Katie Laing Class: Senior Hometown: Tempe, AZ High School: Corona del Sol Height: 5-4 Position: Second Base/Shortstop Birthdate: 03/21/1986 Bats/Throws: R/R

AS A SENIOR (2008): Arguably one of the best middle infielders in Irish history ... team co-captain ... winner of Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph County Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award ... her 159 assists in 2008 set the program's single-season record ... she is first all-time in career assists with 483 ... her 55 doubles ranks first all-time as well ... 10th all-time with 16 home runs ... sixth in the books with 133 RBI ... first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All- District V honoree ... one of six Notre Dame student-athletes that earned the Byron V. Kanaley Award, the most prestigious honor presented to an Irish student-athlete ... earned the first BIG EAST Conference Softball player of the week honor for the 2008 season (Feb. 18) ... goes down in Irish history as the first player to record a hit and drive in a run at Melissa Cook Stadium, doing so against Villanova (April 13) ... recorded a team-best batting average (.429), slugging percentage (.714), on-base percentage (.500) and RBI total (4) over the four-game stretch at the Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 15-17) ... totaled 10 bases at the tournament and had multi-hit performances in a 6-5 loss to Western Kentucky (Feb. 16) and a 4-3 win over California (Feb. 17) in front of her hometown crowd ... against the Golden Bears, she recorded a two-run homer to put Notre Dame on the board early in the contest, and then knocked a walk-off double to drive in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning ... two doubles highlighted her 3-for-4 day at the plate and gave her the program's all-time career record by bringing her twobagger total to 50 during Notre Dame's win at UC Riverside (March 4) ... her record-setting double in the fifth inning traveled to left-center to score Beth Northway ... Laing also led the team with three RBI against the Aggies ... had two triples, two doubles and seven RBI at the Lowcountry Collegiate Softball Invitational (March 14-15), including four RBI against Charleston Southern on the tournament's opening day ... part of the league's weekly honor roll after finishing a perfect 2-for-2 at the dish against Western Michigan (March 18) and was the lone player on either team to record more than one hit in the game ... she singled in her first at-bat then belted a solo homer to deep centerfield during her second plate appearance ... copped the conference's player of the week award on April 17, the same week Brittney Bargar was tagged the league's top pitcher... it was the only time during the season that two teammates swept the awards ... she earned the honor for the second time with an explosive offensive output that helped Notre Dame improve to 22-10 overall and 5- 1 in BIG EAST play ... went 10-for-19 with 13 RBI, five runs, four home runs and one double for a .526 batting average and a 1.211 slugging percentage from April 2-6 ... also snagged two stolen bases ... she had four multi-hit and multi-RBI games on the week, including two homers and two RBI in a 12-1 win at Seton Hall (April 6) ... she was a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate in Notre Dame's 2-1 victory over Toledo (April 2), slamming one home run and one double for two RBI and a run scored ... as of April 10, 19 of her 39 hits had gone for extra-bases ... her 10 doubles, three triples, and six homers steered her towards a .676 slugging percentage ... at the time the mark ranked as the highest single-season average in school history, standing on top of Melanie Alkire's .665 mark set in 2000 ... heading into the home conference opener (April 9) she had racked up 39 RBI on 39 hits ... closed out her home career with a hit and two runs scored against Connecticut (April 27) ... helped Notre Dame post a 53-14-1 (.788) home record in her four seasons ... the 11-3-1 home record in 2008, aided by a sweep over UConn, secured the 19th overall - and 16th consecutive - season the Irish have won at least 10 home games in a season ... seven games after Ashley Ellis belted the first Irish grand slam of the season, Laing added the second slam with a seventhinning poke down the rightfield line at Syracuse (May 4) ... had 50 hits and 50 RBI in her final season ... hit .263 and scored 31 runs ... totaled 11 doubles, three triples and seven home runs ... boasted a .463 slugging percentage ... stole five bases.

