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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Softball - Connecticut

Gatorade Player of the year

Kat Gallant

Right-handed pitcher
MASUK HS
MONROE, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.72

ERA

125.2

Innings Pitched

.494

Batting Average

5

Home Runs
“Kat Gallant is the most dominating pitcher that we faced. She has great movement on her pitches, she mixes speeds—up to the mid 60s—and she seems to be able to put the ball exactly where she wants to. Her ability to hit is equally as impressive.”
Megan Lane
Head Coach head coach at Brookfield High

Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-10 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Panthers (24-1) to the Class L state tournament semifinals. Gallant owned an 18-1 record with a 0.72 ERA through 25 games, striking out 267 batters in 125.2 innings pitched, while walking just 31. She also batted .494 with five home runs and 34 RBI. The GameTimeCT Player of the Year in 2021, she was also a First Team All-State selection and MVP of last year’s Class L state championship game.

Academic Achievement

Gallant has maintained a weighted 4.83 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Villanova University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Gallant has served as an elementary school teaching assistant and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth softball programs and a food pantry.