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Ben Lerner
Tom Gilbert
Tom Gilbert
Alex Bierens de Haan
Joe Buvid
Joe Buvid
Ariel Fox
Ben Solomon
Ethan Mito

20 Katie Wingert

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position C
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Carlisle, Pa.
  • Highschool Cumberland Valley
  • Major Master's - Public Health

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Second Team NFCA All-Region (2019)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2019)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2019)
  • First Team All-ECAC (2019)
  • Big Ten Player of the Week (February 12, 2024)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (April 19, 2019)

SCARLET KNIGHT RECORD BOOK

  • CAREER HOME RUN LEADER (42)
  • CAREER RBI LEADER (148)
  • CAREER WALKS LEADER(110)
  • Third - Career At-Bats (654)
  • Ninth - Career Doubles (37)
  • Third - Season Home Runs (18) - 2019
  • Fourth - Season Home Runs (13) - 2024
  • Fourth - Season Doubles (15) - 2023
  • Fifth - Season Walks (32) - 2023
  • Seventh - Season RBIs (45) - 2019
  • Ninth - Season RBIs (43) - 2024
Graduate Student (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Blasted her 42nd career home run and 13th of the season in 9-5 season finale win over Penn State giving Rutgers the most Big Ten series victories and highest Big Ten Tournament seed in program history (May 4)
  • Was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs on a double and sac fly to tie Sharon Morris (1993-96) as Rutgers' all-time RBI leader in a 9-6 set back at Minnesota (Apr. 20)
  • Had an RBI single in the 3-0 series-opening win at Minnesota (Apr. 19) 
  • Crowned as the all-time Scarlet Knight home run leader with her 41st home run of her career in a 9-3 series-opening win over Nebraska moving her past Jackie Bates (2012-15) as Rutgers' career home run leader with her 11th home run of the 2024 season (Apr. 12)
  • Tied the Scarlet Knight all-time home run records as she blasted a grand slam and 3-run shot in leading RU to a 12-1 win over Wisconsin collecting seven RBIs, tying for the second-most in a game in records dating back to 2006. It marked the two-home run game  this season  also swinging over the fences twice in a 7-4 win over Colgate on Feb. 10. Her grand slam was RU's first in two years with the last coming off the bat of Gabrielle Callaway back on March 25, 2022 at home against Minnesota. (Apr. 6)
  • Moved closer to becoming RU's all-time home runs leader with a solo shot in claiming the series win with a 8-6 victory over Ohio State (Mar. 24)
  • Delivered a double and run scored in the 6-1 series opening victory over Ohio State (Mar. 22)
  • Collected a pair of RBI doubles in a 13-2 run-rule victory at San Diego (Mar. 15)
  • Registered an RBI in a 5-0 shutout at Cal Baptist (Mar. 13)
  • Added a double and two RBIs each in a 10-1 victory over host Fresno State with her double moving her into ninth in career doubles at the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 11)
  • Connected on her second home run of the weekend and eighth of the season.in the 8-3 victory over CSUN on the final day of the Mary Nutter (Feb. 24)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBIs in an 11-7 loss to LMU at the Mary Nutter (Feb. 23)
  • Bllasted her seventh home run of the season in a 14-7 win over Hawaii to open the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 22)
  • Was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-0 run-rule victory over Army West Point to close out the Panther Invitational (Feb. 18)
  • Apart of back-to-back RBI doubles in a 2-0 win over Army West Point to open up the Panther Invitational (Feb. 17)
  • Add her sixth home run of the year moving her into sole possession of second place on the all-time list in a 4-1 loss to No. 10 Duke at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 16) 
  • Named Big Ten Player of the Week after helping utgers to a 4-1 opening weekend hitting .444 with five home runs going long in four of five games to move into second all-time at Rutgers in home runs with eight hits, five runs and 10 RBIs and held down a 1.333 slugging percentage in wins over Houston, Colgate and Indiana State (Feb. 12)
Redshirt Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • CSC Academic All-District Team
  • Team-high tying 15 doubles along with two triples and team-second best six home runs
  • Second on the squad with 41 RBIs
  • Held a .513 slugging percentage
  • Hit 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a series finale loss at Iowa (Apr. 30)
  • Was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the series finale loss versus Indiana (Apr. 21)
  • Collected an RBI as the Scarlet Knights came back from a five-run deficit for a 6-5 victory over Ohio State for RU's first 30-win season since 2013 (Apr. 7)
  • Added her 14th double of the season giving RU the early lead in a 5-2 victory over Maryland (Apr. 5)
  • Led the offense hitting .625 (5-for-8) with two doubles and a home run along with three RBIs in the series finale in the weekend series with Purdue (Mar. 31 - Apr. 2)
  • Was 2-for-2 with a double and career home run No. 29 to put her into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list along with three RBIs in a 9-0 five-inning series finale victory versus Purdue. (Apr. 2)
  • Hit 3-for-4 with a double and run scored in an extra-inning setback versus Purdue (Apr. 1)
  • Helped Rutgers to a sweep of Illinois hitting .556 (5-for-9) with a double and two home runs while posting five RBIs and four runs scored (Mar. 24-26)
  • Continued to climb up the all-time home run list with a two-run home run in the first inning while also coming up with the game-ending RBI in the sixth in a 9-1 win over UMass-Lowell at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 18)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a career-high two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a 4-0 win versus Iona at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17)
  • Totaled 25 career home runs needing one more home run to tie for fourth all-time along with former teammate Anyssa Iliopoulos (2017-21).
  • Notched her sixth double of the year in a 3-2 win over Seton Hall on the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic  (Mar. 5)
  • Drove in four runs and captured a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth in a 12-4 win over North Dakota in five innings at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Tournament. The walk-off was the fourth of her career, first since her freshman year in 2019 and second for Rutgers in 2023. The four RBIs against the Fighting Hawks tied her career high also collecting four runs batted in an 8-0 victory against Morgan State on March 16, 2019 (Mar. 3) 
  • Joined Ryann Orange in hitting back-to-back home runs in a 9-4 win over the College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic as Rutgers hit back-to-back home runs for the first time since Wingert and former Scarlet Knights Anyssa Iliopoulos and Kiana Workman hit a trio in order back on February 10, 2020, in an 8-3 season-opening win over Army. The home run also moved her into sole possession of fifth on the all-time list. (Feb. 25)
  • Captured a three-run double in a 10-1 victory over Robert Morris in the opening game of the Low Country Classic (Feb. 24)
  • Posted an RBI double in 7-2 win over Mississippi Valley State at the Mardi Gras Classic helping RU to an 8-0 start (Feb. 18)
  • Registered a sac fly to send home the first run in a 2-0 victory over Sacramento State at the NorCal Kickoff to improve RU to 5-0 in its best start since 1993 (Feb. 12)
  • Opened season 2-for-3 including a triple with two RBIs and a run in an 8-2 win over Santa Clara at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 10)
Redshirt Junior (2022) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Totaled four doubles and 11 RBIs
  • Notched a double in a one-run extra innings setback versus No. 23 Notre Dame at the Liberty Invitational (Mar. 6)
  • Batted .500 with six hits, two doubles and four runs at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17-20)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI in a 4-3 extra inning victory against Drexel to conclude the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 20)
  • Drove in two runs to open Big Ten play with a 9-2 win over Minnesota, the first-ever victory agains the Golden Gophers
  • Moved into a tie for fifth-place in home runs at Rutgers with her 23rd long ball with a three-run home run in the series opener with Penn State (Apr. 22)
  • Drove in a run in the opening game of the NISC versus UC San Diego (May 21)
Junior (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Appeared in 10 games with four starts as a designated hitter
Sophomore (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Started all 24 games behind the plate at catcher.
  • Collected four home runs on the year to move into sixth place all-time with 22 career home runs.
  • Went .242 (16-of-66) with eight RBI and six runs.
  • Opened the year .313 (5-for-16) at the plate helping Rutgers go 3-2 at the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 6-9). 
  • Hit the first of three consecutive Scarlet Knight home runs in the bottom of the sixth in the season opener vs. Army at the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 7).
  • Went over the fence three times batting .308 (4-for-13) at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge hosted by Duke (Feb. 14-16).
  • Recorded two home runs, four RBI and two run in going 2-for-4 in a 11-10 extra innings victory over Syracuse at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Feb. 14).
  • Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base against in-state Seton Hall (Mar. 10).
Freshman (2019)
  • All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
  • All-ECAC First Team
  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • All-Big Ten Freshman Team
  • Ranked 24th nationally and was second in the Big Ten with 18 home runs
  • Hit three-extra inning walk-off home runs in consecutive games against Maryland, LIU Brooklyn and Michigan State featured on ESPN's SportsCenter marking RU's first walk-off home run since 2015
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (April 15) hitting three home runs and driving in six runs in a Big Ten series sweep of Penn State
  • Seventh in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.702)
  • Led Rutgers and 10th in the Big Ten with 45 RBIs
  • Hit .317 in her 55 appearances with 51 hits

