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HannahHuffman

  • position Outfield
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Lebanon, Ohio
  • High school Lebanon High School
BIO Stats
Junior (2018): Earned her first-career start vs. South Carolina on Senior Day … She is a junior, but has completed her Dietetics degree and will be attending Ohio State next year in OSU’s Dietetics program … Came in to pinch run vs. Dayton and scored … Lined out to RF in her first plate appearance of the season … Scored a pinch-hit run at Western Kentucky. 

Sophomore (2017): One of Kentucky’s primary pinch runners off the bench … Scored eight runs this season, with all of them coming in the pinch running capacity … Known for her speed and smarts on the basepaths … Baited a throw to second base on double steal vs. Michigan to score Erin Rethlake from third to give UK the lead … Is a lefty slapper when she gets the chance to bat in a game … Stole the first two bases of her season at the John Cropp Classic, with swipes against Drexel and Michigan.

Freshman (2016): Has 31 appearances this season for Kentucky, with 29 of them coming in a pinch-runner capacity … Extremely smart on the basepaths and quick as well … Has one career at-bat, and it was vs. Miami (OH) … Has scored 15 runs from the pinch-running role and stolen four bases … Scored the game-winning run in a pinch-running role against Indiana. 

Pre-College:A speedy, left-handed hitter that is a strong slapper and can also showcase some power, Huffman comes to Kentucky after an impressive high school career at Lebanon High School in Ohio. Huffman hit .519 this fall for LHS, including a .595 on-base percentage and 21 stolen bases. Her junior year, Huffman hit .452, while she hit .333 her sophomore season with a .380 on-base percentage and one home run and .350 her freshman season with a .409 on-base percentage. Huffman helped her team make deep runs into postseason play each of the last three years, including the state championship game her freshman season. Behind Huffman’s strong play, LHS claimed district and sectional championships each of the last three years, while advancing the state semifinals last season. The outfielder, who can play some infield, was named all-league each of the last two years. Huffman was also a strong performer in travel ball, hitting .510 last summer with two home runs and 70 stolen bases, while the summer of her sophomore season she had a .572 on-base percentage with a .450 batting average. Huffman is a skilled athlete that also participated in cross country in high school, qualifying for regionals all three years. Outside of athletics, Huffman was a four-year Harmon Civic Trust Scholar Athlete and member of the National Honors Society and secretary of her school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She also was an ASA Gold Participant and volunteered at the LPC Feeding Ministry. The daughter of John and Krista Huffman, Hannah has one sister, Zoe. She is planning a major in architecture.

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