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The Softball America Spotlight: 2026 Kate Buesing

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As Softball America grows its coverage at all levels, we continue our recruiting spotlight series with Kate Buesing, a pitcher and utility player from Texas.

Name: Kate Buesing
Primary Position(s): P/UTL
Class Year: 2026
Hometown: Lewisville, Texas
Travel Ball Organization: Hotshots National 18U

What is your favorite travel ball memory?

Pitching against Iowa Premier National Team at Top Club in Oklahoma in 2022.

What’s the most important thing you’ve learned from a coach?

The most important thing I have learned from a coach was from Coach Pres. She taught me to be my own player and not try to be anyone else. She helped me understand there is not one right or wrong way to pitching. I could take a little bit of what all my pitching coaches have taught me over the years and form it in a way that makes it my own and lets me play my game.

How did you get interested in softball? 

I started playing baseball when I was really little, and when I got older, I moved to softball so I could play with a friend on a travel team.

What are your strengths as a player? What are you trying to improve on the most? 

I would say that my biggest strength as a player is my ability to stay level-headed and calm at all times and not let pressure get to me in any situation. What am I trying to improve on the most is everything.

What player(s) do you look up to the most? 

The player that I have looked up to the most is Aleshia Ocasio. She played for Florida when I was little, and I have always looked up to her because she is one of the few players I’ve seen who was able to pitch, hit, and play in the outfield in college.

What are your favorite hobbies outside of softball? 

Drawing, spending time with my friends, and going to the beach in the summer with my family.

What excites you the most about playing college softball?

The thing that excites me the most about playing college softball is the level of competition and the environment and team energy comes with it.

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