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  • Twice selected to the All-Big Ten teams.

  • Catherine Davie has a pair of memorable Michigan athletic moments: recording the game-winning hit and RBI vs. South Carolina in the 1997 Women's College World Series, and smashing a pair of home runs in Michigan's 1998 regional semifinal win vs. DePaul.

  • 1999 Michigan Softball

    #21 Catherine Davie
    Outfield -- Senior
    Westlake Village, California
    Westlake High School

    1999 ...Drafted by Virginia Roadsters in Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft, round four: 19th overall pick.

    1998 ... All-Big Ten Conference First-Team, Big Ten Player of the Week April 13 ... selected to all-tournament teams at SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic and NCAA Regional 3 Championship ... played 150th game as a Wolverine at Penn State (April 1/2) ... recorded 100th Michigan RBI and 150th career hit against Minnesota (April 11/2) ... finished season-opening Campbell/Cartier Classic on a five-game hit streak following 7-for-16 (.438), 6 RBI, 4 run, 4 extra-base hit weekend, including 3-run home run against No. 17 UCLA (Feb. 20) ... opened the month of April going 10-for-25 (.400) with 11 RBI over April 1-12 stretch ... game-winning RBI double versus Ohio State (April 4/1) ... tallied 6 hits (.462), including a double and 2 home runs, over Central Michigan (1 game) and Minnesota (3 games) week for Big Ten Player of the Week honors ... collected 5 hits, including a pair of doubles, and 3 RBI over the Big Ten Conference Tournament ... recorded trio of 3-RBI games: No. 17 UCLA (Feb. 20), Ohio State (April 4/1), Minnesota (April 11/1) ... hit two home runs in NCAA Regional 3 game versus DePaul (May 16) to tie Michigan and Alumni Field game records ... single and run scored against Texas at WCWS (May 21).

    1997 ...All-Great Lakes Region Second-Team ... All-Big Ten Second-Team ... named to pair of all-tournament teams: Campbell/Cartier Classic, Boilermaker Softball Invitational (MVP) ... finished season reaching safely in 16 of her last 20 games ... led U-M team in doubles (14), triples (5), home runs (6) and RBI (47) ... ranked No. 10 in final Big Ten hitting stats (.382) ... career-first grand slam vs. Penn State (April 15); career-high 4 RBI for the game ... first 4-hit game with 4-for-4 performance in Big Ten opener vs. Wisconsin (March 29); finished Badger series 5-for-10 ... MVP of Boilermaker Invitational after 7-for-16, 7 run, 2 double, 2 RBI stats over the five games ... three hits or more four times; two or more hits in 21 games ... 3 RBI and a triple in 2-for-4 day against Arkansas (Feb. 23) ... 3-for-6 over Michigan State twinbill (April 22) ... game-winning RBI triple vs. Iowa in Big Ten Tournament championship game (May 10); 2-for-7, 2 RBI, 1 run over three games ... broke open NCAA Region 6 championship game with 3 RBI double in the seventh vs. Central Michigan-2 (May 18) ... 2 stolen bases against Central Michigan (May 17) in regional semifinals ... led U-M offense at Women's College World Series, finishing as tournament's No. 2 hitter (4-for-9, .444) ... game-winning RBI single in sixth versus South Carolina (May 24) ... singles against Iowa (May 22) and UCLA (May 24).

    1996 ...earned starts in 46 games ... 32 RBI ranks among top 10 season records ... 11 doubles ... twice recorded 3-for-4 games: Northwestern (April 7) and Toledo-1 (April 11) ... two or more hits in 12 games ... 12-for-23 (.522) over seven games, April 6-11 ... 3-for-7 (.429) in Michigan State doubleheader (April 10) ... season-high 4 RBI vs. Northwestern (April 7) ... pair of doubles vs. Purdue-2 (April 17) ... collegiate first triple vs. Northwestern-1 (April 6) ... double and triple in 2-for-4 performance vs. Eastern Michigan-2 (May 8) ... diving catch of sinking ball to left field ended May 10 Minnesota game ... 1-for-3 versus Central Michigan in Regional opener (May 17) ... came off bench to walk and score unearned run against Iowa at World Series (May 25).

