2023 Softball Roster
Hutter, Katie
Jersey Number 0/7
Katie Hutter
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mount Pleasant
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining (through the Spring 2025 season): 1
2025
STORY (April 11, 2025): Hutter is Emerging at Bowling Green This Season
2024
2023
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I chose BGSU about a month before the move-in date. Something that I loved and felt from the beginning was the family aspect. I immediately felt important and included as soon as I stepped on campus. BGSU is also one of the few schools in the area that has my major.”
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Played in 43 of BGSU's 52 games, making 41 starts
- Made 32 starts at the designated-player spot and nine at first base
- Was BGSU's leadoff hitter a team-high 30 times
- Hit .260 on the season, ranking fifth on the team
- Twelve of her 32 hits went for extra bases, including nine doubles, a triple and two homers
- Scored 27 runs to rank third on the team, and had 16 RBI
- Tied for second on the team in doubles and was third in walks (20)
- Had a .377 on-base pct., good for fourth on the team, and a .398 slugging pct., which ranked third
- In non-conference games, hit .358 and led the Falcons in walks (13) and OBP (.452)
- Hit a team-leading .375 in the Falcons' 13 neutral-site games, with a .600 slugging pct.
- Started all five games at the season-opening Spartan Classic, hitting .300 on the weekend
- Had a solo homer in a win over Monmouth on opening day
- The next day, was 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in another win vs. the Hawks
- Hit .313 at the Norman Tournament, with a pair of multiple-hit games
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run against Abilene Christian
- Walked twice and scored a run against the #2 team in the country, Oklahoma
- That game saw the Falcons take the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Later that day, went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in a win over Tulsa
- Had seven hits, including four extra-base knocks, during the Falcons' trip to Coastal Carolina
- Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base and two RBI in the Chanticleer Showdown opener vs. UConn
- Had a hit and scored a run vs. Wisconsin, before doubling again in a rematch with UConn
- Led off the game with a homer against Coastal Carolina, beginning a night in which she went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs
- Hit .556 at the Hoosier Classic, going 5-for-9 and walking four times
- Had a .667 OBP and a .778 slugging pct. in the four games
- In the opener, went 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI in a win over UIC
- Had a hit and a walk vs. Indiana later that day
- The next day, was 2-for-2 with a walk, a triple, two runs and an RBI in a win over IU Indy
- Also was hit by a pitch and stole a base in that game
- Closed the tourney by going 1-for-2 vs. IU, with another hit, another walk and another run
- Went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and two RBI in the final game of the Buffalo series
- Scored a run in the win over Green Bay
- Drew a walk and scored a pair of runs in the opening game of the Kent State series
- Had a hit and scored a run in the next game, then walked and was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the final game of that BG sweep
- Scored five runs in the Youngstown State DH
- Was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs in the opener
- Then went 2-for-3 in the nightcap as well, scoring two more runs while driving in two
- Reached base in six of her eight plate appearances vs. the Penguins
- Was hit by a pitch in two plate appearances in the opener against Ball State
- Had a double and scored a run in each end of the Akron DH
- Had a pinch-hit double in the final game of the Western Michigan series
- Walked twice, including once with the bases loaded, and scored a run vs. Ohio
- Doubled and scored in the opener at Toledo, then had an RBI single in the second game of the series
STORY (April 11, 2025): Hutter is Emerging at Bowling Green This Season
2024
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Missed much of the season due to injury
- Played in 13 games, making four starts
- All four starts came in right field
- Hit .158, with three hits and one RBI
- Scored four runs on the season, and was perfect in two stolen-base attempts
- Made two pinch-running appearances, and scored a run on both occasions
- Saw action in five MAC games, making a pair of starts
- Had a pinch-hit RBI single in her season debut, vs. Furman
- Scored a run in a pinch-running appearance against Central Michigan
- Singled, walked and scored a pair of runs at Youngstown State
- Drew a start at Ohio, on the final day of the regular season, and went 1-for-3
2023
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 41 games, starting 26
- Hit .209 on the year, with four doubles and a homer among her 14 total hits
- Scored six runs and drove in 10
- Made 17 starts in left field, five in right and four at the designated-player spot
- Played in four games, starting three, at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
- Had hits in back-to-back games, against Eastern Kentucky and Valparaiso
- Drove in a run vs. the Beacons
- Hit a team-best .545 at the Evansville tourney, going 6-for-11 with three extra-base hits and six RBI
- Reached base 10 times in 17 plate appearances on the weekend, with six hits and four walks
- Went 2-for-2 with a run and four RBI on Sunday vs. UE
- In that game, she hit her first collegiate homer and also drew a walk
- Had gone 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, a sac fly and two RBI in a win over St. Thomas
- Also doubled in BG’s first meeting with UE, and she went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run and two stolen bases in the first meeting (also a win) with St. Thomas
- For her efforts in Evansville, was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 28
- Made a pinch-running appearance and came around to score in a win over Toledo
- Started the first two games of the Ohio series, and had a pinch-hit single in the third contest.
- Had an RBI double in the final game of the Western Michigan series
- Went 2-for-2 vs. Miami
- Had an RBI double against Ball State
- Walked, singled and drove in a run at Central Michigan
- Scored a run in a pinch-running appearance vs. Kent State
Mount Pleasant Area High School |
Mount Pleasant, Pa. |
- Earned four letters at Mount Pleasant Area H.S. (‘22) under coaches Chris Brunson, Aaron Hutter (her father) and Ken Swank
- A two-time All-State selection
- Was named to the All-WPIAL and All Section teams in all three years (her sophomore season was canceled due to Covid)
- Helped the Vikings to a three-year record of 50-14-1, including a career playoff record of 12-3
- Team won the state championship in 2021
- Hit .597 as a senior, with 43 hits, 41 runs and 22 RBI
- Those 43 hits included 11 doubles, six triples and six homers
- For her efforts, was named the 2022 Cover Three Athletics WPIAL 3A Player of the Year
- In her junior season, batted .552 with 48 hits, 35 runs scored and 16 RBI
- Had eight doubles, eight triples and a pair of dingers that year
- A two-time team captain
- Earned the Judge Driscoll Scholar-Athlete Award
- Also lettered in tennis, captaining that team in 2022
Personal |
- Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa.
- Daughter of Aaron and Abbey Hutter
- The oldest of three children
- Has two brothers, Jackson and Brody
- Plans to major in aviation studies: flight technology and operations at BGSU
- Played travel ball for Ohio Lasers Yellow Easton
- Favorite athlete is Haley Cruse-Mitchell
- Lists her biggest influence as Haylie Brunson, who also attended Mount Pleasant and now plays at Pitt
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I chose BGSU about a month before the move-in date. Something that I loved and felt from the beginning was the family aspect. I immediately felt important and included as soon as I stepped on campus. BGSU is also one of the few schools in the area that has my major.”
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Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
