Katie Keim

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Class: Senior Hometown: Chesterfield, Mo. High School: Incarnate Word Academy

Height: 5-6 Position: Infield Bats/Throws: R/R

2011 as a Junior... Third team All-Big Ten selection... team co-captain... one of two Hawkeyes to play and start all 51 games... 48 of the starts came at second base... batted .270 (47-174) with seven doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI... drew 14 walks and went 7-for-7 on the base paths... had 13 multi-hit games... was fifth in the Big Ten with 174 plate appearances and was second with 137 assists... had a 10-game hitting streak from April 10-27... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Seattle (2/18)... had three hits, going 3-for-5 with two runs at Florida Gulf Coast (2/25)... went 2-for-4 with one run and an RBI at Stetson (3/11) and 2-for-3 with an RBI at No. 11 Tennessee (5/17)... had a pair of hits (2-for-4) at Ohio State (3/27) and had nine assists in the infield, which were tied for the most in a game in the Big Ten on the year... tied a career-high going 3-for-5 with two steals at Western Illinois (3/30)... notched team's lone two hits at Drake (4/6), going 2-for-3... had four straight multi-hit games to open her 10-game hitting streak... went 2-for-4 vs. Michigan State (4/9), 4-for-8 in the doubleheader at Minnesota (4/13) and 3-for-5 vs. Northwestern... had a pair of hits and scored two runs in the road victory at No. 1 Michigan (4/23)... hit home runs in three consecutive games April 24-27... went 1-for-2 with a long ball at Michigan (4/24), went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and an RBI in game one vs. Wisconsin (4/27)... became the first Hawkeye since 2005 to homer in three straight games, hitting a three-run jack in game two against the Badgers to tie a career-best in RBI... hit a solo home run in the night cap of the May 4 doubleheader against Illinois.

2010 as a Sophomore... Played in 48 games with 47 starts, including 24 at third base, 13 at shortstop, nine at second base and one as the designated player... 2-3 with a double and a run scored against Penn State (4/25)... 3-4 with first career triple against Ohio State (5/2).

2009 as a Freshman... Third team All-Big Ten selection... named team's Most Improved Player... played in all 58 games with 55 starts, including 43 at third base, seven as the designated player and five at second base... batted .306 in Big Ten play... 1-3 with a double and an RBI in first-career game and start in season opening win over Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 6)... recorded pinch-hit, two-RBI single to give Iowa win over Long Beach State (Mar. 7)... 2-4 with a double while scoring game-winning run in extra innings at Cal State Fullerton (Mar. 8)... 1-3 with first-career home run in win over Hartford (Mar. 13).

High School... Three-time all-conference selection... named all-district four times... honorable mention all-region as a sophomore... first team all-region as a senior... metro women's all-conference pick as a freshman... led team to district titles as a freshman and sophomore... played for the same ASA club team (St. Louis Chaos) as former Hawkeye Chelsey Carmody... helped team qualify for ASA Gold nationals in 2008... also lettered twice in basketball and led team to state championship in 2006... named to honor roll all four years of high school... given school's Elite Knight award, which honors highest grade point average, athletic achievement and community service... high school coachw as Tony Moody.

Personal... Born Dec. 8, 1989... daughter of Jim and Barb Keim... majoring in interdepartmental studies with an emphasis in business.

CAREER HIGHS
Runs Scored: 2, 6X, last vs. Wisconsin, 4/27/11
Hits: 3, 5X, last vs. Northwestern, 4/16/11
Doubles: 1, 17X, last vs. Penn State, 5/8/11
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1, 5X, last vs. Illinois, 5/4/11
RBI: 3 vs. Wisconsin, 4/27/11
Stolen Bases: 2 at Western Illinois, 3/30/11