University of Tennessee Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
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Parsons, Kaitlin
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Jersey Number 3
Kaitlin Parsons
- Position:
- Infield/Outfield
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Los Alamitos
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 4 (6x), last at USF (2/23/20)
- Runs: 3 (2x), last at South Carolina (4/18/21)
- Hits: 3 vs. Tennessee State (4/24/19)
- RBIs: 2 (5x), last vs. UC Davis (2/24/22)
- Doubles: 1 (3x), last vs. BYU (2/24/22)
- Triples: 1 vs. Mississippi State (4/12/19)
- Home Runs: 1 (2x), last at FIU (2/12/22)
- Walks: 3 (3x), last at South Carolina (4/18/21)
- Hit By Pitch: 1 (3x), last vs. Northern Kentucky (2/28/21)
- Stolen Bases: 3 (2x), last vs. East Carolina (4/23/22)
- Hit Streak: 5 games (2x, last 4/3/22 - 4/23/22)
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (4/16/19)
2022 - SENIOR
- Played in 49 games with 29 starts during her fourth season on Rocky Top
- Hit .279 (19-for-68) on the year with 21 runs, one double, one homer and seven RBIs
- Was a perfect 15-for-15 on stolen base attempts, tying her career-high for a single season
- Stole a career-tying three bases and scored twice in the Lady Vols' win over East Carolina (4/23)
- Scored runs in back-to-back wins over Texas A&M (4/16, 4/17) to help UT clinch the series
- Recorded two runs and one hit in UT's triumph over Austin Peay (3/8)
- Made the start in right field and went 2-for-2 at the plate vs. Virginia (3/6) to round out the home tournament
- Scored a go-ahead run vs. Virginia (3/4) at the Tennessee Invitational
- Knocked an infield single and scored the game-ending run in UT's 8-0 victory over Dartmouth (3/4)
- Logged her second-straight multi-hit outing vs. UC Davis (2/24), going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles
- Roped a two-run double to right center as part of a 2-for-3 outing vs. BYU (2/24)
- Drove in two runs on a single up the middle as the Lady Vols run-ruled Notre Dame (2/17)
- Hit 2-for-3 with her second-career home run—a solo blast in the top of the fourth—at FIU (2/12)
- Swiped her first steal of the season and recorded a run in the win over Maryland (2/11)
2021 - JUNIOR
- Appeared in 52 games and made 37 starts, primarily at second base
- Hit .289 with 23 runs scored, 22 hits and five RBIs
- Owned a .413 on-base percentage and drew 14 walks on the year
- Racked up a career-high 15 stolen bases on 17 attempts
- Hit 3-for-4 with three runs scored over the course of the NCAA Knoxville Regional (5/21-22)
- Scored three runs and knocked an RBI single in UT's 11-0 victory at South Carolina (4/18)
- Logged a pinch-hit single, stolen base and run scored as UT took down Tennessee Tech (4/12)
- Roped singles in back-to-back games of a doubleheader sweep over Kennesaw State (3/24)
- Was 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks, a steal and a run scored as the Lady Vols upset #3 Alabama (3/19)
- Recorded two hits and an RBI vs. Lamar (3/6)
- Collected an RBI on an infield single in UT's 3-0 victory over Central Michigan (2/28)
- Went 2-for-2 and recorded an RBI in the win over Ohio (2/22)
- Opened the season with two steals and a run scored vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/14)
2020 - SOPHOMORE
- Made 16 appearances, starting nine games in the middle infield
- Recorded nine hits and nine runs, while going a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts
- Went 2-for-3 with one run vs. Northwestern on Feb. 8
- Recorded three stolen bases vs. Colorado State on Feb. 13
2019 - FRESHMAN
- Collected four RBIs in the Mississippi State series
- Batted one RBI vs Mississippi State game three
- Recorded one homer vs Tennessee State as well as a pair of RBIs
- Batted .340 and tallied 26 runs, 33 hits, and seven RBIs
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Los Alamitos High School in Long Beach, California
- Earned a 4.2 GPA in high school
- Played club softball for the Firecrackers
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Andrea and Charles Parsons
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Recipient of the Dr. Sheryl Cowan Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
