Katie Koshes

Class:
Senior
High School:
Amity Regional HS
Hometown:
Orange, Conn.

2020: Played nine games with three starts… Notched one win, a save and one complete game… 3.33 ERA in 21 innings of work… Combined for a one-hitter with in the 10-1 rout of Siena (March 6).

2019: Appeared in 30 games and started 15 games…Three complete games…Seven wins on the season…A part of three shutouts…Tallied a save…ERA of 3.50…98 innings pitched…Faced 455 batters.

Season highs: 7.2 innings pitched vs. Quinnipiac, Apr. 30th…eight strikeouts vs. Fordham, Mar. 16th…Zero walks vs. USF, Apr. 18th…Zero hits at Houston, Apr. 14th.

In the school career pitching record book for appearances (82-tied at 16th) and strikeouts (289-tenth overall)…Ended the season ranked fifth in the conference for games finished at 14.

2018: Appeared in 22 games, making 14 starts in the circle for the Huskies…Earned record of 4-9 with a 3.79 ERA…Notched 77.2 innings, including seven complete games and one shutout…Second-most strikeouts on the team with 84, compared to just 35 walks…Opposing batting average of .241 is best on the team…Named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week and College Sports Madness AAC Player of the Week on April 9, following a pair of complete-game wins over UCF…Selected to the AAC Honor Roll on April 23…Led the pitching staff in ERA (3.14), wins (3), appearances (13), starts (8), complete games (6), innings (51.1), strikeouts (53) and opposing batting average (.227) in conference play…Tied career-high with 13 strikeouts against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 17)…Racked-up 11 strikeouts in just five innings in mercy-rule win over UCF (Apr. 7)…Eight starts throughout season with two or fewer earned runs allowed.

2017: Breakout season as a freshman, serving as the ace of the pitching staff...Earned the start in first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament against Houston...Made 30 appearances, including 16 starts...Record of 8-8 with six complete games and three shutouts...Team leader in ERA (2.73), wins (8), appearances (30), shutouts (3), saves (1), innings (107.2), strikeouts (122) and opposing batting average (.208)...ERA is ninth-best in the conference, while opposing batting average is second-best...Named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on April 3...Three-time mention on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll, a team-best...Strikeout total was third-most in the conference and her 7.9 strikeouts per seven innings ranked 34th in all of Division I...Recorded all three wins for team in conference play, going 3-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 10 appearances...Notched double-digit strikeouts in three games...Season-high 13 strikeouts in complete-game shutout of USF on April 2...Combined no-hitter with Kayla Doty in 9-0 win (five innings) over Bryant on March 29, the 38th in school history...Struck-out 11 and walked none in a complete-game, two-hit shutout of Hawaii on March 14...Allowed just one run on six hits in complete-game win over Grand Canyon on March 12.

Before UConn: Named softball captain as a senior at Amity Regional High ... Team was 2015 Southern Connecticut Conference Champions ... All-SCC and First Team All-State as a junior ... Named National High School Player of the Week by Maxpreps and the NFCA for the week of May 25-31 as a junior ... Selected as SCC Tournament MVP in 2015 ... Chosen multiple times as State of Connecticut Player of the Day by Gametimect.com ... All-SCC, All-Area and All-State as a sophomore ... In first three seasons, recorded 40-6 record with a 0.54 ERA and 520 strikeouts in 342 innings ... Four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Served as captain in senior season ... 2014 and 2015 SCC Division Champions in volleyball ... SADD Club treasurer.

Personal: Katie Ann Koshes is the daughter of Frank and Jenny Koshes ... She has one older sister, Allison, and one younger sister, Nicole ... Human development and family studies major.