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Jersey Number 31
Kate Ryan
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-3
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
- High School:
- Buffalo Grove
2025 (Sophomore)
- Played in six games and pitched 9.0 innings.
- Recorded one win in Coastal’s 9–4 victory over Kent State (Feb. 15).
- Tallied three strikeouts on the season.
2024 (Freshman)
- Pitched a combined no-hitter with Raelee Brabham in her collegiate debut to secure a 6-0 victory over George Washington (Feb. 10).
- Recorded her first collegiate save in Coastal’s 4-3 victory over Ohio (March 8).
- Refused to give up a run in four straight games against Furman (Feb. 25), Oakland (March 2), Ohio (March 8), and George Mason (March 10).
- Notched her second save of the season in CCU’s 8-0 shutout win over College of Charleston (April 3).
- Tallied a combined 3.2 shutout innings against College of Charleston (April 3) and Southern Miss (April 6).
- Posted a 4.04 ERA over 26.0 innings of work.
- Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester.
High School
- A three-year letterman at Buffalo Grove High School.
- A two-time regional championship winner (2021 and 2022).
- Helped lead the team to the Mid Suburban League (MSL) East Conference Championship title (2022).
- Played club softball for the Illinois Chill Gold and helped the team place seventh at the PGF Nationals (2022) and reach the Elite 8 at the Alliance Tier 1 Nationals (2021).
- Named the MSL East Player of the Year (2022).
- An all-state, all-area, and MSL first-team selection (2022).
- Ranked the No. 29 pitcher and No. 78 player overall in the class of 2023 by the Extra Innings Softball National Player Rankings.
- During her sophomore and junior years, pitched 183 innings while recording 212 strikeouts and a .956 ERA.
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Friday, April 25
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