Outlook

Katie Enneking is a returing starter in right field ... Expected to be a big run producer this season ... Projected to bat third in the order ... A gap-to-gap hitter who will be looked upon to help carry this team ... An all-around athletic player and very hard worker ... Has committed to Ottawa University for 2022-23.

Career

Batted .336 (84-for-240) with 13 doubles, seven triples, seven home runs, 65 runs scored and 73 driven in … Was 20-for-21 in stolen base attempts … Had 26 multiple-hit and 23 multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2022

Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference A and first-team All-Region 6/District A at outfielder … Was the only member of the team to play in and start all 46 games … Batted .324 (46-for-142) with eight doubles, three triples, three home runs, 29 runs scored and 40 driven in … Also drew 12 base-on-balls … Led the team in hits, runs, RBI, tied for the lead in triples and was second in doubles … Also led the team in multiple-hit games with 13 and multiple-RBI games with 13 … Opened the season with two singles, a home run and two RBI in a 4-3 win over Marshalltown (2-27-22) … Opened a double header with North Central Missouri with a single, double and two runs in a 4-3 loss, and followed with a double, triple two runs and four RBI in an 11-3 win (3-1-22) … Had a single, a home run and two RBI in a 7-2 win over Fort Scott in the first game of a double header, and followed with two singles, two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases in an 8-2 victory (3-19-22) … Opened a twin bill at Cloud County with a two-run single and two runs scored in a 10-0 win, and followed with a single, a double and four RBI in a 14-4 victory over the Thunderbirds (3-26-22) … Had her third four RBI game with single, home run and two runs scored in a 17-6 win at Coffeyville (4-23-22) … Followed with a season-high four hits, all singles, and two RBI in a 13-4 win over Hesston (4-27-22) … Had a five-game hitting streak from April 30 to May 10 where she had four doubles, a triple, three runs and five RBI … During that span was named the KJCCC D-II Softball Player of the Week for week 13 ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3-80-3.99.

Freshman Year 2021

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference D-II honorable mention and All-Region VI/District A second-team … Played in and started 38 games … Batted .352 (38-for-108) with five doubles, a team high four triples, four home runs, 36 runs and 33 RBI … Tied for second on the team with 13 multiple-hit and 10 multiple-RBI games … Her first hit was a triple that drove in three runs in a 12-0 win over Marshalltown in the season opener (2-26-21) … Followed with a single, triple and two RBI in a 6-5 loss to Kirkwood (2-27-21) … Had three hits, scored three times and drove in two in an 18-15 loss to State Fair (3-13-21) … Belted two home runs and drove in four runs in an 11-3 win over Fort Scott (4-17-21) … Had a two-run homer in a 10-9 win at Allen (4-18-21) … Collected a double, triple and two RBI in a 5-2 win over Cowley (4-21-21) … Had three singles, scored four times , drove in three and stole three bases in a 17-7 win at Hesston in first game of a double header (4-29-21) … Followed with a bases clearing triple in a 15-2 win in the second game against the Larks … Was selected the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week in week 12 … Batted .667 (6-for-9) with two doubles, a home run, five runs scored and five driven in last week to help the Lady Cavaliers sweep the series at Kansas City Kansas (5-7-21) …  Wa also a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases … In the opener,  had a double, a solo home run and scored twice in a 6-0 win … Followed with four hits, including a double, three runs and four RBI in a 17-9 win over the Blue Devils.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coaches Stan Spurlin and  Amanda Harrington at Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kan. … Did not play as senior due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2020 … Selected honorable mention All-State by Sports in Kansas as a junior … Earned second-team All-Sunflower League as an infielder her junior year, and honorable mention her sophomore season … Was part of the 2016 Hawks’ team that won a 6A Regional title and finished runner-up at the 6A State Tournament … Played club ball for KC Peppers … Helped the team wo a USAA 18A National Championship in 2019 and a fourth-place finish in 2020. 

Personal

Born Kathryn Grace Enneking on July 1, 2001, in Manhattan, Kan. … Nicknames are Katie and Kate … Daughter of Oliver and Laurie Enneking … Has a sister, Olivia … Majoring in exercise science … Also recruited by Ottawa University and Butler Community College … Favorite foods are Chinese and Mexican … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Silo … Favorite TV show is Schitt’$ Creek … Favorite sports movies are Benchwarmers, 42, The Sandlot, Remember the Titans and League of Their Own … Favorite actor is Chris Evans … Favorite book is City of Bones … Enjoys country music … Favorite cartoon character is Meg from Hurcules … Favorite athlete is Whit Merrifield … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs … Best player she has played against was a pitcher for the Australian National Team … Greatest sports moment was making varsity as a freshman … A notable alumni from her school is WNBA player Danielle McGray and former Olathe East and Nebraska Cornhuskers outfielder Kiki Stokes.