MaisieSteed

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014)
• SEC All-Defensive (2016)

Senior (2016): SEC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM (1B) … In the lead-off spot of an inning, she is hitting .298 with an on-base percentage of .331 … Hit first homer of the season at the Winthrop Invitational against Winthrop to centerfield to score three runs and put the game away … Has been Kentucky’s lead-off batter in 31 of the 55 games played this season, mostly at the beginning of the season … Plays the corner outfield spots on defense in addition to her primary role as a first basemen … Stole two bases vs. New Mexico in the Kajikawa Classic to set a new career high … Hit home runs in back-to-back games for the second time in her career vs. Winthrop and Indiana (freshman season) … Had a homer against Arkansas in the Saturday game win. 

Junior (2015): Played in  57 games with 55 starts
… Had a .282 average with seven doubles, seven homers and 28 RBI …
Went 2-for-4 vs. IUPUI with an RBI and a double … Hit the game-winning
home run in the seventh inning vs. TAMU to give Kentucky a win in the
series finale … Went 5-for-9 in the Ohio series with eight RBI …
Recorded a career-high four RBI in two of the three games against Ohio
… Had a hit in all three games vs. Auburn, including a three-run home
run in the series finale … Went 2-for-3 in the series opener vs. LSU
… Hit a three-run homer in the series finale vs. South Carolina …
Infield single against WKU led UK to a 1-0 victory after an error
followed the single to score the game-winning run … Went 2-for-3
Saturday against Georgia with a three-run home run and was 1-for-4 on
Sunday with a run scored … Went 2-for-4 on Saturday against Tennessee
with two singles … Two hits in SEC Tournament vs. Tennessee, including
a double that started a rally … Had a hit in all three games in
regional play, including a RBI, run scored and two stolen bases … Had
seven multi-RBI games.

Sophomore (2014): Played in 59 games with 37 starts … Ended the season with three doubles, seven homers and 15 RBI … Also scored 22 runs and stole three bases … Hit a home run against No. 2 Oklahoma … Was solid defensively and played many different positions, including any outfield spot, third base and first base … Went 2-for-4 against Pittsburgh with a home run and a single … Had a single and a RBI in game one vs. Miss. State … Had a hit, RBI and run scored against Missouri … Recorded a hit in all six games of the Kentucky Tournament with a home run in each game against Kansas … Hit a home run with two RBI against Auburn … Belted a two-run homer run in the series opener vs. Ole Miss, helping UK earn the win … Had a hit and an RBI against WKU … Went 2-for-3 against Louisville with a solo home run and infield single with two runs scored … Sustained a hand injury against Georgia and was limited to pinch running the rest of the season … Pinch ran vs. Ohio and UCLA and scored a run … Scored a run in the WCWS against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Freshman (2013): Was one of the most versatile players on the team, playing both corner infield positions and any outfield spot … Spent a majority of the season as the Wildcats’ leadoff hitter, posting a .351 on-base percentage … Finished the year with a team-best 33 runs scored … Also had six doubles, eight homers and 19 RBI … Hit the first homer of the season for UK in its win over Western Michigan, launching an opposite field shot, while also scoring two runs … Went 3-for-5 in the Coke Zero Spartan Classic with a double, a homer and three RBI … Moved to leadoff in game two of the Ole Miss series, hitting a home run to start the game … Went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in UK’s historic win vs. UNC … Went 1-for-2 with two RBI in the series closer vs. LSU, while also recording a hit and walk in the second game of the series … Went 2-for-4 with two home runs for three RBI in the final game of the?Mississippi State series … Went 2-for-3 against Tennessee … Went 1-for-2 with a RBI double and a run scored against South?Carolina … Dominated at EKU, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored, an RBI, three walks, and a stolen base in the doubleheader … Tapped home in the win over Missouri, while going 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Game 1 … Smacked a homer in game three of the Alabama series, while also tapping home twice and robbing the game-tying grand slam in the eighth inning.

High School: Solid four-year career under head coach Jason Campbell at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. … Helped lead the team to the Regional Championship and a third-place finish in the state tournament her final season … Set several single-season school records her final season, including: stolen bases (39); runs scored (57); home runs (5) … Set the single-season school record for hits her freshman season with 50 … Ended high school career with career records in hits (169), batting average (.403), doubles (25), walks (51), stolen bases (107), runs scored (166) and games played (132) … Won countless honors and awards during her career … Was named All-County first team, All-State first team and All-Region her freshman season … Most awards came her senior year when she was All-State, All-Region and All-County Player of the Year and a Wendy’s High School Heisman honoree … Also played basketball for four season, helping team to state runner-up title her final season … Solid student-athlete off the field being named Who’s Who Among American High School Students, the Atlanta Journal Constitution Cup Award, Daughters of the American Revolution Award and US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award … Parents are Richard and Leigh Steed … Mother played softball at Kennesaw State … Plans a major in kinesiology.