KATIE BURKHART-GOOCH
Katie attended Arizona State University as a full scholarship athlete where she still holds the records for wins (118), strikeouts (1,670), perfect games (3) and most strikeouts in a single game (23); She was PAC 10 Pitcher of The Year in 2007 and 2008, USA Softball National Player of the Week, Four Time PAC 10 All Conference Team and two time First Team All American. She was selected to represent the USA in the 2006 University Games in Taiwan, bringing home the gold medal. In 2008, she was the MVP of the Women's College World Series, pitching all of her games without a loss, including 6 shutouts, and giving Arizona State University it's first National Softball Championship win. She was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2008 for the Women's NPF and in her first season, she was voted the NPF's Pitcher of the Year. She continued playing for 3 seasons with the NPF, for the Philadelphia Force, USSA Pride, and Carolina Diamonds. In 2009 she was a member of the gold medal winning USA National Softball Team. During that time she also played in the Japanese Pro League (JPL) and one summer Professionally in Italy. She is no. 7 overall in NCAA strikeout history, and was inducted into Arizona State University, ASA, & San Luis Obispo Hall of Fame. Recently she had her jersey #7 retired at Arizona State University, and was named Pac-10 All-Century team. As of this year in September she was inducted into the Arizona State University Hall of Fame Class of 2018. She lives in Gold Canyon, AZ with her loving husband Adam and their two little dogs Rupert + Riesling.
“In the wild when one shark leads the rest follow. So figure out how to be that Shark.”
"I believe that we all go through hardships in life, no matter how "blessed" one person appears. Even though there were many amazing people in my path, I still struggled with the mental game. We were fortunate to have Karl Keuhl as our mentor for 3 years studying his book “Mental Toughness” and I was fortunate enough to be in a video talking about ‘Fear of Failure’. The mind is my favorite part of the game, because it was my biggest obstacle. Through the years going to therapy, taking classes in Mindfulness, Dialectal Behavior Therapy, Sound Therapy, etc. I know this is my calling and greatest asset in helping others to achieve their greatness.
