Kate Linkletter - 2026 - Softball - Jacksonville University

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8 Kate Linkletter

Position Outfield
Height 5-7
Class Graduate Student
Highschool Johnsburg
Hometown Johnsburg, Ill.

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AS A GRADUATE (2026)
Appeared in 52 games with 49 starts after suffering back injury in non-conference play... Finished second in the nation in hit by pitches with 27... First in the nation in HBPs per game at .52... Was third on the 'Phins in batting average with a .315 clip... Scored 34 runs, good for second on the squad... Had 39 hits with six doubles... Cranked four homers which was tied for third on the team... Posted 19 RBIs... Was also walked 19 times, pushing her on base percentage to an even .500... T84 in nation in OB%... Was second in ASUN in OB%... Led ASUN in HBPs... Had seven multi-hit games, two in ASUN play... Had two home run game against Iona, collecting three RBIs (02/14)... Went 3-3 with two doubles and four RBIs against Princeton (02/13)... Had homer in ASUN Tournament against Central Arkansas (05/08).

AT WISCONSIN-MADISON (2022-2025)
2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team honors... 2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... 2023 Academic All-Big Ten Team member... 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Appeared in 116 games for the Badgers while starting 20... Finished with a .148 batting average with nine career hits.... Tallied a career .982 fielding percentage including going error-free in '24 and '25... Hit a walk-off two RBI double against Green Bay which also was first career multi-hit game...

AT JOHNSBURG HS
2021 Conference Player of the Year... 2021 Conference Champion... 2021 Regional Champion... Finished All-State, All-Area and All-Conference in all four years of high school... Played under Gerry Quinn with the Illinois Chill Club Team while also playing high school volleyball...

PERSONAL
Family is: mother Susan Linkletter, father Mark Linkletter and brother Ryan Linkletter... Father Mark played baseball at Purdue and Illinois-Chicago... Brother Ryan played baseball at Northern Illinois and later the MLB Draft League in 2021... Runs own resale clothing business on Instagram @thingsblessedco since 2020... Will be working for Grainger starting in July as a rotational analyst.