2021 Softball Roster
Katz, Gaby
Jersey Number 34
Gaby Katz
- Position:
- P/UT
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Helotes, Texas
- High School:
- O'Connor
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2023):
- Appeared in 20 games, making two starts
- Made 17 plate appearances, plating sole run of the season at Boston College (3/26/23)
- Appeared in 14 games, primarily as a pinch runner
- Recorded first career hit vs. Villanova (3/2/22), an RBI double
- Hit a sac fly vs. UConn (3/6/22) for second RBI of the season
- All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Made 10 appearances with three starts in the circle, pitching 33 innings
- Threw a complete-game at Virginia (4/11/21) to earn sole win of the season in the circle
- UNC Strength & Conditioning 'Iron Ram' honoree for top all-around performer on team
- Selected by the Carolina softball coaches as the 'Johnny Carroll Hustle Award' recipient, awarded to the player that gives their maximum effort on a consistent basis
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in eight games, making two starts in the circle
- Scored two runs as a pinch runner and tallied 3.1 innings in the circle
- Made her career debut with a run scored vs. Campbell (2/12/20)
- Had her first collegiate at-bat vs. NC Central (2/18/20)
- Recorded her first-career start vs. Elon, tossing one scoreless inning vs. the Phoenix (2/26/20)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Graduated in May 2023 with a degree in human development & family studies
- A three-year varsity starter and team captain at Sandra Day O’Connor High School
- Named to the Northside Independent School All-District First-Team as a sophomore and junior and earned an honorable mention nod as a freshman
- Hit .419 with 30 RBIs and three home runs to slug .697, while fielding .903 as a junior
- Played travel ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts
- Helped the Thunderbolts to a first place finish in the Colorado Fireworks Tournament-Gold Bracket in 2017
- Daughter of Mark and Tracy Katz and the twin sister to Dean
- Mother, Tracy, was a four-year letter winner with the UNC softball team from 1988-91 and a two-year captain for Coach Papa
- Father, Mark, played football at Bowdoin College from 1987-90 and earned three varsity letters and four scholar-athlete awards
- Member of National Honor Society
- All-district all-academic honoree
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