The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Roster
Katie Cimusz
- Position:
- C/1B
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Atascocita
- Hometown:
- Humble, Texas
- Major:
- Finance
Career Accolades
- 1x NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2023-24)
- 1x Big 12 Player of the Week (1x - 2023)
- 1x All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2022*)
- 1x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2024)
*unanimous
2024, Junior
Was the only Longhorn to post a 1.000 fielding percentage for the season and have 20-or-more (104) defensive chances while splitting time behind the plate and at first base in 39 games played ... posted a career-best .304 batting average (17 hits in 56 official plate appearances) to cap a .304/.362/.478 slash line ... had a season-best 4-for-4 outing at the plate with two runs batted in (RBI) and two doubles against Tarleton State (3/1) ... connected for two of her three home runs on the season in back-to-back games at Kansas (4/20, 4/21), where she went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two runs scored, five RBI and one sacrifice hit in two appearances throughout the weekend series ... had a 2-for-2 performance with two RBI in Texas' run-ruling victory at nationally-ranked Florida State (3/20) ... also had a multi-hit outing at Houston (3/9) ... recorded a run-scoring hit in the Longhorns' Women's College World Series (WCWS) five-inning game against Florida (6/1) ... batted .857 (6-7) with runners on third and less than two outs in an inning ... turned in five two-run RBI ... had three games with 10-or-more (10) defensive put outs: at Houston (3/9), at UCF (4/23) and at Kansas (4/21) ...
2023, Sophomore
Started 49 of the 51 games played throughout the 2023 season ... slashed .272/.390/.472 in 125 official at bats ... of her 34 total hits, 13 went for extra bases: seven doubles and six home runs, en route to totaling 59 bases ... drove in 24 runs while scoring 26 herself ... concluded the season tied for the team lead with 24 walks drawn ... finished her sophomore season with a .988 fielding percentage on 346 defensive opportunities while splitting time between first base and catcher ... batted .462 (18-39) when leading off an inning ... recorded eight hits in 12 plate appearances (.667) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... was credited with nine two-out runs batted in (RBI) ... hit .600 (3-5) with the bases loaded ... turned in eight multiple hit contests: seven 2-hit, one 3-hit ... also had seven multiple RBI games: six 2-RBI, one 4-RBI ... had a .983 fielding percentage on 117 defensive chances throughout 16 games against conference-only foes ... hit .455 (5-11) when leading off an inning against a conference opponent ... began the season with a 3-for-3 performance with two runs scored against Missouri (2/10) ... hit her first home run of the season in a 2-for-3 outing against Northwestern (2/10) ... drove in a season-high four RBI at UTA (3/8) ... started a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh against Texas Tech (5/11) with a solo home run that was in the midst of a five-run comeback for the Longhorns ... recorded nine double-digit defensive putout performances, including having 10 in the Longhorns' five-inning no-hitter against Seton Hall (5/19) to begin the NCAA Austin Regional ...
2022, Freshman
Was tabbed as a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... earned Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors on 3/8 after hitting .429 over seven games with four home runs and seven runs batted in (RBI) ... homered in four-of-five games over a stretch from 2/28 - 3/5 ... played in 60 games with 57 starts at varying positions that included catcher, first base, outfield and designated player ... ranked third on the squad with nine home runs and seventh in RBI (32) ... managed 38 hits, 22 runs scored, eight doubles, 15 walks and five stolen bases while posting a .984 fielding mark ... posted nine multi-hit and nine multi-RBI efforts ... reached base safely in 18 consecutive games (third-longest streak for a Longhorns player in 2022) from 2/19 vs. No 24 UCF to 3/16 at No. 23 Louisiana ... singled to left against No. 1 Oklahoma (6/4) for her first career Women's College World Series (WCWS) hit ... ignited the Texas offense with a solo home run to open the scoring in an eventual 3-1 NCAA Super Regional game two victory at No. 4 Arkansas (5/27) ... broke an NCAA Regional game at No. 11 Washington (5/21) open with a three-run, seventh-inning double to left as UT went on to wi 8-2 ... blasted a three-run home run as part of Texas’ seven-run third in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win over Texas Tech (5/12) ... registered a career-high two doubles as part of a 2-for-4, RBI effort at Texas Tech (4/30) ... managed her first career two-home run effort with a pair of solo shots in a 4-0 shutout of No. 20 LSU (3/19) ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored during a 10-2 triumph at No. 23 Louisiana (3/16) ... hammered a two-run home run to center off All-American pitcher Montana Fouts in a 5-4 loss at No. 2 Alabama (3/4) ... over two Texas Classic match-ups against Tulsa (2/27 - 2/28), Cimusz, went a combined 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and six total RBI ... managed her first career hit on a two-run home run to center in a loss to No. 24 UCF (2/19) ... was credited with her first collegiate RBI on a sacrifice fly against Auburn (2/18) ...
Travel Ball
For her Hotshots Fastpitch travel squad from 2018-20, Cimusz hit at a .417 clip with 38 doubles, seven triples, 28 home runs and 150 runs batted in (RBI) while helping guide the program to a 2020 Texas Fastpitch League Championship, a 2018 World Fastpitch Championship and a runner-up finish at 2020 ASA Nationals ...
High School
Rated No. 12 (tie) in Extra Inning Softball’s 2021 Elite 100 player rankings (No. 5 overall catcher), No. 28 in Softball America’s Top 100 recruits and No. 39 in FloSoftball’s Hot 100 Rankings, Cimusz ventured to the Forty Acres with an impressive resume in tow … she was tabbed as a 2021 NFCA All-South Central Region and a TXSWA 6A All-State Honorable Mention selection after hitting .473 with 19 doubles, seven home runs and 44 runs batted in (RBI) as a senior … over her career, she batted .478 overall with 161 hits, 52 doubles, 10 triples, 32 home runs and 159 RBI to go along with a .532 on-base percentage … both a 2019 TGCA 6A All-State and 2018 TXSWA Collin Street Bakery 6A All-State choice, Cimusz was named to the all-tournament team while helping power Atascocita High School to the 2018 Texas Girls Class 6A State Championship with a 5-3 win over Canyon … during her 2020 junior campaign that led to a first-team all-district nod, Cimusz batted .621 with 18 extra-base hits, including eight home runs, and 32 RBI … in her time at Atascocita, she also earned selections as the 2019 District 21-6A Utility Player of the Year, the 2018 District 21-6A Newcomer of the Year, picked up a 2018 Second Team All-Greater Houston choice and was a multi-time selection as the AHS Offensive Player of the Year ...
Personal
Daughter of John and Cathy Cimusz ... has one sister, Alexa ... cites hitting walk-off home runs in both the semifinal and final at the 2018 World Fastpitch Championship as her most memorable sports moment to date … lists her Texas Class 6A State Championship ring as her most prized possession … chose Texas over Texas Tech and Houston ...
