2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Sophia Kardatzke
- Position:
- Outfielder/Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- University Christian School
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
HONORS: 6x 2025 Big South Freshman of the Week, 2025 Big South Co-Freshman of the Year, 2025 Big South All-Freshman Team, 2025 Big South First Team All-Conference, NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist, D1Softball Freshman All-American Second Team, #38 on the 2025 Mid Major D100 Power Rankings, 2026 Big South Preseason All-Conference Team, 3x 2026 Big South Player of the Week, 2026 Big South First Team All-Conference, 2x Big South Conference Champion
2026 (Sophomore): Missed the first 28 games due to a knee injury and made her return to the field on March 20, 2026 against Radford....appeared and started in 32 games all in right field....added a .363 batting average with 37 hits, six doubles, and six HRs....added 29 RBI and seven stolen bases with 21 runs scored...was named the Big South Player of the Week on three different occasions during the month of April...added a season high with three hits against Charleston Southern (4/25/26) while adding two runs scored on a four-RBI day.....added a new career high with two doubles against SC State (4/22/26)....added a walk-off RBI single in her third weekend series of the year helping Upstate clinch the series over Gardner-Webb (4/3/26).....added 42 putouts in right field with a .955 fielding percentage....added her second career conference championship helping Upstate complete the three-peat Conference Championship win against Winthrop (5/9/26).....key contributor to the Spartans adding historic wins against SE Louisiana and Belmont including adding her ninth multi-RBI game against Belmont (5/16/26).
2025 (Freshman): Appeared and started in all 55 games played (51 as a Designated Player and four in right field) during the 2025 season....led Upstate with a .391 batting average followed by 184 at bats, 72 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, and 15 HRs....added 58 runs scored, 22-for-24 stolen bases, and 134 total bases....contributed to Upstate's Pitching Staff with 16 appearances and 11 starts, 3.02 ERA, four complete games, 4-4 record, 53 strikeouts, and 58.0 innings pitched....made her collegiate debut in the circle against Bowling Green striking out 10 batters (season high)....was part of the 2025 Big South Conference Championship followed by traveling to the 2025 NCAA Clemson Regionals.
Prior to Upstate: Graduated from University Christian School (Fla.)....added 62 at bats, 41 runs scored, 39 hits, 29 RBI, 11 doubles, four triples, five HR, and a .629 batting average during her senior year.