Prior to Rutgers
  • Four-year varsity softball member at Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania
  • Three-time first team all-state sophomore, junior and senior year and all-state honorable mention as a freshman
  • 2018 Commonwealth Co-Player of the Year
  • 2018 Sentinel Softball Athlete of the Year
  • Three-time Mid Penn Commonwealth First Team sophomore and junior year
  • Three-time All-Sentinel First Team selection as a sophomore and junior and Honorable Mention as a freshman
  • Sentinel Athlete of the Week as a junior
  • State runner-up with Cumberland Valley in her freshman season
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe Coach Butler: enthusiastic
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Carli Lloyd
Best player ever competed against: Danielle Williams
Major: Exercise Science
I chose my major because: In the future I want to be able to other athletes recover and get back to the sport they love
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Henry's Siner
The person I most admire is and why: My mom because she is always so supportive.
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: traveling
Favorite professional athlete: Kobe Bryant
Favorite professional sports team: 76ers
One word to describe myself on the field: competitive
One word to describe myself off the field: laid back
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: my dad
I chose Rutgers because…: I love the family atmosphere
Favorite cereal: Reeces puffs
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Love and Basketball
Favorite musician/group: Pop Smoke...R.I.P
The first song I knew all the words to is: replay- iyaz
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: eating 
Favorite all-time gift received: my jeep Pets I had growing up were: Yellow Lab and Bullmastiff
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Australia
The website I visit most often is: netflix
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: black
One thing on my bucket list is: skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: snapchat

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Junior

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    2022Redshirt Junior

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    2023Redshirt Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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    5'8"
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