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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

1 Gabby Kaple

1 Gabby Kaple

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Galion, Ohio
  • High School:
    Galion
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 77 games in her three active seasons at WSU, making 59 starts (50 in CF, 8 in RF, 1 in LF) ... link to Career Statistics.

2023:  Garnered Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... missed the entire season due to an injury ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... started all 47 games in CF (one of four Warriors to start every game) ... batted second, fifth, sixth, seventh, or ninth, but usually eighth (16 times) ... had a career and season-best three hits a pair of times (2/25 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead and 4/14 at Northwood) ... scored a career-high three runs vs. Grand Valley State (4/10), which equaled a WSU season-high ... stole first base of career at Findlay (3/30) … drew a walk vs. New Haven (3/13) and at Grand Valley State (4/23) ... recorded a career-high six putouts at Northwood (4/14) ... had a team best .333 batting average (7-for-21) in the 2nd inning ... led the team with six sacrifice bunts and also with six bunt hits ... finished second on the squad in doubles (7), runs scored (16) and hit by pitches (3) ... ranked third on the team with 34 total bases ... tied-for-fourth on the squad with 27 hits ... hit .353 (6-for-17) with an 0-1 count ... posted a season-best four-game hitting streak (3/14-3/17, .333, 4-for-12) ... batted .281 (9-for-32) with runners in scoring position ... tallied three outfield assists to lead the team (3/30 at Findlay, 4/14 at Northwood, and 4/30 vs. Northwood) ... notched a season-best  (and career-high) six putouts in game one at Northwood (4/14) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2021:  Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 21 games, making seven starts (6 in RF, 1 in LF) ... batted seventh through ninth, but usually eighth (three times) ... had a season-high two hits vs. Parkside (3/27) ... notched an outfield assist at Davenport (3/28) ... scored twice in seven pinch-running appearances ... went 0-for-2 with a sac bunt in three pinch-hitting appearances ... tied-for-second on the squad with 14 games as a sub ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Played in nine games, making five starts (3 in CF, 2 in RF) ... batted eighth (once), ninth (twice) and was the flex player twice ... ended the season with a three-game hitting streak (3/8-3/12, 3-for-6, .500) ... tied for the team lead with one hit by pitch and one outfield assist ... twice came on as a defensive replacement ... scored as a pinch-runner against Tiffin (3/7) ... recorded a pinch-hit single and scored vs. Lake Erie (3/12) ... advanced the base runner in three of four opportunities (75%) ... had final 38 games canceled due to COVID-19 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Galion High School ... was a four-year starter for the Tigers ... earned All-Ohio Honors twice, was a two-time First Team All-District selection, a Second Team All-District honoree, and received First Team All-League recognition three times ... compiled a career batting average of .467 with 138 hits and 100 runs scored ... earned four letters in basketball and received Second Team All-District recognition as a junior ... served two years as a team captain in both softball and basketball ... plays summer ball for Team Ohio Black ... batted .527 in helping TOB to a runner-up finish at the 2018 USA Softball Eastern Championships after her squad won the Ohio Championships ... was GHS Valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society, where she served as president during the 2018-19 academic year.

Personal:  Full name -- Gabrielle A. Kaple ... born on September 20, 2000, in Galion, Ohio ... daughter of Greg and Missy Kaple ... has a younger brother, Hayden ... is an Electrical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2020Freshman

    OF
    5'5"
    1
  • 1

    2021Sophomore

    LF/RF
    5'5"
    1
  • 1

    2022Junior

    CF
    5'5"
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    OF
    5'5"
    1