On Pesature: A versatile player that will see time behind the plate and in the outfield.
2010: Made 38 appearances and 28 starts over the 2010 season... batted .138 in 87 at bats with a .310 slugging percentage, .228 on-base percentage, three doubles and four home runs... batted in 15 runs on the season... maintained a 1.000 fielding percentage with 141 put outs and 21 assists... was successful in her only stolen-base attempt on the season... recorded four RBIs and scored twice in two plate appearances against South Carolina State (3/30)... recorded five put outs and hit her first home run against James Madison (2/20)... scored a total of 11 runs in the three-game series at Western Carolina (4/10-4/11)... recorded 11 put outs against Furman (5/2).
2009: Made 26 appearances with 19 starts, all at catcher ... batted .250 with .411 slugging percentage, .323 on-base percentage, 14 hits, two home runs and four RBIs ... posted .991 fielding percentage on the season, ranking fifth best for a single season in the history of College of Charleston softball ... first home run of the season came at South Carolina (2/7) ... went 1-for-1 with RBI double in 4-3 win over East Tennessee State (2/14) ... posted career-highs in hits and runs with 4-for-4, three run performance at Coastal Carolina (3/22) ... was 2-for-3 with RBI vs. Western Carolina (3/28) ... earned bases loaded walk for RBI at UNC Greensboro (4/26).
2008: Redshirted.
2007: Played and started 60 games in inaugural collegiate campaign ... finished season with .294 batting average, 45 hits, eight doubles, three homeruns, 28 runs, 22 RBIs, a .418 slugging percentage and .427 on-base percentage as well as 17 hit-by-pitches ... her .427 on-base percentage is currently the third highest in the Cougars career record book and is the seventh best in the single season record book ... her 17 hit-by-pitches are tied for first in a single season and are fifth for a career ... had six-game hit streak from Feb. 24-Mar. 3 that included a pair of doubles, her first career homerun, a career-high three hits, four RBIs and four straight games with a run scored ... delivered back-to-back 2-for-3 performances against South Carolina State and Ohio, including two RBIs, two runs and a double against the Bulldogs ... had two separate five-game hitting streaks from Mar. 31-Apr. 4 and Apr. 25-29 ... ripped career-high tying three hits vs. Chattanooga on May 6 with double, run scored and RBI ... scored two runs in a game five times ... recorded career-high 10 putouts against South Carolina State on Apr. 4 ... hit homeruns against South Carolina State on Apr. 4 and Chattanooga on May 5.
Brewster High School: Four-year starter for the Bears softball program and three-year starter as a back for the field hockey team ... as a catcher and designated hitter for the softball team, Pesature was a key part of a sectional championship as a freshman, a New York State Final Four team as a sophomore and back-to-back league championships her final two years ... during her tenure at BHS she earned First-Team All-State recognition and was a two-time All-Sectional selection ... posted batting averages of .383, .519, .450 and .523 beginning her freshman year ... member of 2005 ASA Gold National Champions ... helped lead the field hockey team to three straight league titles.
Personal: Born in Manhassett, N.Y. on February 17, 1988, Katie is the daughter of William and Eileen Pesature ... family includes three brothers, two of whom attended the United States Military Academy ... Andrew, 28, attended USMA from 1998-2002 and played lacrosse for the Army Black Knights, lettering in his final three seasons, while Dan, 26, attended the Academy from 2001-05 ... third brother is James ... four-year member of the honor roll ... currently majoring in Physical Education with a concentration on teaching.
