2025 Softball Roster
Brannstrom, Kaitlyn

Jersey Number 2
Kaitlyn Brannstrom
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Portage, MI
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Portage Central
- B/T:
- L/L
Bio
2025
- Started in 51 of 52 games, all at first base, in her lone season with the Panthers.
- Hit a go-ahead grand slam against UIW (2/15) to give the Panthers an 8-4 lead.
- Batted .310 with 11 RBI over the first 10 games of the season.
- Homered in back-to-back games against Houston (2/14) and UIW (2/15).
- Combined to hit .444 (4-for-9) with seven RBI, three doubles, and a home run over a three-game span against Georgia Tech (March 21-23).
2024 (Grand Canyon)
- Appeared in 37 games
- Finished the season batting .200 with three home runs and 16 RBI
- Had 16 RBIs and 3 homeruns
- Had a 1.000 fielding percentage
2023 (Grand Canyon)
- Earned WAC All-Academic honors
- Had 55 appearances and 39 starts
- Opened season with a pinch-hit grand slam against Green Bay (2/10) for season-high of four RBIs
- Had season-high of 10 putouts against Seattle U (5/12)
- Posted season-high three hits against Seattle U (4/21)
- Produced 11 games with multiple RBIs and 11 games with multiple hits with a season-high six game hit streak
- Recorded 170 putouts, 11 double plays and two assists for a .983 fielding percentage
- Finished the season with a .344 batting average, 42 hits, 41 RBIs, eight home runs, a .598 slugging percentage and a .443 on base percentage
2022 (Purdue)
- Appeared in 10 games
- Batted .303 with two home runs, two double, and seven RBI
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI against Coastal Carolina (2/11)
- Went a season-high 3-for-5 with a home run against Delaware (2/18)
2021 (Purdue)
- Named to All-Big Ten Second Team and Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
- Played in every game as a true freshman with 40 starts in 44 games
- Led the team with five home runs, with a homer notched in each of the last five series of the season
- Led the team and ranked sixth in the Big Ten with 30 RBI
- Had a season-high 13 putouts with no errors against Northwestern (5/7)
- Posted a season-high three hits against Ohio State (5/1)
- Posted a season-high four RBI against Ohio State (5/1)
- Produced nine games with multiple RBI
High School
- Attended Portage Central High School in Portage, Michigan
- Totaled 99 runs in just three years
- Batted .426 or better in three straight seasons
- Three-time All-Conference and All-District First Team selection
- NFCA All-North Region First Team honoree
- NFCA Second Team All-American as a junior
- Named a 2020 PGF Central Region All-American
- Recorded 39 runs, 68 RBI, 68 hits and 17 walks in 111 at-bats as a junior
- Produced a .613 batting average as a junior and a .982 fielding percentage
- As a sophomore, collected 20 runs, 42 RBI, 40 hits and 17 walks
- Produced a .426 batting average sophomore year
- Played varsity basketball through her junior year, helping her 2018-19 team to a district championship title
Club
- Played for Beverly Bandits
Personal
- Daughter of Kenny and Kathy Brannstrom
- Has a twin brother James and a younger sister Erin
Highlights | Pitt vs. Virginia Tech
Friday, April 18
Highlights | Pitt at Penn State
Tuesday, April 15
Highlights | Pitt vs. Duke
Saturday, April 12
Cami Compson Home Run Highlight
Tuesday, May 21