MSU Athletics

The Howerton File

Parents: Kit and April Howerton

Birthday: June 10, 1994

Major: Radiologic Sciences

Club Teams: Rapid Fire

Honors

NFCA All-South Central Region 2016 (2nd) D2CCA All-South Central Region 2016 (2nd) All-Lone Star Conference 2013 (3rd), 2014 (3rd), 2015 (2nd), 2016 (1st) 24 Strong Teammate of the Year 2013-14, 2014-15 LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll 2014 (S), 2015 (S), 2015 (F), 2016 (S)

Statistics

2013 2014 2015

2016

At Midwestern State

Senior (2016)
- NFCA and D2CCA All-South Central Region Second Team selection while making starts in center field in all 58 games.
- earned All-Lone Star Conference First Team honors while batting .383 and recording a team-high 79 hits, 58 runs scored and 25 stolen bases.
- ranked 30th in NCAA Division II with 1.0 runs per game.
- ranked second in the LSC in hits, fourth in runs and seventh in stolen bases.
- recorded the third-most hits and fourth-most runs for a single season in program history.
- set the MSU career record for at bats (743) while finishing second in hits (267), runs (193) and stolen bases (80), and fourth in games started (220) and games played (221).
- put together a 16-game hit streak from Feb. 6 - Feb. 27 with a total of 30 hits during that span.
- recorded a team-best 22 multiple-hit games during the season while posting nine games with three or more hits.
- went 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI against No. 21 Regis (Colo.) (Jan. 30) at the season-opening Lady Chap Invitational.
- tied a school record with four runs scored in a win at Eastern New Mexico (Feb. 26) while going 3-for-3 with a triple and pair of walks.
- went 3-for-3 with three runs, two walks and an RBI in a win over Lindenwood (Mo.) (Feb. 20) at the NSU Softball Festival.
- finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI in MSU’s series finale win at Angelo State (Apr. 3).
- led the Mustangs with three runs in an upset win over No. 3 seed Cameron (Apr. 29) in the Lone Star Conference quarterfinals in Canyon.
- recorded a 3-for-4 outing with two runs, two stolen bases, one RBI and a walk in MSU’s comeback win over Chadron State (Neb.) (Feb. 13) at the WT Invitational.
- tallied a .957 fielding percentage with 81 putouts, seven assists and four errors in the outfield.

Junior (2015)
- earned All-Lone Star Conference Second Team honors after starting each of MSU's 48 games in center field.
- hit a career-best .371 with three doubles, three triples and two homers while driving in 23 runs.
- led team scoring 49 runs while stealing 18 bases in 18 attempts.
- ranked 33rd in NCAA Division II scoring 1.02 runs per game.
- rated 15th in the Lone Star Conference hitting .371.
- collected muliple hits in 19 games reaching on a season-high four safeties against Angelo State (Apr. 4).
- had muliple hits in seven games of an eight-game hitting streak from Apr. 10 -Apr. 20, hitting .533 (16-for-30) with two doubles while driving in six runs and scoring eight others.
- struck for homers against Molloy (N.Y.) (Feb. 7) and versus Lubbock Christian (Texas) (Feb. 21).
- boasted a .986 fielding percentage handling 71 of 72 chances in center field flawlessly recording three outfield assists.
- committed lone error of the year in the final game of the season at Texas A&M-Kingsville to snap a 43-game errorless streak going back to the final game of the 2014 season.

Sophomore (2014)
- garnered All-Lone Star Conference Third Team honors after starting each of MSU's 55 games in center field.
- hit .362 with 11 doubles, two triples and one home run while driving in 23 runs and scoring 47.
- second on the squad with 22 stolen bases in 24 attempts.
- boasted 20 multiple-hit games including a season-best 4-for-5 effort at West Florida (Feb. 2).
- closed year on a season-long 14-game hitting streak from April 8 - May 11 hitting .451 (23-for-51) with with two doubles, a homer and seven RBIs while stealing seven bases and scoring 17 runs.
- hit .500 (21-for-42) with eight doubles, a triple and nine RBI from Feb. 2 - Feb. 22.
- accounted for a .975 fielding percentage handling 79 of her 81 chances without a miscue with three outfield assists.

Freshman (2013)
- earned All-Lone Star Conference Third Team honors after starting 59 games in left field.
- hit .319 with three doubles and a triple with 13 RBI and 39 runs scored.
- successful on 15 out of 19 stolen base opportunities to rank third on the team.
- accounted for mutliple hits in 18 games including four three-hit games.
- erupted for five consecutive multiple-hit games from Apr. 12 - Apr. 19, culminating in a 3-for-3 effort against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
- hit .545 (6-for-11) during a season-best 5-game hitting streak from Mar. 8 - Mar. 16.
- had a second five-game hitting streak from Apr.12-19 connecting for a .550 average (11-for-20).
- accounted for a .959 fielding percentage handling 94 of her 98 chances flawlessly while recording four outfield assists.

At Lewisville High School
- obtained all-district first team honors in all four years at LHS.
- named Team Offensive Player of the Year in 2010.
- named Team MVP in 2011.
- was named Student of the Month and gained the Fantastic Farmer Award.
- helped Rapid Fire to Top 16 at Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach, Calif.