Katie Kraft (2001) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Katie Kraft

Induction:
2001
Class:
1990

By the time she completed her collegiate softball career, Katie Kraft had established herself as the most prolific pitcher in SCSU softball history. Kraft pitched for the Huskies from 1987 to 1990 and during that span set 21 school records. She held virtually every school pitching record until Karissa Hoehn came on the SCSU scene in 1997. Among her records were season and career marks for appearances, games started, complete games, victories, innings pitched, strikeouts and best won/loss record. She was a three-time All-NCC Team member. In 1990 she was named First Team All-Midwest Region by the National Softball Coaches Association. During her collegiate career, Kraft posted a 78-43 overall won/loss record, pitched in 72 percent of the games played, threw 822.1 innings, struck out 512 batters and established a career ERA of 1.30. In 1990, she posted her best record of 27-11, struck out 165 batters and had a career low 1.07 ERA. IN 1988, the Huskies established a school record for wins with a 31-12 overall record. That 31 win mark stood until the 1998 season when SCSU posted 42 wins. In 1989, the Huskies made their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, playing in the Division II Midwest Regional. The Huskies were nationally ranked in 1988 and 1989. Kraft is currently a special education teacher and coordinator of after-school sports for the middle schools in the Mounds view School District.