About The Team

In summer ball, Katie became a member of the Lemont Rockers. The Rockers organization was one of the elite travel teams in Illinois. Each year the team traveled to Nationals in Illinois, Ohio, Texas, and Florida. Along with receiving several all tourney notoriety, Katie was nominated for ASA All Conference and All Tourney. She also led her team to top 10 finishes. After 18u she joined Illinois women's major team, Elite Force from Palos Heights, IL. While with the Force, Katie led her team to the 2003 Canadian Cup. This tournament had National teams from the USA, Australia, Canada, and China. Elite Force was one of two non-national teams invited to compete.

Throughout her career Katie felt a passion to teach a sport she loved. She would give private lessons and camps to players looking to enhance their pitching career. Katie decided to coach young athletes all the way to the collegiate level. She coached within many different Chicagoland schools such as: Trinity High School (2000-2002), Immaculate Heart of Mary (2002-2004), Lemont Rockers (2003-2004), LT Blazers (2007-2012), Robert Morris University (2017-2019) and Oakton Community College (2019-present). Katie has also coached her two sons in basketball and baseball within the park district and travel programs.

Katie's knowledge and experience is a winning combination to enhance any player's ability through the game of softball. The biggest goal she has is to make any player become the best they can be. To become a pitcher you must practice and never give up. So when someone tells you "You throw like a girl!" Tell them, "Yes I do, I throw like an MSP girl!" Click book your first lesson button at the top to schedule your lesson TODAY.