Florida State University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Softball Roster
Roster
Kaia Lopreste
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Fla.
- High School:
- Riverview
Senior (2023)
Completed seven putouts in Clearwater while earning her first RBI of the season with a single against Louisiana (2/19)…Recorded her first hit of the season with a single against Purdue (2/11)…Started the opening game against Lipscomb (2/9) and finished the weekend with seven putouts.
JUNIOR (2022)
Played in 19 games with five starts at the catcher position… finished the season with a .211 batting average (4-for-19)… had one double and one RBI on the season… finished with a perfect fielding percentage off 40 putouts and 3 assists… went 1-for-1 with a double against Loyola Chicago (2/12)… earned her only RBI of the season against Pitt (3/5).
SOPHOMORE (2021)
Appeared in 27 games with two starts during the 2021 season… she recorded a .208 batting average (5-for-24) with two doubles, four RBI and five runs scored… earned her first start of the season at Boston College (3/27) and went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored… entered the game off the bench at Syracuse (4/17) and went 1-for-1 with a double, an RBI and scored a run… started her second game of the season against NC State (5/1) and went 1-for-1… went 1-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Pittsburgh (5/8).
Freshman (2020)
Appeared in 20 games, including 14 starts at catcher, during the 2020 season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and posted a .304 batting average (14-for-46) with five doubles, a home run, eight RBI, two walks and six runs scored…the five doubles ranked second on the team…made her collegiate debut on February 7 against No. 1 Alabama…hit an RBI double and scored a run against Detroit Mercy on February 8…drove in a run on an RBI single as part of an eight-run inning versus Detroit Mercy (Feb 9)…reached on an error and scored a run on February 12 against Florida A&M…becamse the primary catcher after an injury to Anna Shelnutt on February 15…hit a double and drove in a pair of runs on February 28 against Kent State…went 2-for-2, including an RBI double on February 29 against No. 19 Baylor…had a pair of hits on the road at No. 21 Arkansas (Feb 29)…hit the first home run of her career against Longwood on March 6…batted 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored on March 8 against Detroit Mercy.
High School/Club
Attended Riverview High School…played on the Tampa Mustangs TJ Travel Team, where she posted a 238 RBIs and 22 homeruns over four seasons…won the New Jersey Tournament Championship and placed 3rd at PFG Premier with the Mustangs…earned a spot on the 2019 PGF All-American East team as well as three First Team All-State selections…holds the highest batting average within a single season for the Mustangs as well as in doubles…completed her high school career with a .514 batting average, 114 hits, and 95 RBIs.
