Three standout pitchers from girls high-school softball teams in Arlington are continuing their success during the early season among the college ranks.
On the Division I level, Bishop O’Connell High School graduate Katie Kutz has a 7-2 record with a 2.58 earned run average for the women’s team at Oklahoma State University.
In 43.3 innings, the sophomore right-hander had 41 strikeouts. She had appeared in 13 games with seven starts.
Last season, as a freshman, Kutz appeared in eight games, had a 3-0 record and struck out 19 in 24 2/3 innings.
For O’Connell, Kutz was a multi-time Division I private-school Player of the Year in Virginia, leading the Knights to multiple conference and state championships.
In Division III, Wakefield High graduate Abby Kohan continues to be a top pitcher for the Dickinson College team in Pennsylvania.
Through early action this season, the junior right-hander had a 3-2 record with a 1.70 ERA. She had thrown 33 innings, including three complete games, had fanned 15 batters and appeared in seven games.
Last season, Kohan had a 5-7 record and a 3.24 earned run average in 16 appearances. She struck out 48 in 81 2/3 innings.
Kohan was 2-3 as a freshman in 38 innings.
Kohan also hits, and had an early .212 batting average. She hit .245 last season and .270 as a freshman.
Also on the Division III level, Washington-Liberty High graduate Emilie Doty is a junior right-hander for the Smith College Pioneers in Massachusetts. Early in the 2025 season, Doty was 0-2 and had nine strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings.
As a sophomore, Doty had a 12-8 record with one save, a 3.12 ERA and completed 11 games. In 121 1/3 innings, Doty struck out 108.
Doty played her freshman season and compiled an 11-2 record for the Tufts University team, also in Massachusetts. She was chosen as the conference Rookie of the Year.
At Washington-Liberty, Doty was the top pitcher and a top hitter on a region-champion team.
Ava Lansbury was a teammate of Doty at Washington-Liberty and is a sophomore catcher for Smith College. She played in three games and had two hits last season.
