Katie Burkhart
| Katie Burkhart | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Katherine Burkhart February 24, 1986 San Luis Obispo, California |
| Residence | San Luis Obispo, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Softball player |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Employer | US women's national softball team |
| Known for | Professional Softball |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Parent(s) | Bill and Debbie Burkhart |
Katherine Burkhart (born February 24, 1986) is an American, former collegiate All-American, left-handed softball pitcher originally from San Luis Obispo, California. She won a National Championship for the Arizona State Sun Devils where she played from 2005-2008 and also pitched for the USA Softball team. Burkhart also played professionally for the USSSA Pride, Tennessee Diamonds and Carolina Diamonds in the NPF in addition to playing in Japan. She owns numerous records for the Sun Devils and for the NCAA Division I. Following the 2012 NPF season, Burkhart announced her retirement as a player. In April 2016 Arizona State University honored her by retiring #7, before their game against the Oregon Ducks.
Burkhart began her freshman year with a top-5 season strikeouts record and throwing a no-hitter on March 4, 2005 vs. the San Diego State Aztecs.
For her sophomore campaign, Burkhart was named to the Pac-10 Second Team. She threw a no-hitter and set new school records in strikeouts, shutouts (tied), innings pitched and strikeout ratio. Her wins were good for second all-time; all of her marks remain top-10 for the Sun Devils.
Beginning on March 2 in a win over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, Burkhart went on a career best 41.2 consecutive scoreless inning streak that was snapped in a 10-inning loss to the FSU Seminoles on March 16. For the streak, Burkhart went 6-1 over 9 games (4 complete) fanning 69 and giving up 17 hits and 4 walks. On April 8, Burkhart set a school and career record by recording 23 strikeouts in a loss to the Washington Huskies. The single game total tied her for 5th all-time in the NCAA. Combined with pitchers Caitlin Noble and Danielle Lawrie, the game featured the most strikeouts combined ever in a game at 42. Later on April 14, Burkhart won a 10-inning duel with Alicia Hollowell and the Arizona Wildcats to combine for an NCAA record 37 strikeouts. The Sun Devils made it to that year's Women's College World Series and had a win over the Oregon State Beavers but eventually was eliminated by the Tennessee Vols in extras on June 3, 2006.
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