Kinzie Hansen

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Lead, Hansen Johnny Bench Catcher of the Year

Photo by: USA Softball

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Norco, Calif.

Season	AVG	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG	BB	HBP	SO	OBP	SB	SBA	FLD%
2020	.413	24	24	75	20	31	6	0	4	26	.653	11	0	8	.472	0	0	1.000
2021	.438	60	58	178	54	78	9	0	24	66	.893	19	2	7	.495	0	0	.990
2022	.273	52	41	121	26	33	6	0	8	29	.521	7	2	11	.313	1	1	.993
2023	.409	49	44	137	36	56	7	1	13	57	.759	6	1	15	.438	4	4	.993
TOTAL	.387	185	167	511	136	198	28	1	49	178	.734	43	5	41	.434	5	5	.993

Career
2023 USA Softball Women’s National Team member (Japan All-Star Series) … 2023 Johnny Bench Award winner for Best College Softball Catcher … 2023 NFCA First Team All-American … 2023 All-Big 12 First Team … 2023 WCWS All-Tournament Team … 2023 NFCA All-Central Region First Team … 2022 USA Softball Women's National Team member (World Games, Japan All-Star Series) ... 2021 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team selection … 2021 NFCA Second Team All-American … 2021 NFCA First Team All-Central Region … 2021 Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player … 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team selection … 2021 Big 12 All-Academic First Team honoree.

Record Book
Tied a single-game program record for hits with five vs. UTEP (2/11/21) ... Ranks 10th in program history with 49 career home runs (through 2023).

2023 (Senior)
Played in 49 games and made 44 starts at catcher or designated player after missing the first two weeks of the season due to injury … Hit .409 with 13 home runs, seven doubles and a triple, bringing in 57 runs … Her average of 1.16 RBIs/game ranked seventh in the country … Slugged .759 and held an on-base percentage of .438 … Stole four bases on four attempts and drew six walks, striking out only 15 times … Was exceptional behind the plate at catcher, holding a .993 fielding percentage … Hit .357 in the WCWS to earn All-Tournament honors, hitting one home run, one double and bringing in four runs while being perfect behind the plate at catcher … Helped send the Sooners to OKC with a dramatic three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning with two outs in Game 2 of Super Regionals vs. Clemson … Had a pair of multi-home run games on the year vs. No. 1 UCLA (2/26) and No. 16 Kentucky (3/3) … Registered an exceptional performance in the game vs. Kentucky, going 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs, three runs scored and a career-high seven RBIs … Registered single-season high three hits in two games (vs. Kentucky, 3/3; vs. Weber State, 3/18).

2022 (Junior)
Played in 52 games, making 41 starts primarily at catcher … Batted .273 with eight home runs, six doubles and 29 RBIs, slugging .521 on the season … Drew seven walks on the year and stole one base on one attempt … Held a .993 fielding percentage, making 253 putouts at catcher to go with 17 assists and just two errors … Hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning of Game Two of the WCWS Championship Series vs. Texas, finishing the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored (6/9) … Had a clutch double in Game Two of the Bedlam series, bringing in three runs vs. OSU (5/6) … Hit a two-run homer in game three of OU’s series vs. Texas (4/16) … Homered in back-to-back games at Texas Tech, batting in a combined three runs (4/9-10) … Hit a solo homer in OU’s dramatic 10-inning win over No. 17 Tennessee at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (2/26) … Homered and brought in a pair of runs in a 2-for-3 performance vs. No. 10 Arizona at the MNCC (2/26) … Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a win over LBSU at the MNCC (2/25) … Had a season-high two doubles in OU’s win over CSU-Fullerton at the MNCC (2/25) … Homered, drew a pair of walks and brought in three runs in a run-rule win at Houston (2/19) … Homered in the season opener at UC-Santa Barbara, finishing 3-for-4 with three runs scored (2/10).

2021 (Sophomore)
Started 58 of OU’s 60 games, primarily at catcher or first base … Batted .438 with 24 home runs, nine doubles and 66 RBIs … Her 24 home runs ranked fifth in the country … Slugged .893 and held an on-base clip of .495, drawing 19 walks to just seven strikeouts on the season … Was a force behind the plate, registering 279 putouts and 21 assists to just three errors (.990 FLD%), caught five runners stealing and allowed just three to steal on her … Had 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games … Went on a 15-game hit streak and 16-game reached base streak from May 14 vs. Baylor through season’s end vs. FSU (6/10) … Batted .357 in the Women’s College World Series with three home runs, one double and eight RBIs … Hit a home run in game one of the championship series vs. FSU (6/8) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs vs. UCLA (6/5) … Went 2-for-4 with a one-run home run in the Super Regional final vs. Washington (5/29) … Hit a double and batted in a pair of runs vs. Morgan State in the Norman Regional opener (5/21) … Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Tournament following a combined five home runs in three games, batting in eight runs … Had consecutive games with two home runs vs. Baylor and Texas Tech (5/14) … Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and runs batted in at Louisiana Tech (4/10) … Hit a homer in a 2-for-2, three RBI performance vs. Kansas (4/1) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the finale vs. Iowa State (3/28) … Hit a pair of home runs in a 2-for-2, three RBI game vs. Liberty (3/14) … Had home runs in three straight games vs. Missouri, Sam Houston and UT Arlington (3/7-10), including four RBIs vs. Mizzou … Launched two home runs and had a career-high five RBIs vs. UTEP (2/12) … Hit two homers in the season opener with a program-record tying five hits (5-for-5), three RBIs and three runs scored.

2020 (Freshman)
Started all 24 games for OU, 22 at first base and one start a piece at catcher and designated hitter … Led the Sooners with 26 RBI, ranked second on the team with 31 H and 11 walks and fourth on the squad in batting average, finishing the year hitting .413 … Hit four home runs on the year, slugging .653 and finished with an OB % of .472 … Also exceptional in the field, finishing with a perfect fielding percentage and 152 putouts at first … Had nine two-hit games on the year and two games with three hits to go with five games with multiple RBIs … Went an impressive 3-for-3 with two home runs vs. North Texas (2/29), one being her first career grand slam, batting in a career-high five runs in the game … Finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs vs. Northern Iowa (2/14), hitting the walk-off run-rule home run in a 10-2 victory … Started her OU career strong at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (2/6-8), going 3-4 vs. Long Beach State with three RBIs and two doubles and 2-for-5 with four RBIs in her collegiate debut.

High School
A product of Norco High School ... As a junior, the right-handed catcher was named a first-team All-American, the CIF MVP, the league MVP and the Press Enterprise Softball Player of the Year behind a .596 batting average, 31 hits, 29 RBIs, 11 runs scored, four home runs and a .992 fielding percentage ... Earned all-league athletic and academic honors in all three of her seasons at Norco and all-state recognition twice, leading her team to the CIF Championship in 2018.

Travel Ball
Played with the OC Batbusters coached by Mike Stith ... Helped her travel ball team to a national runner-up finish in 2018 alongside fellow signees Alanna Nelson-Thiede and Olivia Rains ... Ranked No. 6 nationally by Extra Innings and No. 18 by FloSoftball ... Finished the 2018 summer with a .460 batting average, 37 hits, 23 RBIs, 21 runs, 11 home runs and a .990 fielding percentage.

Personal
Daughter of Jason and Nicole Hansen ... Has one brother, Cole ... Aunt, Heather, played basketball at Cal State Fullerton and uncle, Casey, played football at Colorado ... Chose Oklahoma over Oregon and Washington.