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Micaela Kastor

Pitcher/shortstop
OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.60

ERA

55

Hits Allowed

151.1

Innings Pitched

11

Home Runs
“The hype Micaela has is legit. Her mound presence and confidence is amazing. And then she backs that up with a 65-plus mph fastball and a rise ball that is just devastating. As for hitting, she is the complete hitter. She hits for average or just plain hits bombs.”
Bryan Matney
Head Coach - head coach of Newbury Park High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior right-handed pitcher and shortstop led the Lions to a 34-1 record and the Southern California Regional Division I Tournament championship this past season. Kastor compiled a 25-1 record in the circle with a 0.60 earned run average and striking out 255 batters while allowing just 55 hits and 23 walks in 151.1 innings pitched. Ranked as the nation’s No. 27 recruit in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball, she batted .513 with 11 home runs, 40 runs scored, 39 runs batted in and a 1.018 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Kastor has maintained a weighted 4.21 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kastor has volunteered as a peer tutor and with the Special Olympics. She has also donated her time locally as a youth softball coach and lifeguard.