Katie Fleury Class: Sophomore Hometown: San Jose, CA High School: Archbishop Mitty Height: 5-5 Position: Infield Bats/Throws: R/R

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Showed signs of maturity from day one in an Irish uniform ... one of two Irish freshmen - joining Brianna Jorgensborg - to earn all-BIG EAST honors, taking a spot on the third team ... tied for league-high marks with 17 runs scored and two triples ... also had a hand in six double plays at shortstop ... the first hit of her career came in the opener against Utah (Feb. 15), a fourth-inning double to center that plated a run ... went 1-for-3 against Western Kentucky (Feb. 16) and scored once ... she was also hit by a pitch against the Hilltoppers, and would eventually come around to give Notre Dame a 3-1 lead on Christine Lux's sacrifice fly ... spoiled Amanda Scarborough's no-hitter when Notre Dame faced Texas A&M (Feb. 16) with her sixth-inning single to left ... drew a walk, laid down a sacrifice, and scored the game-winning run against California (Feb. 17) in the bottom of the seventh on Katie Laing's double ... finished 2-for-3 with a run scored against Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22) to start off the Aquafina Invitational ... drove in the deciding game-wining run against North Florida (Feb. 22) when she dropped a two-out single down the leftfield line to score Ashley Ellis from second base in the top of the fifth ... scored a run and put down a sacrifice bunt against Florida (Feb. 24) ... snapped a three-game hitting skid with a sneaky bunt past a charging Pacific (March 1) infield ... she would score the first of her two runs in that game when Katie Laing drove in the speedster with a double down the rightfield line ... had one hit and one sacrifice against UC Davis (March 1) ... scored twice and registered two hits against UC Riverside (March 4) ... singled with a sacrifice versus UCLA (March 7) ... began a five-game hitting streak with a single against Virginia Tech (March 8) ... notched the game-winning RBI-single in the sixth inning against CS Fullerton (March 8) by driving a change-up into rightfield ... stroked her second double of the season against CS Northridge (March 9) ... also showed some silky leather work against the Matadors with four putouts as the Irish defense held CS Northridge scoreless over the final six innings of the game ... drew one walk, roped one hit, and scored once against Towson (March 14) ... fired in a 2-for-3 effort against Charleston Southern (March 14) that included three RBI and three runs scored ... both of those hits came in a 10-run third inning ... also swiped one base in that game ... was walked twice in a March 15 meeting with Campbell ... drove in one run with a double while adding a sacrifice against Towson (March 15) ... filled the box score with two hits in three at-bats against Charleston Southern (March 15), chipping in two RBI and one run with a stolen base ... drew one walk, stole a base, and scored during an 8-0 win over IUPUI (March 26) in the home opener ... scored once at DePaul (March 30) in Notre Dame's 2-0 win over the Blue Demons ... also chalked a hit, stole one base, and drew a walk in that game with DePaul ... went 4-for-7 with two RBI and four runs scored during a doubleheader at Seton Hall (April 5) ... plated a pair of runs on two hits against Rutgers (April 14) ... in fact, her home run in game two with the Scarlet Knights was the first of her career and the first set out of Melissa Cook Stadium by an Irish batter ... she also scored the first run in stadium history one day earlier against Villanova (April 13) ... homered against Wisconsin (April 16) and filled the stat line with two hits in two atbats, added two runs and drove in two more ... she was also walked twice and had two assists in that game ... her two-run homer in the fourth inning against the Badgers was the third dinger in the frame to set a new school record and helped Notre Dame overcome a 5-0 deficit to post an 11-5 win ... in game two at South Florida (April 20), laced a double and scored once while adding an RBI ... had multi-hit efforts at Purdue (April 22) and against Providence (April 26) ... also stole a careerhigh two bags against the Boilermakers ... sparked an 12-game hitting streak versus Loyola-Chicago (April 24) that lasted into the NCAA Tournament ... had three hits and scored three runs for the Irish and fell just a double short of fulfilling the cycle in the opening contest of NCAA Regional action against Kent State (May 16) ... Fleury singled, tripled and recorded her fourth home run of the season ... she was also joined in the home run department by Christine Lux and Linda Kohan, with each of the three home runs coming in the game's third inning ... it was the second time in school history the Irish hit three home runs in the same inning - a feat last accomplished exactly one month prior against Wisconsin (April 16) by the same trio ... recorded at least four putouts on three occasions this season and assisted five times in four games ... third on team with a .295 batting average ... tied for team lead with 10 stolen bases ... led Irish with 44 runs scored ... boasted a .463 slugging percentage, .415 on-base percentage, 52 hits, 31 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and 77 total bases ... played and started in each of Notre Dame's 61 contests.

THE FLEURY FILE: Played four seasons of high school ball at Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) ... led Archbishop Mitty to four West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) championships, three Central Coast Section (CCS) championships and three D2 state championships ... concluded her prep career with an overall record of 100-20, including a 27-1 record with a No. 3 national ranking her senior season ... garnered three first-team all-league, three first-team all-CCS, three all-metro, and three all-state honors in her four seasons ... named the Northern California Athlete of the Week (May 18) during the 2007 season ... spent her summers playing for the Sorcerer 18U Gold squad, with whom she banged out a .425 average with four homers, five triples, nine doubles and 40 RBI in 2006 ... in 2005, Fleury was among the top-40 softball players in the nation chosen to participate in the Futures Adidas Invitational in Las Vegas ... also a standout field hockey player ... guided high school field hockey squad to three Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) titles and three CCS titles... a three-time first-team all-league and all-CCS selection and racked in the league's Junior and Senior of the Year titles in 2006 and 2007, respectively ... earned softball team's scholastic award as a senior ... also copped Archbishop Mitty's scholar athlete of the year award, and was honored as the Cal-Hi Sports scholar athlete of the year in 2007 ... born March 16, 1989 ... daughter of Tim and Dani Fleury ... has one brother, Scott ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.