2023-24 Softball Roster

#77 Carlli Kloss 2022-23 Softball Roster

Class Senior

Height 5-8

B/T L/R

Hometown Cypress, Calif.

High School Pacifica

Bio / Statistics

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)

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

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.

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