AS A JUNIOR (2007): One of three team captains ... moved back to natural shortstop position ... second team all-BIG EAST selection ... had a pair of fourgame hit streaks and a season-best five-gamer from April 17-April 21 ... third on the team with 43 hits ... second with 11 doubles and 26 RBI ... had 60 total bases with a .375 slugging percentage ... helped glove nine double-plays ... swiped six stolen bases ... 11 multi-hit contests ... finished the season with a pair of sacrifice flies and six sacrifice bunts ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored and walk in the season opener against Auburn (Feb. 16) ... 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored against No. 9 Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... 1-for-3 against No. 17 California (Feb. 23) ... 2-for-4 with an RBI against UNLV (Feb. 24) ... her RBI-single in the eighth inning plated the game-winning run against the Runnin' Rebels ... tallied an RBI, scored a run, and stole a base against Jacksonville (March 2) ... scored a run and stole a base against Virginia (March 3) ... drove in the gamewinning run with a double against Eastern Kentucky (March 11) ... had a 2-for-3 afternoon with two runs scored as the leadoff batter against Fresno State at the Judi Garman Classic (March 16) ...walked and scored a run against No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (March 16) ... hit a double and drove in the winning run against IUPUI (March 22) ... finished 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI - including the game-winner - and scored once during a March 24 doubleheader against St. John's ... 3-for-6 with two runs scored, one stolen base and two RBI in the twinbill with Seton Hall (March 25) ... had a single and scored the game-tying run against Toledo (March 29) ... the Irish would go on to win the contest by a 4-1 margin ... had two hits, crossed the plate and accounted for an RBI when the Irish took two games from Pittsburgh (March 31) ... 4-for-7 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double over a two-game sweep versus Syracuse (April 1) ... in the opening game of the doubleheader with the Orange, she notched the first of her two three-hit games on the season ... drove in the game-winning run in the first of two games against Providence (April 14) with a double ... also scored a run against the Friars ... went 4-for-6 with four runs scored, a double, a home run and four RBI in helping Notre Dame sweep Western Michigan (April 17) ... had a 3- for-4 game with three RBI and three runs scored in the first game against the Broncos ... left the field 1- for-3 after driving in the game-winner against Ball State (April 18) ... doubled, drove in a run and scored once against Valparaiso (April 19) ... wrapped up the stat line with a 3-for-7 performance across a twogame stretch with an RBI and stolen base against South Florida (April 22) ... 1-for 2 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks against Loyola (May 1) ... had three hits in the doubleheader sweep of Rutgers (May 5) ... collected two hits, two RBI and two walks in the two games against Villanova (May 6) ... had two hits and a double against No. 25 Illinois State (May 18) in the NCAA Tournament, then scored twice after knocking two hits one day later against Wright State (May 19).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006): A second-team all- BIG EAST performer ... started all 63 games for the Irish ... third on team in sacrifice bunts (8) and stolen bases (8) ... had a team-high 205 at-bats ... on opening day, finished 2-for-2 with a run scored and one stolen base against BYU (Feb. 17) ... ended up 2-for- 4 with a run scored and a double against UNLV (Feb. 18) ... crushed her first home run of the season against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 19) ... also went 2- for-3 with an RBI against Florida International (Feb. 24) ... 2-for-3 with a double against No. 10 Arizona State (March 16) ... finished 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against No. 4 Texas (March 18) at the Judi Garman Classic ... 2-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI in game one of an April 1 doubleheader with Connecticut ... the Irish would go on to blank UConn, 9-0 ... drove in three runs and finished 2- for-3 in game two vs. Providence (April 2) ... 3-for- 5 with a run scored in the doubleheader vs. Eastern Michigan (April 4) ... 2-for-5 in game two at Syracuse (April 8), including two doubles and one RBI ... doubled to lead off the top of the 10th inning against the Orange then scored the game-winning run on teammate Carissa Jaquish's home run ... finished 2-for-5 with a run scored in game two at Pittsburgh (April 9) ... 2-for-3 with a two RBI, a triple and a double vs. Ball State (April 11) in Notre Dame's 6-0 win ... chipped in two hits and an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of DePaul (April 13) ... 1- for-3 with a double and RBI against Toledo (April 19) ... moved to the top of the lineup to sub for leadoff hitter Stephanie Brown in an April 23 date with Rutgers, and ended up 3-for-3 in game two against the Scarlet Knights with two doubles and two runs scored ... doubled in both of her first two at-bats against Valparaiso (April 27), driving in three runs and finishing the game 2-for-4 ... 3-for-4 with three singles and a run scored in game one at South Florida (April 29) ... 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored in game two against the Bulls ... 1-for- 4 with an RBI single in game two at No. 21 Louisville (May 1) ... finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI double vs. Loyola (May 2) ... cranked a three-run home run in the first inning of game one at Seton Hall (May 6), highlighting a 2- for-4 effort in the 4-3 Irish victory ... 2-for-3 with an RBI-double against Pittsburgh (May 14) in the BIG EAST Tournament ... 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored against Southern Illinois (May 20) in the NCAA Tournament ... had a pair of hits, two RBI and a run scored in the NCAA Tournament season finale against No. 11 Northwestern (May 21).

