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Katie Dack-Howell

Catcher
ROCK CANYON HS
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

.583

Batting Average

14

Home Runs

26

RBIs
“Katie is as close to impossible to get out as any hitter I’ve ever faced. Behind the dish, she’s the best our state has seen in a while.”
Alan DiGiosio
Head Coach head coach at Chaparral High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior catcher led the Jaguars (16-2) to the Class 5A quarterfinals this past season. Dack-Howell batted .583 with 14 home runs, 26 RBI and an OPS of 2.218. A three-time First Team All-State honoree, she was also the two-time Continental League Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Dack-Howell has maintained a 3.63 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Texas A&M University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Dack-Howell wrote letters to support COVID-19 caregivers and front line workers during the pandemic and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth softball programs and cancer awareness initiatives.