Katie Reed, a St. Louis native and now middle infielder on the Kentucky softball team was named to the preseason All-SEC team. Reed had nine multi-RBI games and 15 multi-hit games her junior season where she hit .352 with six homers and 32 runs driven in.
In addition to being a star softball player at Oakville High School, Reed also played basketball, track and ice hockey.
Among her career awards and honors at Kentucky:
– 2017 NFCA All-American (3rd in program history)
– 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American (First player to receive first-team honors in program history)
– 2018 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
– 2017 First Team All-SEC
– 2018 Second Team All-SEC
– 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
– 2017 NFCA All-Southeast District Team
– 2018 SEC All-Defensive Team (SS)
– 2018 and 2019 SEC All-Preseason Team
– Has appeared 2x on SportsCenter’s Top 10
All-SEC Preseason Team
Name, School | Position | Cl. | Hometown |
Alyssa DiCarlo, Georgia | IF | Sr. | Glendale, Ariz. |
Katie Reed, Kentucky | IF | Sr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
Amanda Sanchez, LSU | IF | Sr. | West Covina, Calif. |
Mackenzie Boesel, South Carolina | IF | Jr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
Aubrey Leach, Tennessee | IF | Sr. | The Woodlands, Texas |
Kaylee Tow, Alabama | OF | So. | Madisonville, Ky. |
Amanda Lorenz, Florida | OF | Sr. | Moorpark, Calif. |
Aliyah Andrews, LSU | OF | Jr. | Oldsmar, Fla. |
Kylan Becker, Ole Miss | OF | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
Mary Haff, Arkansas | P | So. | Winter Haven, Fla. |
Makayla Martin, Auburn | P | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
Kelly Barnhill, Florida | P | Sr. | Marietta, Ga. |
Mia Davidson, Mississippi State | C | So. | Hillsborough, N.C. |
Bailey Hemphill, Alabama | DP/UT | Jr. | Lafayette, La. |