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North Park University Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

21 Katie Patton

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Major Nursing
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Evanston Township
  • Hometown Evanston, Ill.

Biography

2025: Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts, serving as a consistent presence in the Vikings’ lineup … Recorded 19 hits in 88 at-bats and scored 10 runs … Drove in 12 runners on the season and contributed 4 doubles, 4 triples, and 2 home runs, finishing among the team’s extra-base hit leaders … Posted a .216/.293/.420 slash line … Drew 8 walks and was hit by a pitch twice ... Defensively, was flawless behind the plate and in the field with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … Registered 92 putouts and 23 assists without committing an error … Caught a dozen runners attempting to steal.

2024: One of three players to start in all 37 games as the everyday starting catcher … Tied for team lead with 9 doubles and 2 home runs … Tied for second on the team with 13 RBI … Slash line of .261/.303/.446 with eight runs scored … Caught three runners attempting to steal and fielded .948 … Tied for team lead with six multi-hit games.

2023: Started in 38 games, 36 of them behind the plate … Carried a .169 average and .302 OBP over 89 ABs … Belted 2 homers … Walked a team best 17 times … Perfect 2-for-2 on stolen bases ... Caught three runners attempting to steal.

First career hit: March 12 v. St. Scholastica
First career XBH & HR: April 8 at Carroll

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2024Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2025Junior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2026Senior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    21