Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2015 [Junior]: Saw action in 48 games, and received the starting nod 44 times on the year ... posted a .252 batting average with 26 hits ... added six doubles with five homeruns and 29 runs batted in ... scored 18 times on the year ... finished the year with six multiple-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... went on a three game hit-streak during the season ... posted a .571 average after finishing the year going 4-for-7 with bases loaded ... knocked two RBIs on a double against Lindsey Wilson on March 1 ... posted three RBIs and scored a run in a 1-for-2 performance against William Penn on March 7 ... posted three consecutive multi-RBI games finishing picking up 8 total over the period, which was capped by a 2-for-2 performance against Mount Mercy on March 23 where she added four RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base ... finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Oregont Tech on May 23 ... picked up a 1-for-2 performance with an RBI against Concordia on May 26, that sent the team to the NAIA National Championship Game.

2014 [Sophomore]: Saw action in 40 games, starting 37 … posted a .229 batting average, collecting 22 hits in 96 at bats … finished with five doubles, two triples and a home run … had 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored … added three stolen bases … upped her averaged to .296 in Southern States Athletic Conference play … had seven of her eight extra-base hits against conference opponents … recorded a hit in her only pinch-hit appearance of the season … was 3 for 6 with the bases loaded … had nine two-out RBIs … recorded seven multi-hit games and three games with multiple RBIs … has a season-high five-game hitting streak … her first hit of the season was a grand slam against Missouri Baptist on March 10 … had two hits, including a triple, and two runs scored at Emmanuel on March 14 … was 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs against Coastal Georgia on April 5 … was 1 for 2 with a run scored and a stolen base in the NAIA National Championship game against William Carey on May 29.

2013 [Freshman]: Made 19 appearances for the Warhawks, including three starts at second base … tallied three hits in 16 at bats with three RBIs and three runs scored … stole her only base in her season debut against Thomas on Feb. 17 … had a two-run pinch-hit double against Talladega in Game 1 of a doubleheader on March 1 … added a RBI triple in the second game of the afternoon against the Tornadoes … had a single and a run scored at Faulkner on April 9 … also drew a pair of walks.

Prep: Graduated from Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala. … was a four-year letter winner in softball for the Senators under coach Dale Palmer … was a part of state championships during her freshman and senior seasons … the Senators won area and regional championships in each of her four seasons … in her senior season, team finished with a 63-7-1, including a state record 35-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 6.5 runs.

Personal: Full name is Kaitlyn Marie Brinkman … born on March 29, 1994 … is the daughter of John and Melissa Brinkman … has an older sister, Brittany, and a younger brother, Matthew … is majoring in special education.