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2017 Softball Roster

James Ragan

1 Kaitlin Buchholz

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-6
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, Iowa
  • Previous School Iowa Western CC

Biography

2017: Received FIT Senior Award... Selected to Spring Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA... Named to FIT Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Played 49 games... Collected 107 at bats, for a batting average of .196... Accumulated 21 hits, seven doubles, one triple and 13 RBIs for an on base percentage of .293... Recorded a season-high of two RBIs against Lynn (Apr. 21)... Ranked 10th in SSC for sacrifice bunts (8).

2016: Appeared in 42 games, making 29 starts...hit .229 with 20 runs scored, four doubles and a pair of triples, walking eight times...went 2-for-3 at the dish against Florida Southern (4/1), drilling a double and a triple and scoring two runs...put forth a 2-for-3 effort with two runs scored at Eckerd (4/9).

Previous School: Played for two seasons at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa...2015 First Team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference selection as an outfielder...batted .397 with 37 RBIs, 35 runs, five home runs and nine stolen bases in 2015...helped team to a school record 24-game win streak...Second Team All-ICCAA honoree as a catcher in 2014.

High School: A 16 time letterwinner, including four in softball, at Washington High School in Washington, Iowa...Batted .506 as a senior, .464 as a junior, .415 as a sophomore and .389 as a freshman...named all-conference as a catcher three times...earned all-state honors and was named Southeast Conference MVP as a senior...helped lead team to back-to-back fourth place state finishes and conference championships in 2012 and 2013...also competed in track and field and cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Erik and Christy Buchholz...has one sister, Jessie...post graduate goal is to work in aviation management...chose Florida Tech because she always had a goal to play down south where the weather is nice...most admires her teammates because without  the experiences with them softball wouldn't have the same meaning.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Junior

    5'6"
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  • 1

    2017Senior

    OF
    5'6"
    1