Outlook

Kate Ediger is a gamer and proven talent ... One of the team's top hitters and a main stay at first base ...  Her love for the game is apparent when she plays … Can really crush the ball … A very smart player and demonstrated the ability to adapt to various situations … Good teammate ... Signed a letter-of-intent with Washburn University.

Career

Batted .429 over two seasons (134-for-312) with 36 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs, 60 extra base hits, 81 runs scored and 100 runs driven in … Produced 41 multiple-hit games and 28 multiple-RBI games … Ranks 23^rd all-time in batting and hits, tied for fifth in doubles, tied for fourth in home runs, second on extra base hits, eighth in RBI, ninth in multiple-hit games and third in multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2024

Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2024 Academic All-District® Women’s College Division At-Large Team ... Named All-America first-team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association … Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention … Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) D-II South Region first-team … Batted .417 (78-for187) with 23 doubles, 18 home runs, 41 extra base hits, 54 runs scored and 51 driven in … Led the team with 26 multiple-hit games and was third with 15 multiple-RBI games … Finished second in the conference in doubles, fifth in home runs and third in extra base hits … Nationally tied for 11^th in doubles, tied for 24^th in homers and tied for 12^th in extra base hits … Her 18 home runs tied the second most in a season at JCCC … Also ranks third in extra base hits, fifth in multi-RBI gaames, tied for fifth doubles, tied for eighth in multi-hit games and tied for 22^nd in RBI …  Recorded a fielding percentage of .984 with 367 putouts, 14 assists and six errors … Opened the season on a tear batting .588 (10-for-17) over the first five games with five doubles, two runs and three RBI … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk , a run and two RBI in an 11-7 win over Western Oklahoma State (2-10-24) … Has a single, double and RBI in a 7-6 win over Iowa Central (2-19-24) … Followed with a season-long seven-game hitting sreak from February 21 to March 5 … Began the streak with two hits, highlighted by a three-run blast to left field and three runs scored in a 9-2 win over Barton (2-21-24) … Hit a solo home run in a 21-0 pounding agaisnt Moberly Area (3-1-24) … Blasted a grand slam and scored four times in a 20-4 victory over State Fair (3-2-24) … Went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a 14-0 win over Missouri State-West Plains (3-2-24) … Collected an RBI doble in bottom of the first inning and hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to help power JCCC to a 6-3 win over Southeast (3-5-24) … Ended the streak with two singles, a double and RBI in a 13-4 win over the Bobcats (3-5-24) … Batted .667 over the seven-game streak (14-for-21) with five doubles, four home runs, 14 runs scored and 13 driven in … Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in a 16-13 win over Iowa Western (3-13-24) … Hit a home run in six of nine games in early-to-mid-April beginning with a two-run shot in a 3-0 win over Cloud County (4-6-24)Went 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs in a 7-6 victory at Neosho County (4-11-24) … Hit a two-run blast in the first inning to help propel JCCC to a 14-2 win over Independence (4-13-24) … Followed with another two-run blast, along with a double and two runs scored in a 7-6 victory over Highland (4-20-24) … Hit a three-run shot in an 18-0 blowout at Hesston and hit a solo shot in a 9-0 win over the Larks in the second game (4-23-24)  … Hit .500 over that span (15-for-30) with three doubles, six homers, 11 runs scored and 14 RBI … Has a two-run single in the first innings, and drove in runs with sacrifice flies in and second and fifth innings in a 15-7 win at Cowley (4-29-24) … Hit two home runs, drove in three runs and scoerd three times in a 6-1 win over Allen in the Region 6 Tournament (5-9-24) … Drove in three runs with a solo shot in the second and a two-run single in the third to help JCCC to a 9-4 win over Neosh County consolation final of the tournament (5-10-24) … Was the team’s top hitter at the NJCAA D-II World Series, batting .417 (5-for-12) … Singled and scored in a 3-2 win over Phoenix in the opening round (5-20-23) … Followed with two hits including a solo home run and two runs scored in a 7-3 win over Central Alabama (5-22-24) … Went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 loss against Kirkwood (5-23-24).

