Kate Barnett

Position:
P
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Nipomo, Calif.
High School:
Central Coast New Technical HS
Prev School:
Central Coast New Technical HS

Long Beach State (2025): Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West after once again playing a major role with the Long Beach State pitching staff … Finished the year with a 6-3 record and a 2.87 ERA … Went 5-1 in Big West action … Pitched 61.0 innings, striking out 31 with just 13 walks …. Ranked 43rd nationally in walks/7 innings … Pitched one inning of relief against Pacific … Also pitched an inning of relief in a win over Seattle … Struck out two while allowing just two hits and an unearned run in a hard-luck 1-0 loss over 4.0 innings of relief against Winthrop … Made first start of the season, going 6.0 innings against Minnesota on February 23 … Earned the win with three hitless and scoreless innings of relief against Omaha … Extended a hitless innings streak with 2.2 scoreless against Pitt … Made her first Big West start at Hawai’i, allowing one run over 6.0 innings while tying a season-high with five strikeouts … Pitched four scoreless innings of relief in a win against UC San Diego … Big West Pitcher of the Week following the UC Davis series, pitching two complete game victories on the road against the Aggies … Threw a scoreless inning of relief against Cal Poly … Pitched in both Big West Championship games for LBSU, starting with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against Hawai’i … Had two strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief against UC Santa Barbara.

(2024): An All-Freshman Team selection after taking a role in the starting rotation for Long Beach State in her first season … Posted a 7-5 overall record with a 3.82 ERA in nine starts … Went 7-2 in Big West action with a 1.94 ERA, leading all Big West freshmen in wins, innings pitched and 1.94 in conference play … Debuted with a relief performance in the opening game against No. 18 Nebraska … Pitched three innings of relief against No. 1 Oklahoma … Threw 5.0 innings of scoreless relief against Omaha … Struck out three in 3.0 inning relief outing against No. 23 Oregon … Made another lengthy relief outing against Wisconsin with 4.0 innings pitched … Made her first career start against Oregon State at the Judi Garman Classic … Pitched 6.0 innings of relief against San Diego State … Made her conference debut against UC Riverside, throwing 3.2 innings of relief and earning her first win … Pitched 7.0 innings of scoreless relief in a 1-0 win in eight innings against UC Davis … Improved to 3-0 in Big West action with a relief against CSUN … Entered the rotation in the second game of the doubleheader against the Matadors … Threw a complete game victory in a start for the final game at UC San Diego … Took a no-decision in a four-inning outing against UC Santa Barbara … Earned a win on the road at Cal Poly, allowing one earned run … Started for Long Beach State against No. 5 UCLA … Didn’t allow an earned run but took a hard-luck loss against Hawai’i … Allowed one hit in a win over Cal State Bakersfield … Earned a win on the road at Cal State Fullerton in the title deciding series against the Titans … Closed the year with a 3.0 inning relief outing against the Titans, giving up one unearned run.

High School: A three-sport athlete in high school, competing in track and field and cross country in addition to softball … The Ocean League MVP as a senior, as well as the Utility Player of the Year … Recorded a 0.97 ERA with a pair of no-hitters … A three-time all-league selection, also earning first team honors as a junior … Named to the second team as a sophomore with 115 strikeouts … Hit .433 with a 1.50 in her shortened freshman year … … The varsity captain of the cross country team, was a two-time first-team all-league selection … Recorded a 5K PR of 21:02.1 … Played club with BSA Creamer 18U … Earned a Top 5 finish at PGF in 2021.

Major: Biochemistry

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, many times
Walks: 4, vs. San Diego State, 3/8/24
Strikeouts: 5, 2x, last at Hawai’i, 3/8/25