Kate Psota
| Kate Psota | |||
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| Born |
April 30, 1986 Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| PWHL OUA team |
Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres Laurier Golden Hawks (2005-10) | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2010 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's baseball | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Women's Baseball World Cup | ||
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2005 Canada | Team competition |
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2006 Taiwan | Team competition |
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2008 Japan | Team competition |
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2012 Canada | Team competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2015 Toronto | Team competition |
Katherine "Kate" Psota (born April 30, 1986) is a Canadian former competitor with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey program. She was a member of the Canada women's national baseball team that won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Hockey
[edit]Psota played collegiate hockey for the Laurier Golden Hawks from 2006–10, she won an OUA conference title in every season. Earning CIS Academic All-Canadian honours in 2009, her final game with the Golden Hawks was the bronze medal game at the 2010 CIS National Championships, a 4-0 victory against Saint Mary’s.
Baseball
[edit]Psota and teammate Ashley Stephenson have both participated with the Canadian national women’s baseball team in every IBAF World Cup since 2004. Between 2004 and 2014, they have claimed four medals in six tournaments, three bronze and one silver medal which was attained in 2008. Earning Canadian national women’s baseball team MVP honours in 2009 and 2010, she was also recognized as a World Cup All-Star in 2010 and 2012.
Awards and honours
[edit]Hockey
[edit]- 2009 CIS Academic All-Canadian
- 2010 Bronze Medal, CIS National Championships
Baseball
[edit]- Canadian National Women’s Baseball Team MVP Award (2009, 2010)
- 2010 IBAF World Cup Tournament All-Star (First Base)
- 2011 Jimmy Rattlesnake Award[4]
- 2012 IBAF World Cup Tournament All-Star (First Base)
Personal
[edit]In 2010, she graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Arts in geography and kinesiology. The following year, Psota had obtained a Bachelor of Arts in education.
References
[edit]- ^ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Canada | Canadian Women's Baseball Team Named for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games".
- ^ http://www.baseball.ca/files/Jimmy%20Rattlesnake%20Award.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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- 1986 births
- Canadian women baseball players
- Baseball people from Ontario
- Canadian women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario
- Wilfrid Laurier University alumni
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen