21 Katie Gordon
Katie Gordon
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Beebe, Ark.
  • Position:
    SS/2B
  • Year:
    SO
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Harding University

Bio

Awards

  • 2019 AMC Newcomer of the Year
  • 2019 All-AMC First-Team selection
  • 2019 AMC All-Academic Team
  • 2x AMC Player of the Week (March 18 & April 22, 2019)

Career Highs

  • At-Bats: 5, twice; most recent @ Williams Baptist (3/26/19)
  • Hits: 5 @ Park (3/17/19)
  • Doubles: 2, twice; most recent vs. St. Louis College of Pharmacy (3/28/19)
  • Triples: 1, twice; most recent @ Freed-Hardeman (3/12/19)
  • Home Runs: 1, 10 times; most recent vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (4/20/19)
  • Runs Scored: 4 @ Park (3/17/19)
  • RBI: 5 @ Ecclesia (4/2/19)
  • Walks: 1, five times; most recent @ Ecclesia (4/2/19)
  • Steals: 2, four times; most recent vs. Columbia (4/19/19)
  • Hitting Streak: 22 (3/22-5/1/19)

2019 (sophomore)

  • AMC Newcomer of the Year
  • AMC first team selection
  • AMC All-Academic Team
  • Twice named AMC Player of the Week (April 22nd & March 18th)
  • Led the AMC in RBIs (54) and hits (71), and finished second in batting average (.425), runs scored (49), & total bases (119), third in slugging (.713), tied for fourth in home runs (10), fourth in steals (19) and seventh in doubles (14)
  • Homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in three to complete a doubleheader sweep over Hannibal-LaGrange (4/20)
  • Tied a season-high, stealing two bases for the fourth time, with a hit and an RBI in win over Columbia (4/19)
  • Had two hits, including a solo home run, her third straight game with a homer, and scored twice in a win over Ozarks (4/16)
  • Had three hits, two runs scored, a home run, her eighth, and two RBIs in win over Ozarks (4/16)
  • Had two hits, including a solo home run, against Lyon (4/6)
  • Homered and drove in a season-high five runs in a win @ Ecclesia (4/2)
  • Tied a season-high with two doubles and drove in a run in a win vs. St. Louis College of Pharmacy (3/28)
  • Tied a season-high with five at-bats and also tied a season-high with two steals in a win @ Williams Baptist (3/26)
  • Began a season-high 22-game hitting streak with a run scored in a win @ Missouri Baptist (3/22)
  • Recorded just the fourth five-hit game in program history, going 5-5 with four runs scored, two doubles, all of which were season highs, tied a season-high with two steals and recorded two RBIs in a win @ Park (3/17)
  • Had two hits and recorded a triple in each end of a doubleheader sweep against Freed-Hardeman (3/12)
  • Stole two bases while going 2-2 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI in win over Harris-Stowe State (3/10)
  • Began a streak of nine-straight games with an RBI, driving in a run against Grand View (3/1)
  • Hit her first home run as a Mustang, a two-run shot, vs. Baker (2/17)
  • Notched first career double and RBI as a Mustang vs. Truett-McConnell (2/1)

2018 (freshman)

  • Played in 58 games for Harding University
  • Finished the season batting .262 with 24 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, three home runs & 20 RBIs plus 18 steals in 19 attempts

Personal

  • Born on April 1, 1999
  • Daughter of Jude & Shannon Gordon

Favorites

  • Food: Sushi
  • Candy: Sour Patch Kids
  • Sports Experience: Winning MVP in the Arkansas High School All-Star game
  • Vacation Place: Panama City
  • Number: 21
  • TV Show/Streaming Show: Shameless
  • Influential Person in Your Life: dad
  • Sports Movie: 42
  • Musician: Demi Lovato