Freshman Year 2023  

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference D-II and Region 6/Plains District first-team … Batted .448 (56-for-125) with 13 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 27 runs scored and 49 RBI … Led the team in both hits and RBI, and was second in doubles and home runs … Her 49 RBI ranked sixth in the conference … Produced 15 multiple-hit and a team-best 13 multiple-RBI games … Opened the season with two doubles and four RBI in a 9-4 win over Iowa Central (3-5-23) … Tripled, drove in a run and scored in a 3-1 win over Indian Hills (3-15-23) … Doubled twice and drove in three runs in a 9-0 win over nationally ranked Kirkwood (3-28-23) … That started a nine-game hitting streak … Had a single, home run and two RBI in an 11-9 loss at St. Louis (4-1-23) … Belted a two-run homer in a 3-2 win at Cloud County (4-6-23) … Batted .462 (12-for-26) with seven doubles, two home runs, four runs and nine RBI over the streak … Immediately followed with an 11-game hitting streak in which she batted .629 (22-for-35) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, eight runs scored and 15 RBI … The first six games of the streak she was 12-for-15 with 11 RBI highlighted by a 3-for-3 day with a grand slam home run in a 9-1 win over Neosho County (4-13-23) … That effort earned her the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week 10 … Two days later drove in four runs with two singles and a double in a 13-2 win at Independence (4-15-23) … Blasted a two-run homer in the second game against the Pirates, a 4-1 win … Went 5-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in a 14-3 win at Highland (4-22-23) … Her five hits were a team high for a game, and tie the second-most hits in a game in team history … Produced a seven-game hitting streak at the end of April and early May … Batted .591 (13-for-22) over the streak with one double, 10 runs and 11 RBI … In a doubleheader sweep at Coffeyville, went 4-for-7 with three runs and four RBI … Capped the streak with a 3-for-3 effort, including a double, two runs and six RBI in an 11-3 win over Labette in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District A Tournament (5-11-23) … Her six RBI were two shy of the single-game mark, and tie for the eight-best game in team history.

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Sherry Ball at Paola High School, Paola, Kan. … Did not play her sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2022 …  Rated the 86th best player in the state of Kansas by MaxPreps.com as a senior … Earned All-State honorable mention as a senior … Was a three-time All-Tri-County first-team selection and a two-time All-Frontier League performer … Hit .339 with 20 hits, five doubles, 16 runs scored and nine RBI while helping the Panthers to a regional title as a freshman … As a junior batted .587 with 27 hits, eight doubles, two triples, six home runs, 19 runs scored and 32 RBI … Capped her career hitting .403 with 25 hits, six doubles, two triples, two home runs, 25 runs plated and 16 driven in … Was a four-year starter in basketball … Averaged 20 points and 5.8 rebound per game which earned her the Tri-County Spotlight Girls Player of the Year her senior season … Also garnered All-State second-team, All-Frontier League first-team and All-Tri-County first-team … Poured in a game-high 29 points to lead Paola to a 58-55 win over Baldwin during her senior campaign … Twice awarded letters in track and field … Qualified for the State Championships in the shot put as a junior and in the shot put and discus her senior year, and placed ninth in the shot put.

Personal  

Born Kate Lauren Ediger on November 21, 2003, in Olathe, Kan. … Daughter of John and Allison Ediger … Has a sister Abby … Her father played college football at Hutchinson and her mother was an All-American catcher at JCCC and went to play at Auburn … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Baker University, Benedictine College, Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Highland Community College … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Nick & Jake’s … Favorite TV show is Bachelor in Paradise … Favorite movie is The Notebook … Favorite sports movie is King Richard … Favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy … Favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows … Favorite music entertainer is Luke Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunny … Favorite athlete is OU and NCAA all-time home runs leader Jocelyn Alo … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was hitting for a cycle her junior year … Best player she has played against is former Eudora and current Baker pitcher Kira Baker.