    Summer Ball ... member of silver medal-winning North team at 1997 USA Softball Team Festival ... member of 1998 Southern California Jazz women's team … played with Case Batbusters, Southern California Nighthawks and Gordon's Panthers while in high school ... helped Panthers to second-place finish at 1995 ASA Gold National Tournament ... member of 1996 Southern California Smoke.

    Prep ... Westlake High School (1995) ... Honor Roll ... four-year varsity softball letterwinner ... three-time First-Team All-Miramonte League selection (1993-94-95) ... 1994 All-Ventura County First-Team ... 1995 All-California Interscholastic Federation First-Team, All-State CIF First-Team, Los Angeles Times All-County First-Team ... 1995 Daily News All-Star Team.

    Personal ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in English ... member of Michigan Animal Rights Society … birthday August 11, 1977 ... daughter of James and Stephanie Davie ... father played varsity soccer at Williams College … sister, Chrissy, a member of Purdue softball team.


    Michigan Record Book (through 1998 season)

    Season

  • At-Bats ... No. 5 tie (213 - 1997)
  • Runs ... No. 10 tie (41 - 1997)
  • Hits ... No. 7 (78 - 1997)
  • Doubles ... No. 7 tie (14 - 1998, 1997)
  • Home Runs ... No. 2 tie (6 - 1997), No. 5 (5 - 1998)
  • RBI ... No. 5 tie (47 - 1997)
  • Stolen Bases ... No. 3 tie (19 - 1997)

    Career
  • Doubles ... No. 3 tie (39)
  • Home Runs ... No. 3 tie (11)
  • RBI ... No. 4 (116)
  • Batting Average ... No. 8 (.328)


    Catherine Davie Career Numbers

    Year Avg G/GS AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB  K  SF SH SB/A
    1998 .299 53/52 157 25 47 14 0 5 37 .484 9 29 1 1 3/6
    1997 .366 72/68 213 41 78 14 5 6 47 .563 17 33 1 5 19/23
    1996 .303 55/46 155 20 47 11 2 0 32 .400 10 11 1 1 4/8
    UM .328 180/166 525 86 172 39 7 11 116 .491 36 73 3 11 26/37

    Year PO  A   E  FLD%
    1998 42 0 3 .933
    1997 63 1 5 .928
    1996 30 0 6 .833
    UM 135 1 14 .907

    Catherine Davie Postseason Career Numbers

    Year Avg G/GS AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB  K  SF SH SB/A
    Big Ten .321 11/1 28 4 9 3 1 0 5 .500 3 1 0 2 0/1
    Regional .250 9/9 24 3 6 1 0 2 6 .542 4 3 0 0 3/4
    WCWS .250 8/6 20 2 5 0 0 0 0 .250 2 6 0 0 0/1
    Total .278 28/26 72 9 20 4 1 2 11 .444 9 10 0 2 3/6

    Catherine Davie Career-Best Game Performances

    At Bat: 5 (3x), last vs. Wisconsin (5-2-98)
    Runs:
    3 vs. Purdue (3-23-97)
    Hits: 4 vs. Wisconsin (3-29-97/1)
    RBI: 4 (2x), last vs. Penn State (4-15-97)
    Doubles: 2 (2x), last vs. Purdue Iowa (4-25-98/1)
    Triples: 1 (7x), last vs. Iowa (5-10-97)
    Home Runs: 2), vs. DePaul (5-16-98)
    Walks: 2 vs. Notre Dame (4-10-97/1)
    Sacrifices: 2 vs. Minnesota (5-4-96/1)
    Sacrifice Fly: 1 (3x), last vs. Oklahoma (3-1-98)
    Stolen Bases: 2 (2x), last vs. Central Michigan (4-16-97/1)
    Hit Streak: 9, from 3-14-97 (Florida Atlantic) to 3-29-97 (Wisconsin/1)

    Last updated: Wednesday, 21-Apr-1999 01:25:37 EDT


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