Katie Schroeder Class: Sophomore Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif. High School: Esperanza HS Height: 5-10 Position: OF Experience: 1V Bats/Throws: L/R

2008
Schroeder earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention and All-Pac-10 Freshman Team accolades after posting a .362 batting average, which was tied for third on the squad ... was also tied for first in stolen bases with eight, second in hits (67) and multiple-hit games (19), tied for second in on base percentage (.434) and third in runs scored (34) and walks (23) ... started all 57 games she appeared in ... ranked sixth in the Pac-10 in average and eighth in hits ... went 4-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored against Santa Clara on Feb. 9 ... also had a four-hit game against Rutgers (March 8) and posted three-hit contests against Long Beach State on March 9, California on April 6 and in both games of a doubleheader at UC Santa Barbara on March 25 ... went 6-for-9 (.667) with three runs, an RBI, a double and a stolen base against the Gauchos ... posted a seven-game hitting streak from April 5-19, going 10-for-22 (.455) with three runs scored ... followed that with a 10-game hit streak (April 26-May 18), batting .424 (14-for-33) with seven runs and five runs batted in ... drove in a pair of runs against Saint Peter's (March 2) and Nevada (May 17), including the game-winning run in the ninth inning against the Wolf Pack ... stole two bases in a game twice against Cal State Fullerton (March 12) and Oregon (March 30) ... crossed home plate multiple times in a game on seven occasions ... walked twice in a game against Nevada (May 18) and Georgia (May 24).

SUMMER 2007
Helped the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team to gold at the ISF Junior Women's World Championships in June ... was one of only four players to play in all 10 games, hitting .316 (6-for-19) with a home run, six runs scored and five RBI ... also helped her ASA team, the OC Batbusters, to a runner-up finish at Gold Nationals in August ... was 9-for-19 (.474) at the plate with three RBI.

ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL
Schroeder earned two letters in softball at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... was named Sunset League MVP and first-team All-League, All-County and All-CIF as a senior ... hit .513 during her senior season ... also earned League MVP and All-CIF accolades as a junior, batting .424 ... lettered in track one season, receiving first-team all-league honors ... sat out of softball at Esperanza as a sophomore after transferring from Mater Dei High School following her freshman year, a season in which she earned first-team all-league honors ... played club with OC Batbusters, winning Nationals in 2004 and 2006.

PERSONAL
Born Katie Ann Schroeder on April 29, 1989 in Downey, Calif. ... parents are Charlotte and Michael Schroeder ... has a younger sister, Nicole and two older sisters, Jennifer, a senior catcher with the Bruins and Michelle ... says the people she most admires are her parents ... chose UCLA because of the challenges athletically and academically ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as winning ... favorites include the movie "Legend of Bagger Vance", country and rap music and the TV show "Saved by the Bell" ... hobbies include being with her family and running ... majoring in women's studies.

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