Catherine Horner

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
La Canada, Calif.
High School:
La Canada HS

Career at Tulsa: A four-year letterwinner … played in 194 games with 183 starts … hit .282 with 100 RBI, 95 runs, 37 doubles, 11 home runs, six triples, 93 walks, a .442 slugging percentage and a .390 on-base percentage … had 1,053 putouts, 88 assists and 14 errors for a .988 fielding percentage … ranks in the top-10 in school history in walks (4^th–93), doubles (7^th–37), triples (8^th–6), RBI (9^th–100), sacrifice flies (T-1^st–10), fielding pct. (7^th–.988), on-base percentage (T-10^th–.390), fielding chances (5^th–1,155), putouts (5^th–1,053), most caught stealing (6^th–32) … three-time all-region performer, and two-time all-conference performer.

Senior (2016): NFCA Central Region Third Team … American Athletic Conference Second Team … played in all 56 games with 55 starts, including 53 at catcher … hit .269 with 43 hits, 30 runs, 25 RBI, 11 doubles, two triples, one home run, 24 walks, a .381 slugging percentage and a .365 on-base percentage … had 327 putouts, 30 assists and four errors for a .989 fielding percentage … had 10 multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs vs. Weber State (2/26) … was 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBI and two runs vs. Lamar (3/5) … doubled, drove in three runs and scored a run at Stanford (3/12) … went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and a run vs. No. 22 Minnesota (3/15) … was 4-for-4 with a walk and three RBI at Houston (3/24) … went 2-for-3 at Houston (3/25) … was 3-for-3 with a double at Wichita State (3/30) … went 2-for-2 with a double, walk and two runs vs. East Carolina (4/2) … doubled, walked, drove in three runs and scored a run vs. ECU (4/3) … went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run vs. Wichita State (4/27) … was 3-for-4 with her only home run of the season vs. UConn (5/7), hours after walking in graduation ... singled, drove in a run and scored a run in American Athletic Conference semifinals vs. No. 25 UCF (5/13) … drove in a run in American Athletic Conference Championship game vs. No. 24 USF (5/14) … walked twice and drove in a run in NCAA Regional vs. Wichita State (5/21).

Junior (2015): NFCA Mideast Region Third Team … American Athletic Conference Second Team … played in and started 53 games – 41 at catcher and 12 as the DP … hit .267 with 36 runs scored, 27 RBI, 12 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 33 walks, a .440 slugging percentage and a .392 on-base percentage … American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on May 4 … had nine multiple hit games and eight multiple RBI games … went 3-for-4 vs. Grand Canyon (2/7) ... doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored a run vs. North Dakota (3/6) … was 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs vs. Iowa (3/18) … doubled, walked twice, and had two RBI and three runs vs. Memphis (3/22) … went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI vs. Arkansas (3/31) … hit a two-run home run vs. Kansas (4/19) … went 8-for-10 with six RBI, four runs, three doubles and a triple in series at UConn (5/2-3) to earn league Player of the Week honors.

Sophomore (2014): Played in 54 games with 50 starts ... NFCA Mideast Region First Team ... C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team ... hit .324 with 34 RBI, 21 runs, seven home runs, nine doubles, 20 walks, a .531 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage ... had 418 putouts, 15 assists and a .986 fielding percentage ... went 2-for-3 with a home run vs. Oregon State (2/15) ... was 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored vs. Liberty (3/7) ... went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run vs. Western Illinois (3/7) ... doubled in two runs vs. Arkansas (3/12) ... doubled, drove in a run and scored at Marshall (3/16) ... went 2-for-3 with a run at Missouri State (3/26) ... singled, drove in two runs and scored a run vs. UTEP (3/29; G1) ... was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs vs. Wichita State (4/1) ... hit a two-run homer vs. Central Arkansas (4/2) ... went 3-for-4 with a run vs. East Carolina (4/12; G1) ... doubled in a run vs. East Carolina (4/13) ... homered and tallied three RBI at UTSA (4/18; G1) and drove in two runs in Game 2 at UTSA (4/18) ... doubled in a run vs. Middle Tennessee (4/26; G1) and hit a solo home run vs. Middle Tennessee (4/26; G2) ...went 2-for-4 with a homer at North Texas (5/3; G1) ... hit two doubles, drove in a run and scored a run at North Texas (5/4) ... went 2-for-3 and drove in a run vs. Charlotte in the C-USA Tournament (5/8) ... singled and walked in the C-USA Championship Game vs. Marshall (5/10) ... singled and drove in a run in the NCAA Regional vs. Houston (5/16) ... homered and doubled in NCAA Regional vs. Houston (5/17) ... singled and drove in a run in NCAA Regional final at No. 17 Baylor (5/18; G2).

Freshman (2013): Played in 31 games with 25 starts at catcher and second base ... Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection ... hit .254 with 14 RBI, eight runs, five doubles, one home run, 16 walks, a .421 on-base percentage and a .390 slugging percentage ... made 78 putouts and 12 assists in 91 fielding chances ... started 17 of the last 19 games in which she played ... had four multiple RBI games and three multiple hit games ... hit .333 with nine RBI, three doubles, three runs and six walks in her final 13 games of the year, including 12 starts ... had a single in her first collegiate game - a start vs. Hampton (2/8) ... doubled, drove in a run and scored a run at Memphis (3/17) ... doubled, walked, drove in a run and scored at run at UNLV (3/22) ... hit her first career home runs, a two-run shot vs. Boise State (3/24) ... hit a pinch-hit RBI single at Houston (4/20) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run at Oklahoma State (4/24) ... went 4-for-8 with a double, two walks, two RBI and a run in series at UTEP (4/27-28) ... doubled, walked, drove in two runs and scored a run vs. Missouri State (5/1) ... was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI vs. Southern Miss (5/4; G2) ... had a single and an RBI in the NCAA Regional vs. Northern Iowa (5/18).

High School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at La Canada High School ... led her team to the California CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championship in 2011 and 2012, and four Rio Hondo League Championships from 2009-12 ... had a career .378 batting average with 140 hits, 73 RBI, 95 runs scored, 5 doubles, seven triples, six home runs, and was 27-31 stealing bases ... behind the plate, caught 48 runners stealing, while allowing just 35 stolen bases ... as a senior was named the 2012 CIF Southern Section Division 5 Player of the Year ... as a senior, hit .418, with a .735 slugging percentage, a .491 on-base percentage, 29 RBI, 30 runs, 15 doubles, four homers and nine stolen bases ... as a junior, hit .421, slugged .621, and had 24 runs, 17 RBI, 12 doubles, eight stolen bases, and caught 16 runners stealing in 23 attempts ... a multi-sport athlete, Horner also lettered all four years in volleyball, where she totaled 765 digs and 156 service aces as a libero/defensive specialist, and led her team to four straight Rio Hondo League Championships from 2008-11.

Personal: Born Catherine Brooke Horner on April 6, 1994 in La Cañada, Calif. … daughter of Ken and Teri Horner … has three sisters … father Ken played golf at Northwestern for a year … began playing softball at age 3 … favorite professional athlete is Zack Greinke … hobbies include baking and traveling … most memorable place she has been is London … favorite movie is Alvin and the Chipmunks … favorite TV show is “Seinfeld” … favorite book is Killing Kennedy … major is communication.