The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Kaitlyn Washington
- Position:
- IF/OF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Atascocita
- Hometown:
- Humble, Texas
- Major:
- Psychology
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2018 Third Team NFCA All-Central Region
• 2018 & 2019 Second Team All-Big 12 Conference
• 2017 Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team
• Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (April 18, 2017 & April 2, 2018)
AS A SENIOR (2020 COVID-19 SHORTENED SEASON)
Rated second on the Texas squad with a .457 batting average (21-for-46) to go along with seven runs, five doubles and 11 RBIs over 20 games played (17 starts) ... Doubled twice and knocked in the eventual winning run during the fourth inning of the 2-0 win over Liberty (March 6) ... Was 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs in the 10-0 (5 inn.) rout of North Dakota State (Feb. 21) and 2-for-2 with a RBI during the 9-4 triumph over Weber State (Feb. 23) ... Knocked in one as part of a 1-for-3 effort in the 4-1 victory over Ole Miss (Feb. 15) ... Went 2-for-2 in wins over Utah (Feb. 14) and No. 12 Tennessee (Feb. 14) at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Feb. 13-15) in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ... Batted .600 (6-for-10) during the Texas Classic with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs (all against Colorado State on Feb. 8).
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
A second-team All-Big 12 Conference choice, Washington batted .297 with 28 runs scored, 14 doubles, a triple, four HR’s and 36 RBIs while playing in 59 contests (56 starts) ... She led the squad during conference games only by posting a .356 mark with seven extra-base hits and a team-best 14 RBIs ... Managed 10 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI efforts ... Registered a nine-game hitting streak from April 19 against Oklahoma to May 10 against Iowa State ... Blasted a solo HR to give Texas a 1-0, fifth-inning lead and later added another RBI as the Horns secured the NCAA Austin Regional title behind a 7-0 rout of Houston (May 19) ... Launched a two-RBI double to grant UT a 2-0 lead over No. 14 Oklahoma State (May 10) at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Hit at a .625 clip (5-for-8) with a double and four RBIs during the three-game road sweep of Kansas (April 26-28) ... Batted .500 (4-for-8) with five runs scored, a double, two HR’s and five RBIs in a three-game league sweep of Iowa State (March 22-24) ... Was part of back-to-back HR’s with Miranda Elish on March 15 at No. 6 Tennessee ... Delivered the vital walk-off single on a bouncer through the right side in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat No. 18 Kentucky at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, 4-3 ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the 10-0 (5 inn.) rout of California (Feb. 14).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Was tabbed NFCA All-Central Region Third Team and All-Big 12 Conference Second Team ... Led the Longhorns in slugging percentage (.513) and ranked second in batting average (.359), hits (56), doubles (13) and on-base percentage (.390) while playing in 57 contests (52 starts) ... Registered 15 multi-hit efforts in 2018 ... Finished the season on a six-game hitting streak, leading Texas during the NCAA Seattle Regional (May 18-19) with a .778 average (7-for-9), four doubles and a RBI on the way to earning All-Tournament honors ... Posted a .364 average (4-for-11) during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship (May 11-12) with a double and three RBIs ... Hit safely in each of the last two games at No. 3 Oklahoma (April 28 & 29) ... Went 2-for-3 with a RBI single during the 6-0 shutout of Texas Southern (April 25) ... Hit at a .400 clip (4-for-10) with three doubles and three RBIs during the Big 12 series sweep of Texas Tech (April 13-15) ... Batted at a .556 (5-for-9) clip during the series sweep of Samford (April 7-8) ... Extended her hitting streak to six games with a 1-for-3 effort in a loss at Houston (April 3) and a 2-for-3 performance with two doubles in the 1-0 win over UTSA (April 4) ... Blasted three total HR’s during the series sweep at Iowa State (March 29-30), including a career-high two-HR, five-RBI effort with a grand slam in the 11-4 series finale victory (March 30) ... Batted .444 in the series sweep of Kansas and tied a career-high with three hits in the 10-2 (5 inn.) opening win (March 23) ... Doubled and crossed the plate during the 3-0 upset of No. 25 Texas State (March 21) ... Scored the game-winning tally as a pinch runner in the 1-0 victory at College of Charleston (March 17) ... Singled once in three at-bats during the 1-0 road victory at UTSA (March 7) ... Batted .429 (3-for-7) during the series against No. 9/8 Arizona (March 2-4) and had a key first-inning RBI in UT’s 3-1 upset of the Wildcats (March 3) ... Was 1-for-2 with a RBI in the 8-0 (5 inn.) rout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 28) ... Posted single hits in Texas Invitational contests against No. 20 Michigan (Feb. 23), Virginia Tech (Feb. 24) and No. 21 Ohio State (Feb. 24) ... Managed two hits and scored a run in each contest against Wisconsin during the Texas Classic (Feb. 9-10) and registered a RBI in the 7-3 (8 inn.) loss to the Badgers ... Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored during the 7-3 triumph over Houston at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Feb. 17).
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team accolades after batting .253 with 16 runs scored, 11 doubles, a HR and 16 RBIs over 42 games played (28 starts) ... Managed six multi-hit and five multi-RBI efforts while reaching base safely in 22 match-ups ... Registered a six-game hitting streak from April 13 at Texas Tech to April 22 versus Iowa State ... Completed Texas’ stirring, sixth-inning rally past Texas State in a NCAA Regional elimination contest with a two-out, three-run double to left center ... Equaled her career-high with two doubles as part of a 2-for-3, two-RBI performance in a 10-0 (5 inn.) rout of Kansas (April 28) ... Knocked in the vital early run and later started the decisive 14th-inning scoring outburst on a lead-off double (was 3-for-6 with two doubles and a RBI) as UT out-lasted Texas Tech, 4-1 (14 inn.) ... Received Big 12 Player of the Week honors on April 18 after hitting .467 (7-for-15) with three doubles and four RBIs in the series sweep at Texas Tech (April 13-15) ... Was 1-for-3 with a two-bagger in the 3-1 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma (April 8) ... Knocked in a two runs via a double during the 10-1 (6 inn.) victory at Cal State Fullerton (March 18) ... Singled as a pinch hitter in the sixth frame of the Mary Nutter Classic loss to No. 8 Washington (February 26) ... Blasted a two-run HR on the very first pitch of her initial collegiate at-bat during the fourth inning of the 8-0 (5 inn.) Texas Classic win over Colorado State (February 10).
TRAVEL BALL
Competed in summer ball for the head coach Julie Lindley and Hit Away Gold.
BEFORE TEXAS
In three impressive seasons of softball at Atascocita High School in Humble, Texas, Washington earned third-team 2014 Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers (TXSWA) All-State honors, a second-team 2014 All-Greater Houston area selection, and three first-team All-District 13-5A accolades in 2013, 2014 & 2015 while hitting .415 overall with 98 career RBIs ... During her senior campaign, Washington batted .381 with a .440 on-base mark and 13 doubles ... As a junior in 2015, she hit .500 overall with a .528 on base percentage and 44 RBIs, while as a sophomore she registered a .407 clip with 40 RBIs and a .500 on-base mark.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kaitlyn Breann Washington ... Born May 14, 1998, in Houston, Texas ... Daughter of Derrick Washington and Tracy Sutton ... Has four siblings, Jacob, Chasity, Jaylon and Adrianna ... Plans to major in sports psychology in hopes of becoming a sports psychologist for a pro sports team ... Chose to attend Texas over Alabama, Sam Houston State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Cites doing Crossfit as one of her favorite hobbies ... Was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis) at the age of 13 but with treatment has been able to continue playing softball.
