Career: Two-time NFCA All-Region honoree...Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team selection...Finished career as all-time leader in batting average (.380), stolen bases (117) and stolen base attempts (129)...Ranked in the career top five in runs (130), hits (200), multi-hit games (55), hit streaks (13, twice) and on-base percentage (.421).
As a Senior (2014): Named to NFCA All-Region Third Team, First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and SBC All-Tournament Team...Named 2014 Preseason SBC Player of the Year...Set single-season records with a .442 batting average, 51 runs, 87 hits, 26 multi-hit games, 55 stolen bases and 58 stolen bases attempts...Ranked first in the nation in stolen bases with 0.96 per game...Also ranked 15th in batting average, 80th in runs per game (0.88), 63rd in sacrifice hits per game (0.21) and 125th in toughest to strikeout (15.2) amongst NCAA Division I players...Ranked first in the conference in batting average, hits, stolen bases and stolen bases attempts...Ranked in the top 10 of the league in on-base percentage, runs, triples, total bases, sac bunts, total plate appearances and at-bats...Opened the season with at least one hit in the first five games, including three in win over Georgetown (2/8)...Went 4-for-4 in back-to-back games with a pair of runs each against Robert Morris (2/14) and UC Davis (2/15) while posting two RBI and two stolen bases against the Aggies...Had a 13-game hitting streak from Canisius (2/21) to College of Charleston (3/9), posting a .468 average with 13 runs off of 22 hits during that time while going 16-of-18 in stolen bases...During the span, stole a career-high four bases in wins over Canisius (2/21) and Wright State (3/1) and had two hits along with a sac hit in 3-2 win at No. 2 Tennessee (3/8)...Notched three hits and a run in game two against Louisville (3/19)...Had her second 13-game hitting streak of the season dating from game three against Troy (3/23) to game two at ULM (4/12), tabbing a .558 average with 18 runs off of 24 hits, including three doubles and a triple, to go with a perfect 17-of-17 in swiped bags...During this span, went 4-for-4 against regional-rival Middle Tennessee (4/2), had a hit, run and two stolen bases in game three against No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette (4/6) and tallied a 3-for-4 effort at the plate with two runs, two RBI and three stolen bases in game two win against the Warhawks...Over the series at Georgia State (5/2-5/3), put down seven hits with two runs in final SBC regular-season games...Had a at least one hit in each SBC Tournament game, including a 2-for-2 performance with a run, sac hit and two stolen bases, including a steal of home base, against nationally-ranked Ragin[apos] Cajuns.
As a Junior (2013): Named to NFCA All-Region First Team, All-Conference First Team, SBC All-Tournament Team and Holiday Inn Hilltopper Classic All-Tournament Team...Ranked 19th in the nation in stolen bases per game with .62...Led the conference and team with 38 stolen bases, which is 17 more than the next highest in the SBC, and 44 stolen bases attempts, as WKU was first in the SBC in stolen bases...Led the team with a .378 batting average, 49 runs scored, 73 hits and three triples...Ranked in the top 10 in the league in triples (2), hits (3), batting average (4), runs scored (5) and on-base percentage (8)...Helped WKU rank 15th in the nation in triples and first in the league...Led the team with 22 multi-hit games, including a pair of games with four hits and six games with three...Went 4-for-4 with a double and triple plus two runs against Pittsburgh (2/23)...Scored three runs in final two games in series win at No. 15 Louisiana-Lafayette (3/9-10)...Had four hits, including two in game two, and two stolen bases in game one in series win at No. 25 South Alabama (3/29-30)...Combined for seven runs and six hits, including a 2-for-2 effort with three runs in game one and 3-for-3 effort with three runs in game two, in series sweep versus ULM (4/13-14)...Went 3-for-4 in each game of the doubleheader at Troy (4/20)...Recorded two hits at No. 10 Missouri (4/24)...Hit 3-for-4 at the plate with three stolen bases in game one against Middle Tennessee (5/3)...Went 4-for-4 with a triple in opening game of SBC Tournament against ULM (5/8)...Tabbed two hits and a stolen base in SBC Tournament Championship Game against No. 19 South Alabama (5/11)...Had a hit in each of the first three games of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (5/17-18).
As a Sophomore (2012): Started all 59 games at second base ... Second in the team in stolen bases with 17 ... Had two RBI against Southern Utah on Feb. 17 ... Went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs scored against Murray State in Hilltopper Spring Classic on Feb. 24 ... Had two hits and two RBI in WKU[apos]s 5-1 win over Bowling Green State on Feb. 25 ... Went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases against Georgia State on March 2 ... Had an RBI double in WKU[apos]s 5-4 win over South Alabama on March 18 ... Stole two bases and scored two runs in Lady Toppers[apos] 8-0 win over Troy on April 6 ... Drove in two runs in WKU[apos]s 3-0 win at Belmont on April 11 ... Ended season with six-game hitting streak, hitting .444 in Sun Belt Tournament.
As a Freshman (2011): Appeared in 35 games starting in two during her freshman campaign on the hill...A base runner for the Lady Toppers she also appeared at second base during the season...Watkins went one-for-four at the plate for a .250 batting average with 11 runs and seven stolen bases.
High School: A four-year starter for the Falcons at Florence High School...Watkins was named All-Area, All-Star and All-State during her career...Played for the Huntsville Sparks travel team.
Personal: Born October 27, 1992, in Florence, AL...The daughter of Herman Watkins, Jr.
