As a Senior (2014): Saw action in 28 games with eight starts, as five came in right field and three as designated player...Completed the season with 10 runs, two hits, four walks and a stolen base...Earned first start of season at designated player at Florida Gulf Coast (2/9)...Earned first-career hit versus Robert Morris (2/14) while also garnering two runs and a walk...Notched a pair of walks and a run against UC Davis (2/15)...Added runs in games against No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette (4/5) and No. 9 Kentucky (4/22)...Posted a hit and run in game three against No. 20 South Alabama (4/27).
As a Junior (2013): Played in 13 games with two starts before suffering season-ending injury...Finished the season with seven runs and three walks...Scored a run in her first two games of action against Western Michigan (2/23) and Campbell (3/2)...Had a walk against SEMO (3/21)...Scored two runs and had two walks in start as designated player in game two at No. 25 South Alabama (3/29)...Posted a run in rubber-match win against the Jaguars (3/30)...Added a run in each win against Middle Tennessee (4/3) and Samford (4/10).
As a Sophomore (2012): Played in 25 games off the bench ... Stole two bases on the season against Southern Utah (Feb. 17) and Tennessee-Martin (March 4) ... Scored nine runs on the year.
As a Freshman (2011): Appeared in 52 games her freshman campaign...A fierce base runner for the Lady Toppers, Gooch tallied 20 runs and stole 10 bases, second on the team in stolen bases.
High School: A three-year starter from Wilson Central High School in Lebanon, Tenn...As a junior she led her team to the state tournament for the first time in school history...She also received the Golden Glove Award and was selected to the All-District 9AAA team...She led the team in stolen bases, triples, hits and batting average...Named 2010 MVP, All-Region Team, All-Midstate First Team and All-Tournament Team in 2010.
Personal: Born April 25, 1992 in Nashville, Tenn...The daughter of Rodney and Felicia Gooch...Majoring in chemistry at WKU...After graduation, she hopes to attend a pharmacy school...Her father played football at the University of Tennessee at Martin and her sister played softball at the University of Memphis.
