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Butler University Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

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Zach Bolinger
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8 Kaitlin Doud

  • Position IF/P
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Portage, Ind.
  • Highschool Portage

Biography

*2017 All-BIG EAST Second Team

2019 SEASON (AS A SENIOR):
Team captain...started 45 of the 47 games she played in...hit .238...led the team with six home runs...her nine doubles and 21 RBI also led the Bulldogs...scored 15 runs...her 31 hits were third on the team...had a team-best .446 slugging percentage...three of her home runs came in BIG EAST play...had six multi-hit games and knocked in two or more runs in five contests...went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in the win at IUPUI April 3...went 2-for-3 and scored three runs against DePaul March 24...had two hits and three RBI vs. Evansville Feb. 9...had a home run and three RBI at Evansville March 26...had a home run in her final collegiate game (May 5 vs. St. John's)...made 20 appearances as a pitcher, including three starts...posted a 3-2 record with a 4.17 ERA over 48.2 innings of work...had 21 strikeouts.

2018 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR): Team captain...started all 48 games for the Bulldogs...made 29 appearances as a pitcher, posting a 10-9 record and a 3.56 ERA...part of two shutouts, including one solo...her 122 innings were second on the team...had 55 strikeouts against only 30 walks...her 1.74 walks allowed per seven innings were second in the BIG EAST and 108th nationally...her ERA improved to 3.03 in BIG EAST play, which was sixth in the conference...BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on April 2 after allowing only two runs in 12.2 innings of work (two games) against Seton Hall in a weekend series...allowed only two hits and no runs (walking none) in a six-strikeout win over Providence April 21...twice named to the five-member BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll...led the Bulldogs with six home runs, five triples and seven doubles (tie) as 18 of her 36 hits were for extra bases...hit .243 on the season...led the Bulldogs with 29 RBIs and a .480 slugging percentage...drew 11 walks and had a stolen base...her five triples led the BIG EAST and were 24th nationally...had seven multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance at St. John's May 5...had seven games with 2+ RBI, including four against Seton Hall March 30...had a pair of triples in that game...posted a fielding percentage of .975.

2017 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Was the team's most consistent pitcher while also providing power in the middle of the team's line-up...earned All-BIG EAST second team honors as a utility player...started 43 games and hit .267...had six multi-hit games...tied for the team lead with five home runs...her 31 hits also included 10 doubles and two triples...had a slugging percentage of .517...second on the team with 26 RBIs...posted nine multi-RBI games...had a fielding percentage of .991...scored 15 runs...led the team with a 3.73 ERA...had a record of 8-8 with the eight wins leading the team...appeared in 29 games as a pitcher...her 105.0 innings were second on the team...pitched a complete-game shutout in the regular season finale against Georgetown, allowing only three hits...had hits in eight of the team's final nine games, including three three-hit games...that closing stretch also included three of her five home runs...Doud was most impressive in BIG EAST play, posting a .333 average, three home runs and 14 RBIs...she is 6-3 in the circle against BIG EAST foes, posting a 3.80 ERA. 

2016 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN):  Started all 52 games for Butler...named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...named to the BIG EAST's five-player Weekly Honor Roll twice...hit .314 on the season, which was second on the team...led the Bulldogs with six home runs, 41 RBIs, and 83 total bases...her 41 RBIs were tied for fourth in the BIG EAST...added three triples, one off the team and BIG EAST lead...hit safely in 36 of her 52 games...ended the season with a six-game hitting streak that included the BIG EAST Tournament and NCAA Tournament...went 2-of-3 in each of the team's NCAA Tournament games...had a double and a home run in the team's BIG EAST semifinal win over DePaul...went 3-for-3 against Providence April 3...finished second on the team with 10 doubles...made six appearances as a pitcher.

Prior to Butler: Earned four varsity letters at Portage High School in both softball and basketball...named team's Rookie of the Year as a freshman...All-Duneland Athletic Conference 2014 and 2015...All-Area Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015...first-team All-State in 2014 and 2015...team won the 2013 Class 4A State Championship...named team MVP in 2014 and 2015, along with MVP of the 2015 4A North/South Elite game...2015 Indiana All Star and 2015 Times Female Athlete of the Year...president of the National Honor Society as a senior and received Honorable Mention Academic All-State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    IF/P
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    IF/P
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    IF/P
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    IF/P
    5'9"
    8
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