Kent State University at Tuscarawas is announcing the signing of a 2021 Maysville High School senior to their softball team. On May 3, 2021, Kaitlyn Hobson signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles.
Hobson, an outfielder/shortstop, is a four-year letter winner for the Panthers softball team and a three-year letter winner for the soccer team and earned All-Muskingum Valley League (MVL) as a junior. She also received the HRN Student-Athlete On Fire award for softball in 2019 and is batting .350 while currently leading her team in slugging percentage (.583), triples (3) and extra base hits (9). She is also tied for first in RBIs (15) and homeruns, while ranking second in hits, doubles (5) and runs scored. In the summer she plays for the Lightning Fastpitch travel softball team.
She is a member of the National Honor Society and the Maysville Leadership Academy. She is a Scholar-Athlete and received an academic letter. Hobson has also served as Spanish Club President, is a Rotary Youth Leadership Award recipient and attended the College Credit Plus Program at Zane State College her junior and senior years of high school.
As part of her community service accomplishments, she contributed 80 hours of service with the City of Zanesville KidZVille 2 Rebuild project, has numerous hours with the Food Hunger Network, is a Big Brothers/Big Sisters Lunch Buddy Mentor and a volunteer for the Muskingum County Community Foundation Youth Program and Christ's Table.
"We are very fortunate to have a person of Kaitlyn's caliber coming to Kent State Tuscarawas," said Chuck Peach, Head Softball Coach for Kent State Tuscarawas. "She is a phenomenal athlete and will come in and be a major contributor right away as a freshman. Her leadership ability is off the charts, as evidenced by the support she received from her teammates at her signing. People know her for her offensive skills, but she is an excellent fielder as well and can play nearly every position."
Kent State Tuscarawas is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
Kaitlyn Hobson signs her LOI.