Sophie Culhane

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Shoots/Catches:
L/R
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.

2023: In her fourth season with St. Cloud State, Culhane appeared in 21 games with five starts. She tallied two hits in 20 at-bats while recording two RBIs. She was named an NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award winner and an NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member.

2022: In her third season with the Huskies, Culhane appeared in 34 games with 19 starts in the infield. In 66 at bats, Culhane tallied 19 hits, including five doubles and two home runs, for a season batting average of .288. Culhane went 3-3 at the plate in St. Cloud State's season opening win over Bemidji State and proved to be extremely reliable in pinch hitting situations, posting a .318 patting average in pinch hit sitautions against NSIC opponents. She earned Academic All-Conference honors and was named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence at the conclusion of the 2022 season.

2021: As a sophomore, Culhane appeared in 17 games with one start as the catcher. She posted a .296 batting average with 29 hits in 98 at bats, and additionally scored 16 with four RBI. She tallied her first collegiate hit in a win over Viterbo on February 14 and recorded the first multi-hit game of her college career in a loss to Minnesota-Duluth on March 30.

2020: As a freshman, Culhane appeared in five games for the Huskies, primarily as a pinch runner and hitter.

High School: Culhane put together and outstanding high school career, leading the Maple Grove Crimson to the AAAA State Championship Title as a senior in 2019. A six-year member of Maple Grove's varsity team, Culhane posted a career batting average of career batting average of .377 with an on base percentage (OBP) of .490. She also earned several accolades, including All-Conference, All-Section and Team Defensive MVP during her career with the Crimson and was voted team captain in both 2018 and 2019. Off the field, Culhane was an honor roll student and earned an academic letter every year she was in high school.

Personal: Culhane chose St. Cloud State because of the campus atmosphere and academic opportunities in engineering. She intends to major in engineering and minor is Spanish or art design.