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WOOLMAN
SOPHOMORE l INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER l 5-4
LINCOLN, NEB. l PIUS X HS
WOOLMAN’S CAREER HIGHS
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» Hits: 3
» Runs: 3
» Doubles: 1 (twice)
» Walks: 1 (nine times)
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» Hitting Streak: 5 games
» RBIs: 3
» Home Runs: 1 (three times)
» Stolen Bases: 1 (three times)
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
Woolman joined fellow sophomore Lotte Sjulin as a participant in the 2013 Nebraska
Coaches Association All-Star Game. Woolman and Sjulin both played travel ball for
Nebraska Gold, helping the team qualify for the ASA Gold Nationals.
FRESHMAN SEASON [2014]
PERSONAL
Kat Woolman was born on Jan. 15, 1995, in Pusan, South Korea. She was adopted
by her parents Ed and Vicki Woolman and was raised in Lincoln. Kat has one brother,
Peter (26). Kat is a business administration major, and she earned a spot on the Nebraska
Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester. Woolman was also recognized for her
work in the community, as she was named to the inaugural Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
in 2014.
Kat Woolman appeared in 52 games as a freshman for Nebraska in 2014, earning 39
starts. A high school infielder, Woolman made the switch to the outfield in her freshman
season. She transitioned well enough to earn 36 starts in the outfield, in addition to three
starts as the designated player. Woolman started a team-high 31 games in left field, while
also starting five contests in right field.
Woolman batted .242 as a freshman with two doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs. She
also scored 24 runs, drew nine walks and tied for the team lead with seven sacrifices.
Woolman produced four multi-hit games and one multi-RBI effort in 2014. She improved
throughout the year, batting .300 during the Big Ten Conference season. All three
of Woolman’s home runs came during conference play, as she posted a .500 slugging
percentage and 10 RBIs during league play.
Woolman scored a pair of runs as a pinch runner during the opening weekend of the
season. She had totaled only three at bats before earning her first career start as the
designated player in game two of a doubleheader at Oklahoma State on Feb. 28. Woolman
drew a walk and scored a run against the Cowgirls, then produced another walk, a hit
and an RBI the next day in a doubleheader split at 13th-ranked Oklahoma. The showing in
Oklahoma kickstarted her season, as she went on to start 39 of the final 46 games.
Woolman hit her first career home run as part of a 2-for-3 day in Nebraska’s 3-2 victory
over No. 16 Minnesota in game two of a March 23 doubleheader. She homered again
one week later, launching a three-run shot to power Nebraska to a run-rule victory at
No. 23 Northwestern. Woolman then hit safely in all four games the following week,
scoring three runs and driving in a pair in a three-game series victory at Illinois. Woolman
produced a career-high three hits as part of a 3-for-3 effort against Northern Iowa on
April 9. She hit her third home run of the season against Ohio State on April 19, when she
finished 2-for-3 to produce her final multi-hit effort. Woolman then scored a career-high
three runs in Nebraska’s victory at Wisconsin in game one of an April 30 doubleheader.
In the NCAA Tournament, Woolman singled and scored the first run of Nebraska’s 2-1
elimination-game victory over Kansas. Her efforts helped the Huskers stay alive in the
NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional, and NU went on to twice defeat No. 15 Missouri the next
day to win the regional title.
Off the field, Woolman was named to Nebraska’s 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Woolman, who originally committed to Arkansas, is one of two Lincoln natives and
three Nebraska products in the sophomore class. Woolman starred for four years at
Lincoln Pius X High School where she was a teammate of fellow sophomore Rachel Arthur.
Woolman posted a .470 career batting average at Pius with 39 doubles, 20 home runs,
114 runs scored and 50 walks. Woolman produced 128 RBIs in her prep career - then a
Class B state record - and finished with one of the 15 best career batting averages in
Nebraska high school history regardless of class.
Woolman hit .542 with 47 RBIs, 51 runs scored, 10 home runs, 14 doubles, 24 walks
and a 1.229 slugging percentage during a standout senior season when she was named
honorary captain of the Lincoln Journal Star Super State team. Woolman also earned
first-team Class B all-state honors in 2012 and was honorary captain of that all-state
squad. Woolman also garnered first-team All-Nebraska accolades and first-team all-state
honors from the Omaha World-Herald after she ended her career with a Class B state
championship with the Thunderbolts. Woolman was a second-team Super State pick as a
junior and an honorable-mention all-state selection as a sophomore.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD%
2014 .242 52-39
95 24
23 2 0
3 12 34 .358 9 1 19 .314 0-7 3/4 .900
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