Katie Dunakin #18

High School Information

Graduation Year: 2024
High School: Aliso Niguel
HS Address / City / State: 28000 Wolverine Way, Aliso Viejo, CA
GPA: 3.75
Anticipated College Major: Psychology

Travel Team Experience

2022-2023: Powersurge Gold/Walling 18U
2021 (Fall): Firecrackers Premier RTY 16U
2018-2021: Firecrackers Brashear/TDR 2024 (12U & 14U)
2017: Firecrackers Brashear/Thornburg (12U)

Highlights & Achievements

Softball Highlights:
2023 CIF South Coast League MVP
2023 Aliso Niguel H.S. Most Outstanding Player
2023 CIF Scholar Athlete

2022 Extra Inning Extra Elite 100 C/O 2024 - Top 40 Overall Player & Top 30 "Pitcher Duo" (e.g., primary P that plays multiple positions +/or high level hitter)

2021 Extra Inning Extra Elite 100 C/O 2024 - Top 100 Overall Player & Top 60 "Pitcher Duo" (e.g., primary P that plays multiple positions +/or high level hitter)

On Deck Rosetta Canyon Jamboree Invitee 2021 & 2022 (2021 Irvine Tryout - Highlighted Athlete)

Powersurge 16U Gold - 2022 TC Nationals (Gold Championship - All Tournament Selection)

Powersurge 18U Gold - 2022 Colorado Sparkler Power Pool (Champion Bracket - 8th Place)

18U Future Stars TV Game Selection/Invitee - 2022 Colorado Sparkler

All League (CIF - SS - Div. II - South Coast - Second Team) & Future Star Award @ Aliso Niguel H.S. - 2022

Starting Pitcher 2020-2021: Firecrackers Brashear/TDR 14U - Alliance Tier 1 (9th Place) & TC Nationals (5th Place)

Starting Pitcher 2018-2019: Firecrackers TDR 12U - PGF Premier & TCS World Series (Finalist)

Starting Pitcher 2017-2018: American Athletics 12U - PGF Platinum (8th place)

Starting Pitcher 2017: 10U USA Softball California State Champions (AVGS)

SEE: SportsRecruits (https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/katelyn_dunakin)

Academic Achievements & Extracurricular Activities :
3.75 GPA @ Aliso Niguel H.S., Aliso Viejo, CA

Multisport athlete with a sole focus on competing in softball in college. Currently also competing at high levels in high school basketball (Aliso Niguel High School Varsity - #65 2024 player/#15 2024 SF in CA - https://www.prepgirlshoops.com/player/katie-dunakin/) and have competed at high levels in soccer (starting at goalie for the AYSO Western National Championship team in 2017 & 2018).

High School Sports

Varsity Softball & Varsity Basketball

Private Coaches

Kim Reeder - Seven Strong Softball - Pitching/Recruiting (coachkim@sevenstrongsoftball.com; 831/521-7925)

Jason Iuli - Powerhouse Mechanics - Pitching (jason@powerhousemechanics.com; 619/453-8116)

Ayssa Razo - Powerhouse Mechanics - Pitching (coachalyssarazo@gmail.com; 831/262-4326)

Becky Newbry Turi - Hitting (Univ. of Washington Softball Alumni - beckyturi9@gmail.com; 949/702-2253)

Athletic References

Kim Reeder - Seven Strong Softball - Pitching/Recruiting (coachkim@sevenstrongsoftball.com; 831/521-7925)

Jason Iuli - Powerhouse Mechanics - Pitching (jason@powerhousemechanics.com; 619/453-8116)

Alyssa Razo - Powerhouse Mechanics - Pitching (coachalyssarazo@gmail.com; 831/262-4326)

Becky Newbry Turi - Hitting (Univ. of Washington Softball Alumni - beckyturi9@gmail.com; 949/702-2253)

Randie Baldwin - Head Coach @ Aliso Niguel H.S. (rlbaldwin@capousd.org; 951/201-5942)

Celeste Berouty/Elevated Fastpitch Solutions - Recruiting (elevatedfpsolutions@gmail.com; 310/200-5022)

