Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Iowa

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SOFTBALL

Carly Goodwin

Right-handed pitcher
SIGOURNEY HS
SIGOURNEY, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.19

ERA

144.2

Innings Pitched

325

Strike Outs

.433

Batting Average
“She is, hands-down, the best pitcher we have faced in my coaching career. With her speed and ball movement, it’s hard to get a run on the scoreboard.”
Kortney Denkman
Head Coach head coach at Wilton High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Savages to a 27-5 record and a fifth-place finish in the Class 1A state tournament. Goodwin led the state with a 0.19 ERA while compiling a record of 23-3 with 325 strikeouts to just seven walks in 144.2 innings pitched. She also batted .433 with 41 RBI while earning 1A First-Team All-State honors. 

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Academic Achievement

Goodwin has maintained a 3.39 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The Student Council Vice President at her school, Goodwin has volunteered locally with Toys for Tots, providing Christmas gifts for needy families, in addition to donating her time as part of clothing and blood-donation drives. She has also served as an instructor at youth basketball and softball camps.