Kate Beckemeyer

#3 Kate Beckemeyer

Pos. OF/UT
B/T L/R
Ht. 5-7
Yr. So.
Hometown Forsyth, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Maroa-Forsyth (Parkland)

2021: Saw action in 36 games, including 31 starts - 22 in left field and nine in right field ... hit .222 (20-for-90) with five runs scored and four RBIs ... reached base in each of the season's first six games Feb. 12-27, picking up hits in five of those contests ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI in opener at Belmont Feb. 27 ... followed in nightcap by going 2-for-3 and scoring a career-high three runs in nightcap victory over the Bruins ... registered a double in series opener March 27 at Evansville ... scored a run in opener against Indiana State April 2 ... reached base twice April 21 at Loyola, going 1-for-2 with a walk ... had strong doubleheader against Drake April 25, picking up multiple hits in both contests as she went 4-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs on the day ... closed season by going 2-for-4 with an RBI in MVC Tournament action May 12 against Indiana State.

2020: Made 15 appearances in her first season at Valpo, starting 11 times - 10 times in right field and once as the DP ... hit .115 (3-for-26) with two runs scored and five RBIs ... earned first hit in a Valpo uniform and drove in first run in Feb. 9 win over UMass Lowell ... picked up a base hit in Feb. 15 win against Colgate ... drove in three runs via a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk in Feb. 29 win over Bethune-Cookman.

2019 (Parkland College): Hit .360 with 51 runs scored and 19 multi-hit games out of the leadoff spot in the order ... ranked among the top-40 overall in NJCAA Division II and second in Region 24 with 24 stolen bases while getting caught just three times ... second in the Region as well in runs scored and third with 22 walks ... posted a 6-6 record in the circle, including a shutout of no. 10 Heartland with seven strikeouts on March 23.

Prep: A two-time All-State honoree, receiving Second Team honors as a senior and Third Team accolades as a junior ... earned All-County and All-Conference recognition four times apiece ... ended career with a school-record 75 wins in the circle, including three 20-win campaigns ... holds program single-season records at the plate for hits (59, 2018), doubles (17, 2018) and triples (8, 2017) ... helped team capture regional titles as a freshman and as a senior ... team advanced to sectional championship game as a senior and tied program record with 27 victories ... also earned three varsity letters in basketball and two in volleyball ... class valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Jeff Beckemeyer ... major is civil engineering.