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Kentucky Softball's Kayla Kowalik Named No. 1 Catcher in the Country

Kentucky softball star Kayla Kowalik has been ranked the No. 1 catcher in the country by Extra Innings ahead of the upcoming 2023 season.

Back in July, Kowalik announced that she would return for her fifth year of college softball. The three-time All-SEC performer and 2021 All-American was recently accepted into graduate school and will complete the first year of her MBA program at UK.

A star in the making

Kowalik has been a standout since her freshman year as a Wildcat in which she was awarded SEC Freshman of the Week twice.