2026 Softball Roster

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9 Kat Gallant

  • Class Senior
  • Position P
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Monroe, Conn.
  • High School Masuk
  • INFLCR kathryn-gallant

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST First Team 2025
All-BIG EAST Second Team 2023
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week 2023: February 13
2025: March 17
BIG EAST Rookie of the Week 2023: Febuary 27, April 17, April 24
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2023: March 20
2025: April 7, May 5
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area 2025
CSC Academic All-District 2025
Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete 2022-23, 2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2026: Appeared in 19 games with 15 starts and logged over 77 innings during her senior season … Finished the season with 49 strikeouts, including a season-high six against Southern Indiana and five against Michigan State … Tossed a season-best eight innings against Massachusetts and worked a complete game at DePaul (team-high five CG on the year) … Battled injuries during conference play, missing nearly a month before a return on Senior Day against George Mason … Picked up a complete-game victory vs. St. John's, striking out four.

2025: Picked up an All-BIG EAST First Team nod as the ace of the Wildcat staff in her junior season … Led the league with a 1.84 ERA in conference games, coming in third for wins (eight) and fewest walks allowed (13) during the BIG EAST slate … Paced Villanova's staff in nearly every category, tossing 147 innings with a 3.43 ERA, 15 complete games, 101 strikeouts and a .294 batting average against … Started the year with a complete game victory over Utah State … Pitched a complete game win over No. 15 Virginia Tech on Feb. 28 … Struck out seven against Penn State … Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 17 after 13 innings versus Creighton … Pitched eight innings twice on the year, both extra-inning victories … Struck out a career-best 12 against Army on Apr. 4 … Selected to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (Apr. 7, May 5) … Shutout Providence on May 2 … Pitched in both BIG EAST Tournament games for the Wildcats.

2024: Threw 91 total frames for the second-highest innings pitched on the staff … Started 16 games with nine relief appearances for the Wildcats … Totaled six wins with one complete game … Struck out 65 and walked just 15 batters … Recorded her lone save of the season with two shutout innings against Longwood in the opening weekend … Struck out a career-high eight in a complete game effort against Central Michigan … Tossed 10 total innings in three appearances at the NCAA Tournament … Struck out four to earn the victory against host #11 seed Arkansas … Pitched twice with multi-inning stints against No. 17 Arizona.

2023: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team after making 30 appearances in the circle and started 23 games for the Wildcats … Tossed 127.2 innings to lead Villanova, allowing just 52 earned runs on the year … Recorded a 15-6 record to pace the Wildcats … Struck out 92 in her freshman year and compiled an 0.88 walks per seven for fifth in VU history for a single season … Had no walks in 18 of her 30 appearances … Compiled six complete games and three shutouts as the Friday starter on the Villanova staff … Registered a complete game in her collegiate debut, throwing 131 pitches and allowing just six hits against Texas State … Threw a complete game, two-hitter against Boston College where she went six innings of perfect softball … Tossed a season-high 7.1 innings in a win against Delaware on March 26 … Contributed her first career save against Towson by earning one out to close out the contest … Struck out a career-high eight batters at St. John's on April 14.

Masuk High School: Earned three varsity letters in softball under Leigh Barone … Was named state's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time all-state and all-conference selection … Chosen as Conference Player of the Year as a senior and Pitcher of the Year in junior season … Named a National Merit Scholar as a junior … Also participated in the band at Masuk High School.

Personal: Born 9/9/04 in Milford, Conn. … Only child of Gail and Kathryn Gallant … Enjoys music, art and animals … Majoring in psychology … Chose to attend Villanova because of the alumni network, academic support and athletic reputation.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Freshman

    P
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2024Sophomore

    P
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2025Junior

    P
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2026Senior

    P
    5'10"
    9