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THE WIND UP: VYPE Softball Rankings, No. 6 Katy Tigers
No. 6--Katy Tigers Softball
2022: 23-4 (District 19-6A Champions/Regional Semifinalists)
HC: Kalum Haack
The Katy Tigers have made the Regional Semifinals in back-to-back seasons heading into 2023. Led by legendary coach Kalum Haack, who enters his 25th season at Katy and his 36th overall as a head coach, the Tigers could make another deep run in 2023.
Katy is looking to reach the Regional Finals for the first time since 2019 when they last won State. Headlined by Arkansas-commit Cameryn Harrison, they will have a chance to. Harrison posted an insane 0.66 ERA in 117 ⅓ innings with 217 strikeouts and hit .495 at the dish with a team-leading 50 RBIs.
Teammate Ashtyn Reichardt will join Harrison in Fayetteville and led the team in hitting a year ago, batting .526 with 45 RBIs.
Other names to watch include Paige Bunting (Blinn), Peyton Watson (San Jac - .352, 17 RBIs), Montgomery Henderson (.407, 30 RBIs), Hailey Gore, Ella Smith, Avery Porter, and Lauryn Soeken (1.90 ERA, 74 strikeouts).
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VYPE 2022 Softball Preview: No. 3 Katy Tigers
Welcome to the 2022 softball season.
The season got started this week with non-district games beginning across the city. VYPE has previewed 22 public school teams in the city.
Check out the season preview for the No. 3 Katy Tigers.
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Kalum Haack is one of the winningest coaches in Houston High School softball history and in the State of Texas.
The Tigers’ head man returns another solid group in 2022. The Tigers reached the Regional Semifinals a year ago for the first time since 2019 – when they won their last State Championship. The group will be led by reigning District 19-6A MVP Kailey Wyckoff, who is committed to Stephen F. Austin to continue her softball career.
Wyckoff hit for .439 last season. Fellow senior Erynne Castillo (Blinn College), who hit .438 last year, also returns after a first-team, all-district performance.
The future beyond that duo is bright for Katy with sophomores Ashtyn Reichardt (.453) and Cameryn Harrison back in the mix. Harrison, who pitches for the Tigers, was named the District 19-6A Newcomer of the Year after a stellar freshman campaign in 2021, when she hit .373 and struck out 208 with a 1.29 ERA. Reichardt held down the outfield and was named first-team, all-district.
This team knows how to win and will do that once again in 2022. Also, watch for Emily Parks (Galveston College) and Lauryn Soken to make some noise.