Kathryn Rex Season 2023

2023 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors…Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete.

Season: Appeared in 22 games and started 15, playing primarily as the team’s designated player or catcher behind the plate…Finished with career highs in batting average (.174), at-bats (46), runs scored (six), hits (eight), doubles (one), home runs (three), RBI (10), slugging percentage (.391), walks drawn (nine), hit-by-pitches (three) and on base percentage (.345)…Secured a 1.000 fielding percentage with 60 putouts.

vs. North Florida (2/17): Went 1-for-3 in the game with an RBI double. vs. Kent State (2/24): Published a 2-for-3 final line with a pair of RBI and a home run. vs. Boston University (2/26): Cranked her second homer of the year, a solo shot, en route to a 1-for-3 afternoon. vs. Norfolk State (3/4): Had her second multi-RBI game of the year, going 1-for-4 with a pair of ribbies. vs. Hampton (3/5): Blasted a two-run home run, her third dinger of the season. Big Ten Tournament vs. Indiana (5/11): Entered at catcher late in the game and knocked a base hit in her only at-bat.
 
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON 
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.
 
Season: Appeared in five games. 
 
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 15 appearances with nine starts between catcher, first base and designated player...Had two hits and two RBI.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Started both games of doubleheader at first base to open season. vs. Purdue (2/27): Had a pinch-hit two-RBI single to tie game at five in sixth inning in game one of doubleheader...Recorded second-career multi-RBI game...Added another hit in game two. vs. Iowa (3/11): Registered season-high 13 putouts behind the plate as catcher in second half of doubleheader...Had a sacrifice bunt.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Made 13 appearances with five starts between catcher and first base…Had two hits and two RBI in same game…Scored one run…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut as pinch hitter. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Made first career start at first base…Scored one run. vs. Wichita State (2/22): Made first start behind the plate. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Led Nittany Lions offensively with 2-for-3 performance…Hit one double…Batted in two of three runs…Recorded first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity softball at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio…Was a three-time team MVP and team captain…Helped Eagles to league championship title in 2018…Named Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner in 2018 for excellence in academics, athletics and community involvement…Earned second-team all-state honors in 2017 and first-team accolades in 2018…Recognized as an all-league and all-district honoree three times…Set school season home run record in 2018 with 11…Ranked No. 68 in Extra Inning Softball’s “Extra Elite 100” list for 2019 signing class…Excelled in classroom with league all-academic honors in 2017 and 2018.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Anne Rex…Father, Brian, played baseball and football at Adrian College, and mother, Anne, played softball and volleyball at Adrian College…Majoring in mechanical engineering.