Kate Kobayashi Season 2020

2020: Played in 19 games, starting one in left field and one in right … Hit her first career triple on a drive that hit the top of the fence and stayed in the park vs. Stony Brook (3/1) … Made her first career start against North Carolina A&T (2/22) and had a hit and RBI … Posted a single versus East Carolina (2/8) … Turned in the first RBI and hit of her career against Campbell (2/8) … In her first game at Tech, stole a base and scored a run at Coastal Carolina (2/7).

High School: Four-year letterwinner … Coached by Joshua Walker at Park Hill South … Played travel ball for the DeMarini Aces and was coached by Ryan Taylor … Four-time all-conference and all-district picks … Three-time first-team all-region … Second-team all-state … Two-time captain … Owns four school records, including career singles (120), hits (162), stolen bases (87) and the single-season stolen base mark (28) … Led the Aces to being ranked fourth in the nation, placing fifth at the 16U PGF Premier and first at 18U IFT Boulder … Three-time academic all-state … National Honors Society … Chose the Hokies over Minnesota and Bucknell.

Personal: Kate Ivaleen Kobayashi … Born May 22, 2001 … Daughter of Todd and Lisa Kobayashi … Sister of Quinn, Alyssa and Drew … Father, Todd, played baseball at Miami (Ohio) … Majoring in marketing.