Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Montana

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SOFTBALL

Kathryn Emmert

Right-handed pitcher
CAPITAL HS
HELENA, MONTANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.90

ERA

114

Innings Pitched

195

Strike Outs
“Kathryn just seemed to get so much more dominant as the year progressed. We saw her twice and she flat-out dominated us in both games. I watched her multiple times in the state tourney, and she had added a pitch to her arsenal that made her darn near unhittable at times.”
Ryan Schulte
Head Coach head coach at Helena High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior right-handed pitcher led the Bruins to a 23-4 record and the AA state championship this past season. Emmert compiled a 19-3 record with a 1.90 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 114 innings pitched, averaging 1.71 strikeouts per inning. The Western AA Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference, she struck out 13 in the state championship game, a 3-2 win over Glacier in eight innings. 

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Academic Achievement

Emmert has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Carroll College, where she will play soccer, beginning in the fall.

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Exemplary Character

Emmert has volunteered locally at St. Peter’s Health, a community hospital, and at a food bank, where she collects donations and delivers food boxes. She has also donated her time to the “Paint the State” project, an initiative through the Montana Meth Project, painting murals to communicate the risks of methamphetamine use.