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2024 Softball

44 Kate Delaney

  • Height 6-0
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
  • High School Fossil Ridge
  • Major Software Engineering

Biography

2024 (Senior):

  • Cal Pac Defender of the Year
  • 1st Team All-Cal Pac 
  • Cal Pac All-Defensive Team
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete 
  • Played in 49 games this season 
  • Hit .307 with 30 RBIs 
  • Started 5 games as the pitcher and made 19 appearances 
  • Posted a 2.68 ERA with 34 strikeouts 

2023 (Senior):

  • First Team All-Cal Pac
  • Cal Pac All-Defensive Team
  • Cal Pac All-Academic Team
  • Pitched Back-to-Back No-Hitters in the Cal Pac Semifinal and Cal Pac Championship games
  • Played in 52 games this season
  • Was 3-3 on Feb. 3rd vs OUAZ with a double
  • Hit six homeruns 
  • Had 17 doubles and 2 triples
  • Finished the season with 44 RBIs and 2 stolen bases
  • Pitched in 16 games this season
  • Was the starting pitcher in 10 games 
  • Had a 9-2 record with one save
  • ERA was 1.72 in 61 innings of work
  • Struck out 46 batters

2022 (Junior)

  • All-Cal Pac Team
  • Cal Pac All-Defense Team
  • Played in 41 games, starting 38
  • Made ten pitching appearances with one start
  • Hit .413 with 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 27 RBI
  • Had a .446 on-base percentage and a .570 slugging percentage
  • Had a .449 AVG/.485 OBP/.640 SLG% in conference games
  • Went 1-0 with a 1.18 ERA and 25 strikeouts over 29.2 innings
  • Recorded five saves - most in the Cal Pac and third-most in the NAIA
  • Seventh-best opponents batting average in the Cal Pac (.209)
  • Induced the seventh-most double plays in the Cal Pac with six
  • Made just one error in just 269 total chances (.996 fielding percentage)
  • Had the second-most fielding chances (269) and putouts in the Cal Pac (253)
  • Fourth-best batting average in the Cal Pac
  • Hit .449 in conference games, third-best batting average in the Cal Pac
  • The 50 hits was the seventh-most in the Cal Pac
  • Seventh-best on-base percentage (.446) and slugging percentage (.570) in the Cal Pac
  • The .640 slugging percentage in conference games was the fourth-best in the Cal Pac
  • The .485 on-base percentage in conference games was sixth-best in the Cal Pac
  • The 11 doubles was eighth-most in the Cal Pac
  • The 69 total bases was the ninth-most in the Cal Pac
  • The 57 total bases in conference games was third-most in the Cal Pac
  • Had 16 multi-hit games
  • Had a seven-game hit streak from March 20 to April 2 (12 hits)
  • Had a six-game hit streak from March 12 to March 19 (11 hits)
  • Had a six-game hit streak from April 15 to April 24 (14 hits)
  • Went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Westcliff on March 19
  • Went 3-for-3 in the season opener against Arizona Christian on Febraury 12
  • Went 3-for-3 with two RBI against Marymount California on April 16
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored against OUAZ on February 28
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI against Westcliff on March 20
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBI against Antelope Valley on March 27
  • Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI at Marymount California on April 15
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBI against La Sierra on April 24
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the Cal Pac Tournament game against Marymount California on May 5
  • Recorded first save of the season with a 3.0 inning, four strikout, no hits allowed performance against Tabor on March 1
  • Recorded back-to-back saves in the doubleheader against Saint Katherine on March 6
  • Went 3.0 innings and struck out four to earn the save in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Katherine on March 6
  • Threw a complete game, three-hitter to earn the win against Marymount California on April 16
  • Earned a save in first NAIA National Championships appearance, allowing just one hit over two innings over 2.0 innings against Taylor on May 17
  • Dean's List

2021 (Sophomore)

  • No season due to COVID-19
  • Dean's List

2020 (Freshman)

  • Started and played in every game for the Eagles in her first season
  • Started four games and appeared in 11 total as a pitcher
  • 2-5, 4.31 ERA in 37.1 IP, 3 CG, 27 K, 22 BB
  • Season high 7 K against Dakota Wesleyan (3/10)
  • Hit .413 in 63 AB, 13 R, 26 hits, 9 2B, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB
  • Led the team in BA, AB, H, 2B, putouts (156), and chances (156)
  • Season long 5-game hitting streak (.529 BA, 9 H, 4 R, 3 RBI)
  • Led the team with 9 mulit-hit games, including two three-hit games
  • Four games with at least two doubles
  • Season high putouts 13 vs OUAZ (2/21)

Off the Field

  • Presidential Scholarship Recipient
  • Software Developer Intern at Quavo Bank in the summers of 2021 and 2022
  • A part of Tau Beta Pi
  • Member of NSCS

High School

  • All-conference 1st team 2017, 2018
  • All-state 1st team 2017, 2018
  • All-academic team 2016, 2017, 2018
  • State runner-up 2017
  • Regional champs 2015, 2017, 2018
  • League champs 2017
  • Apart of the Key club, National Honor Society, Math honor society, science honor society

Personal

  • Daughter of Beth and Kurt
  • I chose to attend ERAU because: "It's in a town that felt very similar to Fort Collins and it gave me a “homey” feel. Also, I loved all the girls on the softball team so that helped seal the deal."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    P/INF
    6'0"
    44
  • 44

    2021Sophomore

    P/INF
    6'0"
    44
  • 44

    2022Junior

    LHP/INF
    6'0"
    44
  • 44

    2023Senior

    LHP/INF
    6'0"
    44
  • 44

    2024Senior

    LHP/INF
    6'0"
    44