#77 Carlli Kloss 2022-23 Softball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2024 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Second Team All-Region
• 2024 Second Team All-ACC
• 2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• 2023 Third Team All-ACC
• 2023 NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team

AS A SENIOR (2024)

• Second Team All-ACC selection
• NFCA First Team All-Region
• Started all 50 games behind the plate, catching 332 of 333 innings during the season
• Led the Irish offense with a .368 batting average, 171 at bats, 45 runs scored, 63 hits and 15 stolen bases
• Earned a .474 slugging percentage and a .419 on-base percentage with nine walks and eight hit by pitches
• Eight sacrifices during the season, three sac flies and five sac bunts
• Recorded a .990 fielding percentage, committing just three errors on 309 chances
• Finished second in the ACC with 13 runners caught stealing
• Allowed just one passed ball during the season
• Led the team with 20 multiple hit games and drove in multiple runs six times
• Earned a team-best 10 game hitting streak and reached base in 11-consecutive games
• Earned her first hit of the season, a triple against South Alabama, scoring a run (Feb. 9)
• Recorded back-to-back multi-hit games on Feb. 10th, going 2-for-3 with an RBI on the first ever live NCAA softball game on MLB Network against No. 16/13 Utah and going 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a sacrifice and a hit by pitch in a one-run win over Iowa
• Drove in two runs in back-to-back games against Liberty (Feb. 11) and Samford (Feb. 16)
• Drove in a season-high five runs as she went 4-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and a home run in the win over Indiana State (March 9)
• Brought in two runs in both ends of a doubleheader with Bowling Green, going a combined 5-for-7 with four RBI, two runs scored and a double
• Went 3-for-4 with an RBi and two runs scored in the second game of the NC State series (March 23)
• Added a 3-for-3 performance with a triple and scored a run against Florida State (April 13)
• Ended the Boston College series with a 3-for-4 effort with two runs scored
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run in the 7-4 win to eliminate North Carolina from the ACC Tournament (May 8)

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

• Third Team All-ACC selection
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team
• Started all 50 games as the Irish catcher
• ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 14)
• Hit for a .341 (57-for-167) average consistently at the top of the lineup
• Tallied 20 extra-base hits with a team-high 14 doubles, three triples and adding three homers
• Drove in 23 and scored a team-best 43 runs
• Swiped nine bases in 11 attempts
• Led the team with 18 multi-hit games
• Drove in multiple runs in six games
• Had a season-long eight game hitting streak (April 7 – April 21)
• Reached base in a season-best 18 games (March 28 – April 29)
• Earned a .987 fielding percentage, committing just four errors in 303 chances
• Allowed just four passed balls while catching every pitch from the Irish staff during the season
• Threw out 13 of 29 attempted base stealers for a .552 SBA% to lead the ACC
• Began the year with a five-game hit streak to earn ACC Player of the Week with three multi-hit games, five RBI and scoring six times
• Season-high four hits as part of a 4-for-5 effort with a double short of the cycle, driving in a run and scoring twice against UNCG (March 15)
• Hit a triple as part of a 3-for-4 effort with three RBI and two runs scored in a win over Louisville (April 7)
• Scored two runs in the victory over Harvard at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 20)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

• Played in 35 games making 25 starts primarily behind the plate
• Hit for a .411 average in 56 at bats
• Drove in 11 and scored 12 times
• Perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts
• Five multi-hit games
• Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak and reached base in nine consecutive
• Season-high two hits in five games
• Drove in four runs in a 2-for-2 effort with a triple, scored twice and hit her first collegiate home run

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Saw action in 30 games, starting 15, at pinch-runner and catcher
• Posted a .133 batting avg., totaling four hits and seven runs, drawing five walks and stealing four bases on four attempts. Totaled 68 putouts and six assists behind the plate, with no errors.

PREP & PERSONAL

• Majoring in business; aspires to pursue a career in sports management
• Instagram: @carlli.kloss
• Was named to the high school All-Star team as a senior
• Named first-team all-league for three seasons
• “Carlli is a dynamic triple-threat at the plate,” head coach Deanna Gumpf noted. “She will make an immediate impact to the continued success of our program.”
• “On top of all of the amazing academic programs, my future softball coaches became such a significant factor in my decision to continue my academic and athletic career at this specific University,” Kloss shared. “Notre Dame may quite possibly have one of the most generous, welcoming and determined coaching staff within the collegiate level of softball.”
• Named first-team All-Empire League as a sophomore and junior; was second-team all-league as a freshman
• Named Pacifica Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior
• With the Firecrackers TJ 18U club team, batted .506 with an on-base percentage of .622
• Was ranked 45 out of 500 by Extra Inning Softball as a senior
• As a junior, was named All-PGF and placed ninth in PGF
• With Firecrackers TJ 18U, was coached by former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmanzadeh
• As a sophomore with Firecrackers Brashear, placed fifth in PGF
• Sister Kellsi Kloss won an NPF Championship with the Chicago Bandits after playing softball at Louisiana State