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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Softball - Virginia

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SOFTBALL

Katie Kutz

Right-handed pitcher
BISHOP O'CONNELL HS
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.45

ERA

109

Innings Pitched

.557

Batting Average

46

RBI
“Katie is arguably the best high school pitcher and all-around athlete that I have seen. The thing that makes Katie a standout is obviously her velocity, throwing consistently in the high 60s, low 70s. Of course, the speed helps intimidate batters, but she also has the ability to pick a batter’s weakness and locate her pitches on demand.”
Rita Horning Rahl
Head Coach - head coach of Elizabeth Seton High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior right-handed pitcher led the Knights to a 21-0 record and both the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division I tournament titles this past season. Kutz compiled a 19-0 mark in the circle with a 0.45 earned run average, striking out 268 batters while allowing just 24 hits in 109 innings. Ranked as the nation’s No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2023 by Extra Inning Softball, she batted .557 with 13 home runs, 46 RBI and a 1.177 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Kutz has maintained a weighted 4.44 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at Oklahoma State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A professional bodybuilder after earning her pro card by winning the Viking Classic in Minnesota last October, Kutz has volunteered locally distributing food to people in need, and she has donated her time as a youth softball coach.