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Jersey Number 56
Katie Chronister
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Gainesville
Major: Graduated with Bachelor’s Health & Human Performance| Pursuing Master’s in Sport Management
Career Honors:
As a Senior (2020): Season Ended March 11, 2020 Due to COVID-19 After 27 Games Played
As a Junior (2019):
As a Sophomore (2018):
As a Freshman (2017):
Prior to Florida:
Career Honors:
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2018 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
As a Senior (2020): Season Ended March 11, 2020 Due to COVID-19 After 27 Games Played
- Honors:
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Ranks:
- ERA – 1.08 (7th)
- Games Finished – 6 (T-7th)
- Notables:
- Made 10 appearances and made one start to record a 2-0 record in the circle.
- Tallied a 1.08 ERA in just 13.0 innings pitched and registered five strikeouts.
- Came in relief in the top of the 9th inning with one out against Auburn (3/7) and hurled a scoreless 1.2 innings to pick up the series clinching victory over the Tigers.
- Hurled 1.1 innings against Team USA in an exhibition game and didn't allow a runner to reach base.
- Picked up her first start of the season against No. 1 UCLA at the Mary Nutter Classic and pitched one inning of relief against Nebraska in the final game of the classic.
As a Junior (2019):
- Honors:
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- SEC Ranks:
- ERA: 2.03 (12th)
- Games in Relief: 14 (T-9th)
- Hits Allowed: 13 (3rd)
- Runs Allowed: 6 (T-2nd)
- Earned Runs Allowed: 3 (2nd)
- Walks Allowed: 4 (T-1st)
- Doubles Allowed: 0 (T-1st)
- Home Runs Allowed: 1 (T-3rd)
- Statistics:
- Posted an 1-0 record in the circle with 14 appearances in relief.
- Registered a 2.03 ERA with 6 runs, 3 earned, and a .283 opposing batting average over 10.1 innings pitched.
- Struck out 4 and walked 4 batters.
- Notables:
- Registered her lone win of the season in relief against No. 20 South Carolina (5/8) in the Gators come-from-behind victory of the first game of the SEC Tournament in College Station, Texas.
- Combined for a one-hitter against Bethune-Cookman (3/27) alongside Kelly Barnhill, Natalie Lugo and Elizabeth Hightower.
- Registered a 5.0 scoreless inning streak.
As a Sophomore (2018):
- Honors:
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Stats:
- Hurled 16 innings over eight appearances and four starts in the circle.
- Finished with a 3.94 ERA and a 2-1 record with wins over UAB (2/11) & Oakland (2/21).
- Produced a career-long 11.2 scoreless inning streak.
- Struck out the side twice – USF (2/11) & Oakland (2/21)
- Notables:
- Contributed to a pair of combined one-hitters – Illinois State (2/9) & Cal State Fullerton (3/1).
As a Freshman (2017):
- Honors:
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Stats:
- Made seven appearances and two starts in the circle
- Appeared in 22 games total, primarily as a pinch runner, with one start at first base against North Dakota State (3/15)
- Went 2-0 with a pair of saves in the circle over 19.0 innings and finished with a 2.21 ERA.
- Scored six runs and stole one base on three attempts
- UF Freshman Records:
- Saves – 2 (Fifth)
- Notables:
- Hurled a one hit shutout over Delaware (2/12) in her first career start. Struck out four and walked one on just 55 pitches in the 9-0 (5) win
- Picked up her first career save in three innings of work against Florida A&M (2/17) and tallied her second against Bethune-Cookman (3/29) with four complete innings
- Scored at the WCWS, as a pinch runner, against Texas A&M (6/1) to give the Gators a 5-0 lead in the third inning
Prior to Florida:
- A 2016 graduate of Gainesville High School
- Played travel ball with the Santa Fe Inferno, coached by Shelby Hill
- Finished ninth (2013-14) and fifth (2014-15) at the ASA Nationals over the past two years with the Santa Fe Inferno Hill
- 2016 PGF All-American
- 2016 Meldon Law Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 2016 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year
- 2016 Class 7A Dairy Farm Player of the Year
- 2016 Class 7A Player of the Year
- 2016 Gainesville Sun Softball Big School Player of the Year
- 2015 Class 6A Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-State in Class 6A
- Two-Time First-Team All-Area performer (2014, 2015)
- Led GHS to its first-ever FHSAA State Tournament appearance in Class 6A
- Finished career with a 70-18 pitching record and 725 strikeouts
- Compiled a 48-4 record in the circle during junior (0.56 ERA) and senior (0.53 ERA) season
- Tallied a .486 batting average with 132 hits throughout her career
- 21 doubles, 11 triples and five home runs
- 42 career stolen bases.
- Two-Time Citizenship Award Winner (2014, 2015)
- Was GHS’s Junior Class President during the 2014-15 school year
- Served as Gainesville’s Student Body Secretary
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