University of Connecticut Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Cat Petteys
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Vestal Senior High School
- Hometown:
- Vestal, N.Y.
2026: BIG EAST Player of the Year...All-BIG EAST First Team selection...NFCA Second Team All-Region...Started all 60 games at shortstop...Tied the single season home runs record with 21...Surpassed the single season total bases record with 159...Led the team in batting average (.394), hits (76), doubles (16), home runs (21), RBI (62), and runs scored (62)...824 slugging percentage...453 on-base percentage...Worked 18 walks...7-9 on stolen bases...Recorded two four-hit games...Totaled 21 multi-hit games...Drove in five RBI at Butler (Apr. 10), one shy of her career high...16 multi-RBI games...Had a 17-game on base streak...Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after hitting .533 with two home runs and four RBI across four games...Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week once and BIG EAST Honor Roll two times...Surpassed the program record for career home runs, totaling 36 through her first 113 career games.
2025: BIG EAST Freshman of the Year...All-BIG EAST First Team selection...NFCA Third Team All-Region...D1 Softball Freshman All-American Second Team selection...Started in 53 games at shortstop...Posted all-time program freshman seasons highs in batting average (.400), home runs (15), and RBI (48)...Recorded 64 hits, 11 doubles, 2 triples, 22 walks, scoring 45 runs...Second on the roster with a .775 slugging percentage and .487 on-base percentage...In her first career start she recorded a three-hit game...18 multi-hit games...11 multi-RBI games...Had an 8-game hitting streak...Had two walk-off hits against Middle Tennessee (2/14/25), and Bowling Green (2/28/25)...Hit two home runs in one inning at Providence (4/13/25), giving her a career high six RBI in the game...Named the D1 Softball National Freshman of the Week in Week 11 (4/22/25), hitting .583 with four extra base hits and nine RBI in four games...Six-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week...Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll once...Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
Before UConn: Four-year letter winner at Vestal Senior High School under head coach Vickie Sax...Class A First Team All-State selection (2023)...Named to the Greater Binghamton Elite 15 team (2023)...Named to the Elmira-Corning Elite 15 team (2023)...Three-time team captain...2023 STAC All-Conference First Team All-Star...Class A Second Team All-State selection (2022)...2022 STAC All-Division First Team All-Star...Section 4 Class A Sectional Champion (2022)...NYSPHSAA Class A Regional Champion (2022)...PGF Futures All-American Game Regional Watchlist...One-year letter winner in field hockey.
Personal: Daughter of D.J. and Jen...Has one brother, Chance...Studying Psychological Sciences.
