Kate Psota

Kate Psota
Born (1986-04-30) April 30, 1986
Burlington, Ontario
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
Women's baseball
Competitor for  Canada
Women's Baseball World Cup
2005 Canada Team competition
2006 Taiwan Team competition
2008 Japan Team competition
2012 Canada Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Katherine "Kate" Psota (born April 30, 1986 in Burlington, Ontario) is a former competitor with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey program. She is a member of the Canada women's national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Hockey

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 honors 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

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 honors in 2009 and 2010, she was also recognized as a World Cup All-Star in 2010 and 2012.

Awards and honors

Hockey

Baseball

Personal

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

  1. ↑ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://baseball.ca/canadian-womens-baseball-team-named-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-games
  4. ↑ http://www.baseball.ca/files/Jimmy%20Rattlesnake%20Award.pdf
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