AS A FRESHMAN(2005): Started 59 of 61 games for the Irish ... began the year as the starting shortstop, but eventually developed into the team's top glove at second base ... earned first-team all-BIG EAST honors after torching conference pitchers for 15 RBI, three homers and a .333 batting average ... her overall numbers also earned her NFCA All- Mideast Region second team accolades ... tied current Irish assistant coach Lizzy Lemire's Notre Dame record for doubles in a season with 17 ... 2-for-2 with a double and run scored in Notre Dame's 2-1 loss to Seton Hall (May 14) in the BIG EAST Tournament ... 2-for-3 with two runs scored in game two of a May 1 doubleheader versus Syracuse ... 2- for-3 with two RBI and a double in the first of two games with St. John's (April 22) ... drove in Megan Ruthrauff with an RBI-double in Notre Dame's 2-1 extra-inning victory in game one at DePaul (April 19) ... her third consecutive game-winning hit came in the eighth inning of game two with UConn (April 17), driving in Megan Ciolli with a double to center field ... ended 2-for-2 with two doubles, an RBI and run scored against the Huskies in the nightcap ... before that contest, she posted another game-winning hit with a solo home run to lead off the second inning in game one at Connecticut, keying Notre Dame's 2-0 victory ... hit the game-winning double in the top of the seventh at Providence (April 16) to complete Notre Dame's come-from-behind victory ... 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in game two at Pittsburgh (April 9) ... launched her second home run of the year in game one at Pittsburgh, wrapping up the contest 1- for-3 at the plate with two RBI and a sacrifice fly ... hit her first career home run, which would prove to be the game-winner, in the second inning of game two at Villanova (April 4) in Notre Dame's 2-0 win ... went 2-for-3 and crossed the plate twice in the doubleheader opener against the Wildcats ... kick-started Notre Dame's eleventh-inning rally against Western Michigan with a one-out single, eventually scoring the tying run ... Notre Dame would win, 2-1 ... 2-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a double vs. Oakland (March 20) ... 2-for-3 with a run scored vs. Marshall (April 19) ... 2-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI vs. Nevada (April 11) ... 2-for-3 with a run scored and one stolen base at Hawaii (April 9) to spurt the Irish to a 9-1 win in only five innings ... 1- for-2 with a sacrifice, RBI and run scored vs. Campbell (March 9) to open the Hawaii Spring Fling ... 2-for-2 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 4-2 victory over No. 19 Florida (Feb. 13) ... tallied her first career hit - a double - against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 12), and would later score in Notre Dame's 2-0 win.

THE LAING FILE: Four-year letterwinner at Corona del Sol (Tempe,Ariz.) ... helped the team win the Central Region Championship on three straight occasions (2002-04) while claiming the Marcos/McClintock Tournament championship four consecutive times ... won the Class 5A state championship in 2003 as a teammate of former Irish standout Stephanie Brown ... named Corona del Sol's Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Inspirational Player in 2004 ... earned Arizona Republic all- Arizona second-team accolades as a senior ... named to the 5A first-team infield by the Arizona Tribune ... nominee for the Corona del Sol Student-Athlete of the Year in 2004 ... a nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman in 2003 ... member of the California Worth Firecrackers Gold ASA team, which finished third at the 2003 National Tournament ... also played junior varsity and freshmen volleyball ... highly active in extracurricular activities and community service ... member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and the Key Club ... daughter of Barbara and Greg Laing ... oldest of two children ... has a younger sister,Taylor ... born March 21, 1986, in Phoenix, Ariz. ... member of Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program for Student Athletes ... graduated from the Mendoza College of Business and the College of Arts & Letters with a pair of degrees in marketing and psychology.