Over the next two weeks, Cat Scratches will give fans an inside look at UK softball’s 2015 roster with 20 fun questions and a quick outlook heading into the team’s season opener on Feb. 4 vs. Florida A&M. After the graduation of several infielders off Kentucky’s 2014 Women’s College World Series team, utility infielder Haley Andrus is a welcome addition to the 2015 roster as a true freshman. Andrus can play third and second base and did so in the fall while adjusting to college softball. In seven fall games played, Andrus scored one run and had an RBI. The native of Chattanooga, Tenn., brings championship experience to Lexington as a three-year state champion at Baylor High School. A six-year letterwinner, Andrus ended her high school career with a .478 batting average, adding 30 home runs, 59 doubles, 196 RBI, 215 hits and a .795 slugging percentage. Her strong high school career led to Andrus being a three-time Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Prep selection, while also earning all-state honors each of the last three seasons. Andrus, who also played travel ball with the Tennessee Fury ’95, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in high school. Come see Haley and the rest of the Kentucky Wildcats this spring at John Cropp Stadium. UK’s home opener is March 11 vs. EKU at 5 p.m. ET. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the UK Ticket Office at 1-800-928-2287, in person at the Joe Craft Center Ticket Office or online at www.ukathletics.com/tickets. To help you get to know Haley better, it’s time to play a game called 20 questions. Do you have any pets? I have a French bulldog named Minnie.Why did you choose to play softball at Kentucky? I chose Kentucky because when I came on my visit the team made me feel welcome and I like the family atmosphere. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature what new animal would you create? I would bread a pig and a goat. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? I would learn how to sing and play guitar. You are a closet _______ fan … Eric Church Name three things you like? Food, country music and sports …Name three things you dislike? Bugs, hair and rain …What is your favorite dessert? Cherry cheesecakeFavorite all-time movie? The Rookie Favorite actor/actress? Hugh Jackman The most famous person you’ve ever met is… Chipper Jones or Miley CyrusWhat is your shoe size? My shoe size is a 9 ½.What is your worst fear? SpidersWhat artist gets the most play on your iPod right now? Eric Church If you were famous would you rather have a statue or a building named after you? I would rather have a building named after me …Do you collect anything? I collect all of the concert tickets that I go to. What trip would you like to take in your lifetime? The trip that I would like to take in my lifetime would be to go to Hawaii. What do you typically have for breakfast? I typically have a pastry or some cereal. Describe your perfect sandwich … My perfect sandwich would be peanut butter with grape jelly on wheat bread with the crust cut off. What is one TV show you cannot miss? American Idol
