowed one earned run on seven hits in 10 innings to beat Southeastern Oklahoma on April 11, 2009.
  • hit .281 with four doubles, a homer and 10 RBIs at the plate.

Honors and Awards

  • 2009 Lone Star Conference North Division Preseason Pitcher of the Year
  • Louisville Slugger/NFCA D2 National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18, 2009)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 17, 2009)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 3, 2009)

Sophomore (2008)

  • recorded a school-record 11 shutouts on her way to the program's best single season ERA at 1.28.
  • notched a 26-9 mark while allowing 172 hits in 224 innings while recording 203 strikeouts and 59 walks.
  • set MSU's single-season high mark in saves with four... pitched 29 1/3-straight scoreless innings from March 29-April 5, 2008.
  • struck out a season-high 11 batters at Cameron on April 5, 2008.
  • fanned 10 in a two-hit shutout at the University of Tampa on Feb. 21, 2008.
  • had nine strikeouts in another two-hit shutout of St. Mary's to lead MSU to a 2-0 win in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional on May 7, 2008 in San Angelo, Texas.
  • weaved a pair of one-hitters against the nation's top home run hitting club in wins over Cameron on April 2, 2008 in Wichita Falls and May 2, 2008 at the LSC Championships in Durant, Okla.
  • slugged first career home run at Cameron on April 5, 2008.

Honors and Awards

  • 2008 NFCA All-South Central Region Second Team
  • 2008 Daktronics All-South Central Region Second Team
  • 2008 Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Year
  • 2008 All-Lone Star Conference North Division First Team
  • 2008 Lone Star Conference North Division All-Academic Team
  • 2008 Lone Star Conference North Division Preseason Pitcher of the Year
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12, 2008)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 12, 2008)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (April 8, 2008)

Freshman (2007)

  • posted a 25-12 record with a 2.03 ERA and struck out 243 strikeouts in 241.2 innings.
  • struck out a season-high 15 batters in a 6-2 win over East Central March 9, 2007.
  • struck out 10 in a one-hit shutout against Texas Woman’s University on March 30, 2007.
  • had 14 strikeouts in a two-hit shutout at Northeastern State on April 15, 2007.
  • posted nine shutouts.
  • had at least 10 strikeouts on six occasions.

Honors and Awards

  • 2007 Lone Star Conference North Division Freshman of the Year
  • 2007 All-Lone Star Conference North Division First Team
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 13, 2007)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (April 17, 2007)
  • Lone Star Conference North Division Pitcher of the Week (March 1, 2007)

At Plano West Senior High

  • three-time pitcher of the year before earning district MVP honors as a four-year starter for coach Mike Ledsome at Plano (Texas) West Senior High where she helped the Wolves to a district championship in 2006…

Personal

Katie, who is undecided on a major, is the daughter of Mark and Beth Petersen of Plano, Texas… she was born June 21, 1988…

Club team affiliations

Texas Rapid Fire Gold…

Season-by-Season Stats

  • Career Stats
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007

Updated through 2010 season.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2007Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2008Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2009Junior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2010Senior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    19