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2009 Softball Roster
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Wernsing, Kaitlyn

Jersey Number 5
Kaitlyn Wernsing
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-6
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Clemons, N.C.
- High School:
- West Forsyth
Bio
2009 as a senior:Â Started all four games of the Cathedral City Kickoff at second base...Went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI against Boise State...Started and recorded a hit in all five games of the College of Charleston Classic at second base...Went 8-for-14 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored, two RBIs, a walk and a stolen base in the tournament...Named CAA Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 15...Started all four games at second base during the Gamecock Invitational...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI single against ninth-ranked Tennessee...Went 1-for-4 with a game-tying 2-run double in game two against Lafayette...Scored a run and drove in another in game two against Rider...Had four hits, a walk and three stolen bases in three starts at second base against Delaware...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in game two against Hofstra...Picked up an RBI in game one against Radford...Collected two hits in weekend series against Georgia State...Started the first two games against Towson at second base...Had a triple and two RBI in game one against George Mason...Went 2-for-3 with two singles in game two against George Mason.
2008 as a junior:Â Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Started all four games of the UNCG Spartan Classic at second base... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored against Niagara (2/16)... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base against UMBC (2/17)... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against Georgetown (2/23)...Went 0-for-3 with an RBI against Eastern Michigan (2/29)...Walked, scored a run and stole a base against CSU Bakersfield (3/1)...Went 1-for-2 with a stolen base against Princeton (3/8)...Had a hit in all five games of the JMU/Days Inn Invitational...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Pittsburgh (3/14)...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Canisius (3/14)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stole base against Akron (3/15)...Went 1-for-2 with a double against Pittsburgh (3/15)...Had a hit and a run scored against Canisius (3/16)...Went 1-for-3 with a double in game two against Hofstra (3/21)...Had an RBI single against Radford in game one (3/26)...Had three hits, a run scored and an RBI in series against Georgia State (3/29-30)...Went 2-for-five with a run scored and a stolen base in game one against Liberty (4/2)...Had a double in game two against Towson (4/5)...Had three hits and two runs scored in the doubleheader against George Washington (4/9)...Went 5-for-8 with four runs scored and three stolen bases in series against Drexel (4/12-13)...Named CAA Player of the Week for the week of April 14-21...Picked up six hits, a double, four runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in the series against UNC Wilmington (4/19-20)...Had a hit and two RBIs in game three against George Mason (4/27)...Had five hits, a stolen base and three RBIs in series against Delaware (5/3-4)...Hit a game-winning two-run home run against Georgia State in opening round of CAA tournament (5/8)...Hit a game-winning two-run home run against Hofstra in the CAA tournament semifinals (5/10)...Received All-tournament honors at CAA Championships.
2007 as a sophomore: First Team All-CAA... Started all five games in left field at the College of Charleston Tournament... 1-for-2 with an RBI against Manhattan (2/16)... 1-for-3 and scored against Fordham (3/2)... 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored in game one against Norfolk State (3/7)... 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in second game against Hofstra (3/24)... 1-for-2 and knocked in the game winning RBI against Georgia State (3/31)... 2-for-4 with three RBIs in second game against George Washington (4/12)... 4-for-5 and scored twice in doubleheader against Mount St. Mary’s (4/18)... 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in game two against Drexel (4/21)... 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in second game against Towson (5/5).
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2006 as a freshman:Â Earned All-CAA Rookie-Team honors... made JMU debut as a pinch runner against Wichita State (2/17)... stole three bases at Virginia Beach Tournament (March 10-12)... had first collegiate hit in game one against UNC Wilmington (4/1)... went 1-for-1 with a run scored in game three against UNC Wilmington (4/2)... went 1-for-2 with a run scored in game one against St. Francis (4/5)... went 3-for-3 with a run scored in game three against George Mason (4/14)... went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs, including a triple, in game one against Norfolk State (4/19)... combined to go 5-for-9 with a run scored and a stolen base during a three game series against Hofstra (4/23)... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs in the first game against Delaware (4/29)... was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored against Drexel in game two, while she finished the series with three runs scored and a stolen base (5/6-5/7).
2008 as a junior:Â Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Started all four games of the UNCG Spartan Classic at second base... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored against Niagara (2/16)... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base against UMBC (2/17)... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against Georgetown (2/23)...Went 0-for-3 with an RBI against Eastern Michigan (2/29)...Walked, scored a run and stole a base against CSU Bakersfield (3/1)...Went 1-for-2 with a stolen base against Princeton (3/8)...Had a hit in all five games of the JMU/Days Inn Invitational...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Pittsburgh (3/14)...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Canisius (3/14)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stole base against Akron (3/15)...Went 1-for-2 with a double against Pittsburgh (3/15)...Had a hit and a run scored against Canisius (3/16)...Went 1-for-3 with a double in game two against Hofstra (3/21)...Had an RBI single against Radford in game one (3/26)...Had three hits, a run scored and an RBI in series against Georgia State (3/29-30)...Went 2-for-five with a run scored and a stolen base in game one against Liberty (4/2)...Had a double in game two against Towson (4/5)...Had three hits and two runs scored in the doubleheader against George Washington (4/9)...Went 5-for-8 with four runs scored and three stolen bases in series against Drexel (4/12-13)...Named CAA Player of the Week for the week of April 14-21...Picked up six hits, a double, four runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in the series against UNC Wilmington (4/19-20)...Had a hit and two RBIs in game three against George Mason (4/27)...Had five hits, a stolen base and three RBIs in series against Delaware (5/3-4)...Hit a game-winning two-run home run against Georgia State in opening round of CAA tournament (5/8)...Hit a game-winning two-run home run against Hofstra in the CAA tournament semifinals (5/10)...Received All-tournament honors at CAA Championships.
2007 as a sophomore: First Team All-CAA... Started all five games in left field at the College of Charleston Tournament... 1-for-2 with an RBI against Manhattan (2/16)... 1-for-3 and scored against Fordham (3/2)... 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored in game one against Norfolk State (3/7)... 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in second game against Hofstra (3/24)... 1-for-2 and knocked in the game winning RBI against Georgia State (3/31)... 2-for-4 with three RBIs in second game against George Washington (4/12)... 4-for-5 and scored twice in doubleheader against Mount St. Mary’s (4/18)... 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in game two against Drexel (4/21)... 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in second game against Towson (5/5).
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2006 as a freshman:Â Earned All-CAA Rookie-Team honors... made JMU debut as a pinch runner against Wichita State (2/17)... stole three bases at Virginia Beach Tournament (March 10-12)... had first collegiate hit in game one against UNC Wilmington (4/1)... went 1-for-1 with a run scored in game three against UNC Wilmington (4/2)... went 1-for-2 with a run scored in game one against St. Francis (4/5)... went 3-for-3 with a run scored in game three against George Mason (4/14)... went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs, including a triple, in game one against Norfolk State (4/19)... combined to go 5-for-9 with a run scored and a stolen base during a three game series against Hofstra (4/23)... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs in the first game against Delaware (4/29)... was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored against Drexel in game two, while she finished the series with three runs scored and a stolen base (5/6-5/7).
High School: Â Four-sport competitor in basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball... three-time all-state selection... named West Forsyth Female Athlete of the Year as a junior... conference MVP senior year... holds school single season steals and runs scored records.
Personal:Â Daughter of Karen Wernsing...double major in social work and psychology...wants to work with troubled youths... also enjoys playing soccer.
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