University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2025 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 2
Kaitlyn Brannstrom
- Position:
 - INF
 
- Hometown:
 - Portage, MI
 
- Class:
 - Graduate Student
 
- High School:
 - Portage Central
 
- B/T:
 - L/L
 
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
 
2025 Hall of Fame Class | Jessica Dignon
Saturday, September 27
Highlights | Pitt vs. Virginia Tech
Friday, April 18
Highlights | Pitt at Penn State
Tuesday, April 15
Highlights | Pitt vs. Duke
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