2021 - Junior Season - Remained one of the nation’s most feared sluggers while securing second-team All-American accolades … Also was a first-team All-Region and All-State selection while garnering second-team All-League nods … Slotted 18th in the NCAA with 11 home runs … Her .810 slugging percentage also ranked sixth in school history and placed her in the top-50 nationally … Stood first in the conference with 38 RBI … Consistently reached base in a variety of ways while ranking first in the league with 32 walks and 12 hit-by-pitches … Both of those totals placed her in the top-five in program history … Her .558 on-base percentage also ranked fourth in school lore and 34th in the NCAA during the 2021 campaign … Reached base safely in each of her first 21 appearances of the season … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Player of the Week on March 8 after posting a .622 on-base-percentage in the first 10 games of the year … Registered nine multi-hit efforts during the season, including three-hit showcases against Salisbury on March 6, Randolph-Macon on April 14, and Mary Washington during the league tournament on May 8 … Also had two hits against the Eagles in the first game of the playoffs on May 6 before adding a home run and three RBI in the championship bout against Salisbury on May 8 … Named to the Coast-to-Coast Conference All-Tournament Team for her postseason performance … Continued her surge in the playoffs with a home run against No. 1 Texas Lutheran in the NCAA Regionals on May 22 … Flashed her power with a home run in both ends of a doubleheader against No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan on March 17, including a grand slam in the opening game … Reached base safely in all four of her plate appearances while launching a three-run home run against William Peace on March 3 … Worked 24 total walks in her first 24 appearances of the season … Came back with three more free passes in a win against Bridgewater on April 28 … One of only two Captains to start all 42 games during the season … Started 33 games at third base, seven at first, and two at DP … Ranked second in the league with 64 assists and posted a pristine 1.000 fielding percentage during conference action … Had a run of 43 consecutive chances without an error from March 7 - April 1 … Played a role in six double plays during the season, which ranked second among all players in the league … Also garnered Academic All-Conference nods for her success in the classroom.
2020 - Sophomore Season - Continued stockpiling awards while garnering second-team All-State accolades … Led the conference with a .488 batting average and slotted second in the league in slugging percentage (.829) and on-base percentage (.551) … Batted in the cleanup position in all 13 games while leading the team with 20 hits and 16 RBI … Ranked fourth in the league with four home runs … Posted three hits, including a home run, in victories over Emory & Henry on February 23 and Rowan on March 1 … Also went deep in wins against Piedmont on February 28 and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 6 … Reached base safely in 12 of her 13 appearances, including seven multi-hit efforts … Kicked off the year with a hit in seven straight games, including a 2-for-3 showcase in the opener at Roanoke on February 22 … Flashed some leather during the season as well while compiling a .982 fielding percentage at first base … Had a season-high 17 chances against Piedmont on February 28, which equaled the single-game program record … Her 16 putouts in that contest also marked the fourth-highest total in school history
2019 - Freshman Season - Shattered records while orchestrating one of the most incredible debut campaigns in Christopher Newport athletics history ... Honored as the NFCA National Rookie of the Year ... Also was a first-team All-American while picking up first-team All-Conference and All-Region accolades ... Became just the second player in conference history to be named both the CAC Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season ... Also was celebrated as the VaSID Rookie of the Year while garnering second-team All-State nods ... Blasted 19 home runs, which equaled the NCAA freshman record ... That total also set new single-season marks for the school and conference ... Also established a new school standard with a stellar .895 slugging percentage, while her 62 RBI marked the second-highest total by a Captain ... Led the league in home runs, slugging percentage, and RBI ... Finished second in the NCAA in both home runs and RBI while placing among the top-10 in slugging percentage and total bases ... Posted a .391 batting average while collecting 16 multi-hit games ... Laced three hits, including a pair of home runs, against No. 13 Lynchburg on March 14 ... Had two home runs in four games during the year after also launching a pair of bombs against Roanoke on March 17, Southern Virginia on March 30, and Frostburg State on April 28 ... Homered in four straight games from April 14-19, which established a new program record ... Went deep in three straight at bats from April 27-28, which also set a new school standard ... Clocked a grand slam in a victory over Shenandoah on March 10 ... Had a three-hit game against Frostburg State on April 6 ... Pieced together a 13-game hitting streak from March 2-17, which included seven multi-hit games ... Honored as the CAC and NFCA National Player of the Week on March 18 to cap off that run ... Wrapped up her season with a pair of home runs during the NCAA Tournament after going yard against Staten Island during the Regionals on May 10 before adding another blast against Randolph-Macon on May 18 during the Super Regionals ... Knocked in at least two runs in 16 games and scored at least twice in seven of her appearances ... Showed off her versatility in the field, starting 23 games at third base and 12 at first ... Also appeared in nine games as the designated player.
At Western Branch - Was a three-year varsity starter with the Bruins … Secured first-team All-District and honorable mention All-Region accolades as a senior … Led the squad in home runs, including three in a single game, while serving as a team captain in 2018 … Named the Western Branch Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018 … Was a perennial All-Conference selection.
Personal - Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hasty is the daughter of Brad and Stacey Hasty … Has two younger sisters, Jacquelyn and Ryleigh … Her father played baseball at CNU … David Ortiz is her favorite athlete, and Ed Sheeran is her favorite musician … Her dream vacation would be a trip to Rome … Augustus Caesar is the person in history she would most like to meet … “The Parent Trap” is her favorite movie, and “Friends” is her favorite TV show … Aspires to become a doctor of sports medicine … Majoring in biology.