Awards & Articles

2023 Extra Inning Spotlight
https://extrainningsoftball.com/the-last-inning-may-10-2023-spotlighting-2024-extra-elite-100-rhp-katelyn-dunakin-indy-gators-upcoming-tourney-yoy-gots-to-chill-gta-6-news/

2022 Extra Inning Extra Elite 100 Player Rankings C/O 2024:
https://extrainningsoftball.com/weve-hit-americas-top-40-the-2024-extra-elite-100-player-rankings-s-40-31-sept-6-2022/

2021 Extra Inning Extra Elite 100 Player Rankings C/O 2024:
https://extrainningsoftball.com/here-we-go-the-2024-extra-elite-100-player-rankings-begin-with-s-100-91-aug-23-2021/

OnDeck 2021 Irvine Tryout - Review & Selections (Featured Player): https://ondecksoftball.net/tryouts/schedule/irvine-tryout-2021

OnDeck Player Profile:
https://ondecksoftball.net/players/view/katelyn-dunakin

Aliso Niguel High School Varsity Basketball - PrepGirlsHoops.com - #65 2024 player/#15 2024 SF in CA: https://www.prepgirlshoops.com/player/katie-dunakin/

Stats, Highlights & Videos

2023 High School (CIF-SS)
* Pitching: 13-1 record (6 saves) + 77.1 IP + 1.98 ERA + 1.07 WHIP + 48 Ks vs. 8 BB + BB/IP .104
* Hitting: 98 AB + .506 AVE. + 1.443 OPS + 7 HR + 34 RBIs (hit safely in 27 of 29 games)
* Awards: MVP CIF South Coast League + Aliso Niguel H.S. Team Outstanding Player + CIF Scholar Athlete

2022 18U Summer (Zoom Into June + Colorado Sparkler Power Pool 8th Pl. + Alliance Championship):
* Pitching: 33.2 IP; ERA - 2.67; WHIP - 1.41; K/BB - 3.08; BB/IP - .21
* Hitting: .588 BA/1.424 OPS (20 PA)
* Awards: 18U Future Star Game Selection

2022 16U Summer (Top Gun Invitational & TC Nationals Gold Champions)
* Pitching: IP - 33.0; ERA - 0.21; R/Game - 1.91; WHIP - 1.06; K/BB - 2.67; BB/IP - 0.27
* Hitting: .444 BA/1.14 OPS (21 PA)
* Awards: All Tournament Team (TC Nationals)

2022 High School (CIF-SS D1)
* Pitching: IP - 46.2; ERA - 1.62; WHIP - 1.09; K/BB - 2.6; FPS% - 65.2%; P/IP - 14.5
* Hitting: .345 BA/.845 OPS (74 ABs)
* All CIF South Coast League

2021 Spring/Summer:
* Pitching: IP - 181.2 + ERA - 1.96 + WHIP - 1.12 + K/BB - 2.4 + FPS% -68.3% + P/IP - 14.0
* Hitting: .410 BA/.882 OPS (142 ABs)

2022 Colorado Sparkler - 18U Future Stars Game (only 2024/undergraduate pitcher):
May 2023 - Rapsodo - Rise (63 mph) + FB (62 mph) + Change (48 mph)May 2023 - Rapsodo - Drop (62 mph) + Curve (62 mph) + FB (61 mph)
MORE STATS, HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS AT:

https://sportsrecruits.com/athlete/katelyn_dunakin

https://ondecksoftball.net/players/view/katelyn-dunakin

Camps/Showcases

SUMMER 2023:

Zoom Into June (06/09/23 - 06/11/23, Chino Hills, CA)

Top Gun - Maverick National Invitational (06/15/23 - 06/18/23, Kansas City Metro)

Colorado Sparkler - National Power Pool (06/25/23 - 07/02/23, Aurora, CO)

Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series (07/23/23 - 07/30/23, Chino Hills BLD, CA)

Extracurricular

Girl Scouts of the USA - Bronze & Silver Awards