AS A JUNIOR (2013): Started 54 games for the Pirates as a junior ... Hit a team-best and PBC-leading .416 ... Earned third-team NFCA All-American honors ... Also earned first-team All-PBC, NFCA All-Southeast Region and Daktronics/CoSIDA All-Southeast Region honors ... Named to the PBC All-Tournament Team ... Ranked third in the PBC in hits (64) and sixth in on-base percentage (.444) ... Hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Pirates a 5-4 win over Queens (NC) on Feb. 24 ... Had a 13-game hitting streak from March 18 through April 13 ... Had 15 multi-hit games ... Went 4-for-7 with three stolen bases in a doubleheader sweep of Ohio Dominican on March 6 ... Went 7-for-10 at the PBC/SSC Challenge on Feb. 2-3 ... Member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for two seasons at Georgia Perimeter College ... Earned first-team All-State honors both seasons ... Hit .475 with 27 RBIs and 23 runs scored as a sophomore ... Hit .475 with 10 doubles and 25 RBIs as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four seasons at Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Ga. ... Two-time first-team All-State honoree for the Chargers ... Eagles Landing won the state title all four years.

PERSONAL: Born Kacie Patterson on June 4, 1992, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Hometown is McDonough, Ga. ... Daughter of Belinda Coley ... Majoring in health and physical education ... Would like to become a college coach someday ... Enjoys reading and doing anything outdoors.