Hall of Fame

Katie Bradford LEC Hall of Fame Head Shot

Katie Bradford

  • Class
    2012
  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Softball
Katie Bradford starred as a forward on the soccer pitch and at shortstop on the softball diamond at Keene State College from 2007-2012. 

Bradford was a two-time major award recipient and a three-time First Team All-Little East Conference selection as a member of the women’s soccer program. She was named the LEC Rookie of the Year in 2007, and LEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 after scoring 19 goals with a program-record 16 assists, a total that still tops the program’s single-season leader list. Her 19 goals that season were the third-most in program history, while her 54 points placed her second - she remains in those positions to this day. 

Bradford finished her soccer career as still is the program’s all-time leader in goals (67) and points (164), while also topping the Owls’ single-season (six) and career (19) lists for game-winning goals. She finished her career ranked third in the program’s career assists list with 30.

Bradford led Keene State to the 2009 LEC regular season title and a runner-up finish in that season’s conference tournament. KSC captured back-to-back ECAC Division III Championships in 2009 and 2010.  

On the softball field, Bradford was a hard hitting shortstop who batted .331 with 147 hits, 110 runs scored and 98 RBI in 146 games played. She earned Second Team All-LEC honors in 2012 after batting a team-best .421 with 53 hits, 30 runs scored and 22 RBI. Her hit total and batting average from that campaign place her 12th and 15th respectively on the program’s single-season leader list. 

Bradford led Keene State on a magical run to the NCAA tournament in 2012 after earning an at-large selection.The Owls defeated No. 14 Cortland State twice at the NCAA Regionals before falling one game short of the programs' first ever trip to the Division III World Series. 

Bradford appears on a host of Keene State all-time lists for softball, including runs scored (sixth), RBI (eighth), home runs (14, ninth) hits (15th) and batting average (19th). Her 41 RBI (second) and 40 runs scored (eighth) in 2010 rank her in the top-10 in a single-season in program history. 

Bradford earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Keene State in 2012, and was inducted into the KSC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.