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Gaskins Named to Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – University of Notre Dame infielder Karina Gaskins, along with 49 others from across the country, has been named to the Top 50 Watch List for the 2023 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year is one of six total selections from the ACC.

Gaskins earned All-American status after her record setting sophomore season. The Edison, N.J. native finished the 2022 season with an ACC-leading .428 average, hitting 13 home runs, 12 doubles and driving in a conference-best 61 runs. She played in all 52 games of her sophomore season, breaking the school record for on-base percentage (.555), previously held by outfielder Abby Sweet’s .537 mark set in the 2021 season.

Gaskins and the Irish open the 2023 season in San Diego February 9th as they will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils.