Sarah Kate Sportsman announced as a 2024 GDP Super Six for Softball

     

                                                              Class: Senior

                                                              Position: First base

                                                              College choice: Uncommitted —                                                                    I’m still working through options to                                                                make sure I find the best fit for my                                                                education as well as for softball

                                                              Best Gwinnett softball player not                                                                  on my team is: Caroline Stanton                                                                    — She is a dominant pitcher and a                                                                great hitter. I have a lot of respect 

                                                              Travel team: Impact Caymol                                                                          Premier Sullivan

                                                              Worst softball injury: I was hit in                                                                    the wrist with a Victoria Na fastball in my first at-bat of the playoffs at North Gwinnett last season. Luckily X-rays showed it was just a deep bone contusion and not a fracture, but I could barely grip a bat and had to play the rest of the playoffs with one good arm.  Our team still did really well and I competed until the last out even with the injury.

Favorite teachers: Brad Smith and Tracie Jones

Dream job: Sports business and marketing director for a professional or college sports organization

Best-looking celebrity: Ladd McConkey, UGA wide receiver

Noteworthy:

• First-team all-county, all-region and the 8-AAAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year last season

• Hit .484 last season with 32 RBIs, 11 doubles, 2 triples and 35 runs

Coach Billy Best’s take: “Skatie is a very talented athlete with the work ethic to match. She has a high softball IQ and instincts that you simply cannot coach. Skatie is the epitome of what a complete softball player is. She is highly competitive and plays with an infectious love for the game, which positively impacts our program.”

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