Coach Peck says:"Katie filled a very important role for us off the bench last year. We spent most of the fall working with her in the outfield after she spent last year at second base, and she always provides a vocal presence. With more consistency at the plate, Katie will play a key role again this season. She is a smart player who understands the game well. We are looking for her to continue her progress and contribute in a variety of ways this spring."

2007: Played in 16 games last season, started seven. ...Scored five runs. ...Had one hit against Belmont March 17 that produced her only RBI of the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Sarasota High...named team MVP as a sophomore...earned the team's Pitcher's Award as a junior, and the Defensive Player Award as a senior...also earned the team's Leadership Award as a senior...competed for the Sarasota Quicksilver club team who were the 2006 Florida State Champs.

Personal: Majoring in Mass Communications with a minor in Journalism...Sports editor for school newspaper. ...Career goal of becoming an anchor on ESPN SportsCenter..Hobbies include getting pedicures, going to the beach, muddin, watching Trucks Gone Wild, slip n' slides, eating Superman ice cream, going to the rope swing, and looking for doves...Enjoys watching SportsCenter, Sharkweek, and Oprah....Favorite singers are Tim McGraw and Jack Johnson...Enjoys eating tacos, and her favorite movies are Empire Records, The Notebook, and Mean Girls...Would like to one day go to Australia and surf with the sharks...Says even though she loves muddin and camping, she is definitely a beach girl...Believes that no one knows how much she actually likes it when her roommate turns on the Disney Channel...Her nickname is Chief Little Hand...cites her iggest sports thrill as watching Kellie Sirus get a line drive to the face that broke her nose...Believes the best thing about Lady Bison softball is "the cult-like atmosphere!"...Most admires her parents for "always doing everything they could to make sure I succeeded, even if it made it harder on them"...Played high school softball with Lady Bison Kellie Sirus..Chose Lipscomb because her youth minister went here and because of the DI softball program...Has one sister, Niki (21)...Parents are Ken Haab and Donna Ham...Kaitlynn Victoria Haab was born on Oct, 23, 1987 in Margate, Fla.

Haab File:

Nickname: Chief Little Hand
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite tv show: SportsCenter, Shark Week, and Oprah
Hidden talent: I can fit my fist in my mouth
Pet peeve: Old people who drive in Sarasota
Country you most want to visit: Australia
Favorite singer/band: Tim McGraw and Jack Johnson
Person in history you would most like to meet: Oprah
Something no one knows about you: I actually like when my roommate turns on the Disney Channel
Superstition: I don't shower much
In a movie about your life, who would play you? Britney Spears
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite class at Lipscomb: Western Civ with Dr. Gaw, and Bible with Sam Smith
More of a country or city girl? I love muddin' and camping, but I'm definitely a beach girl
Favorite professional player: Jason Giambi
Favorite professional team: New York Yankees
If you didn't play softball, what other collegiate sport would you play? Soccer
Decided to attend Lipscomb because: My youth minister went here, and the D-I softball program
The first place you would take someone visiting Nashville for the first time: to the rope swing
Best thing about Lady Bison softball: the cult-like atmosphere!
Before every game I: go bow huntin'
Person you most admire and why: my parents for always doing everything they could to make sure I succeeded, even if it made it harder on them
Favorite quote: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It the life in your years."