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Annie Rowlands - Softball - University of Kentucky Athletics 17

AnnieRowlands

  • class Senior
  • High school Bishop Ready

Senior (2011): Appeared in 55 games, making 54 starts in left field in her final campaign … Set a UK single-game record with a pair of sacrifice flies in a win at South Carolina … Recorded the walk-off hit to propel UK to its first Super Regionals in a win at Michigan … Doubled and scored twice in a win over Middle Tennessee State … Scored after reaching with a single in the win over Florida State … Blasted a solo home run to help guide UK to a win over Colorado State … Also reached base on a hit-by-pitch and swiped a bag before rounding home for her second score of the game against the Rams … Scored in a win over Purdue … Charted the game’s first single in a loss at Louisville … Had an RBI single and rounded home to score in the 12-6 win over Mississippi State … Singled and scored in the opening win over Florida … Drove in a run in the series sweep of the Gators … Scored twice in a win at Marshall … Singled and scored in a win over Tennessee Tech … Tripled and scored to begin a seventh-inning rally attempt in a loss to Auburn … Singled, scored and brought in a run in the win over Notre Dame … Charted the game-winning walk-off RBI single in the upset of No. 2 Michigan to advance UK to Super Regionals … Went 2-for-2 with a double and plated a score in a win over Cal in Supers.

Junior (2010): Named to the All-SEC Academic team … Played in all 59 games and made 58 starts for the Blue and White in left field … Posted 19 runs and tallied 74 putouts on the season … Came home to score after doubling in a UK win over Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament … Singled and scored in a win over Ole Miss … Doubled and drove in a run in a loss at No. 2 Michigan … Had a pair of hits in the South Carolina series … Blasted her second home run of the year to lift UK to a 5-4 win at Mississippi State … Tapped home twice in a loss to Arkansas … Scored after reaching base when she was struck with a pitch in a loss to Auburn … Was 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored in a win over Liberty … Went 2-for-4 in the victory over Kansas … Drove in a run with a single in a win over Florida Atlantic … Had two hits, including a game clinching home run in the upset win over No. 5 Arizona State.

Sophomore (2009): An All-SEC Academic team performer … Started all 57 games in right field … Recorded a pair of hits and two runs scored in the win over Oregon … Had an RBI single in the win over Hawaii … Scored twice against UNLV … Had an RBI sacrifice fly in the victory over Centenary … Scored twice in the upset win over LSU after earning a walk and charting a single … Had an RBI single in the third win over Auburn … Notched a pair of hits in a victory over Miami (Ohio) … Scored after hitting a double in a win over Kent State … Doubled in a win over WKU … Scored three times in the second win over the Hilltoppers … Doubled and made a pair of spectacular snags in the loss to Louisville … Had two hits and scored a run in the come-from-behind win over Ole Miss … Came home to score after tallying a single in the win over EKU … Tallied a pair of hits and scored twice in the third win over Mississippi State … Singled and tapped home in a win over Canisius in the NCAA Tournament.

Freshman (2008): Named to the All-SEC Freshman Academic team … Saw action in 48 games, making 38 starts … In her first career at-bat she smacked a two-run triple to give UK a lead in a win over Wichita State … Hit a double and scored a career-high two runs in a win over Toledo … Blasted a three-run home run, the first of her career, as part of a six-run sixth inning to help UK defeat Indiana … Also hit a two-run triple in the third inning to set a career-high five RBI in that game … Had an RBI in the second straight game when her single plated UK’s lone run in the loss to Louisville … Belted a three-run home run over the center field wall in the history-making win over Ohio State … Had an RBI single and a run scored in the win over Eastern Kentucky.

High School: Named to the Ohio-West Virginia All-Star roster … Starting shortstop and leadoff hitter for BRHS, who went 28-2 in her junior season and has advanced to the regional finals each of the past three years … Named first team All-Ohio and first team All-Metro honors as a junior and senior … Earned All-Ohio second-team accolades in 2005 … Broke the BRHS record for home runs (8) and triples (8) while batting .420 with 31 RBIs and 41 runs scored … Named the team MVP three times and is a three-time first team All-District selection … Member of the student council … Sister, Kate, was a member of the UK women’s soccer team from 2004-07.

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