Karwowski, Kellepouris Complete 2025-26 Softball Incoming Freshman ClassKarwowski, Kellepouris Complete 2025-26 Softball Incoming Freshman Class

Karwowski, Kellepouris Complete 2025-26 Softball Incoming Freshman Class

Talented duo joins five signees from National Signing Day in the fall to complete seven-person class

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State softball program and head coach Clarisa Crowell announced the additions of infielder Kalli Karwowski and left-handed pitcher Brevyn Kellepouris to the team’s star-studded incoming 2025-26 freshman class on Wednesday afternoon.

“It is with great pleasure that we announce the commitments of Kalli Karwowski and Brevyn Kellepouris, and we are excited for their arrival to campus this fall,” Crowell said. “Kalli is a Pennsylvania native and a standout shortstop from Valley View High School, and she will be a great addition to our middle infield. Brevyn is a talented left-handed pitcher from Olathe West High School in Kansas City, and she will be an integral part of our pitching staff. Both Kalli and Brevyn play for nationally recognized travel ball programs, and their experience and success at a high level have well prepared them for our program.

Karwowski and Kellepouris round out a seven-person incoming signing class for the Blue & White, with the duo joining the nationally recognized corps of pitcher Mackenzie Duncan, infielder Kirsten Finarelli, pitcher/infielder Gabby Gradishar, outfielder Breanna Hanik and infielder Allison Oneacre. With the additions of Karwowski and Kellepouris in tow, the class now boasts representatives from six different states including Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, and a pair of student athletes from the Keystone State of Pennsylvania. The seven-member group marks the largest single signing class of the Crowell era in Happy Valley, surpassing a five-member group the signed on NSD in the 2022 campaign.

Kalli Karwowski

Kalli Karwowski

INF | PECKVILLE, PA. | VALLEY VIEW

A highly decorated middle infield prospect from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Kalli Karwowski joins the 2024-25 Nittany Lion signing class as a multi-time All-State and All-Region honoree. Hailing from Peckville, Pennsylvania, Karwowski is one of the leaders of Valley View High School’s softball program, leading her squad to multiple Lackawanna League Division I Championships in addition to the 2024 District 4A title. Karwowski garnered NFCA All-Region status following the 2024 campaign and paired that with All-State and All-Star accolades in each of the last three seasons. For her travel ball commitments, Karwowski has spent the last two years under the tutelage of Rachel Coleman and Rob Crews with the Stars National 18U Coleman organization. She also boasts developmental experience with Stars National Coleman, as well as the Softball Factory over the course of her youth career.

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WHY KALLI CHOSE PENN STATE

“I chose Penn State because it felt like home from the moment I stepped on campus,” Karwowski stated. “The combination of a strong softball program and excellent academics, along with a passionate and supportive coaching staff, made it clear that it was the right fit for me. The electric energy that the university brings is truly infectious and is the kind of atmosphere I’ve always wanted to be a part of. Since I was young, I’ve dreamed of playing at the highest level, and Penn State has made that dream a reality.”

Brevyn Kellepouris

Brevyn Kellepouris

P | OLATHE, KAN. | OLATHE WEST

One of the most highly touted pitching prospects in the 2024-25 signing class, Brevyn Kellepouris joins the Nittany Lion signing corps as the third pitching prospect in the group. Hailing from Olathe, Kansas, Kellepouris plays high school softball at Olathe West High School and has established herself as one of the most dominant student-athletes in the state. A leading candidate in the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year race, Kellepouris has picked up back-to-back First Team All-State and First Team All-Sunflower League laurels in 2023 and 2024, with the 2025 rendition of the awards yet to be announced. She has helped lead the Olathe West program to a state championship in 2023, as well as a co-Sunflower League Championship in the 2024 campaign during which she was lauded as the Sunflower League’s Pitcher of the Year. On the travel ball circuit, she handles her commitments with Select Fastpitch under the direction of coaches Eric Jones, Ed Woelbel, Ron Clary, Cynthia Adams and Erin Browne in Shawnee, Kansas, participating with that organization for the past two years.

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WHY BREVYN CHOSE PENN STATE

“I chose to continue my softball career at Penn State because I felt like I really connected with the coaches and the team,” Kellepouris said. “I had an opportunity to learn about their culture and values as a program, and they completely lined up with mine. I also know these coaches and teammates will push me to become the best version of myself. Overall, I feel like Penn State has exactly what I need to grow, both academically and athletically, and I can’t wait to be in Happy Valley.”

About Penn State Softball

About Penn State Softball

Penn State completed its 60th anniversary season in 2025, with the Nittany Lions booking an appearance into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament. PSU finished the year with 25 total victories and shattered multiple single-season program records including batting average, home runs, RBI, runs scored and total bases. The Blue & White also mustered the program’s 16th all-time victory in the Big Ten Tournament with a 6-2 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the 2025 event, securing its first Big Ten Tournament opening-round win since the 2023 campaign and third opening-round victory in the last four years. The Nittany Lions secured a quartet of All-Big Ten Second Team honorees and one selection to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team in the league’s postseason release, garnering a wide array of accolades following PSU’s record-breaking season.

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Visit GoPSUSports.com for more information on Penn State softball. Fans can keep up to date with the Nittany Lion softball team on Facebook at /pennstatesoftball as well as Twitter and Instagram @PennStateSB.