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Caitlin Lowe has been a member of the U.S. Women's National Softball Team since 2005. She graduated from the University of Arizona in the fall of 2007, earning a degree in psychology with a minor in communications. Lowe is a fiery competitor that is known for her clutch playmaking ability. She is an exceptional multi-tool player with no weaknesses in her game. USA Softball Head Coach Mike Candrea says, "She's all out all the time and plays the game like a giant." At Foothill High School in Tustin, California, Caitlin was selected as an All-American four years in a row, and helped lead her team to state and national championships in 2000. In addition, she led the school to league championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003. In 2001, Caitlin received the All-League and Foothill High School MVP awards, and in 2003, she received Orange County’s Player of the Year award. In 2009, ESPN Rise named her to the All-Decade, All-America softball team. During her freshman season at the University of Arizona, Caitlin was named the Pac 10 newcomer of the year and was a Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Caitlyn is the Wildcat’s career leader in stolen bases, with a total of 156, and is the second four time All-American in her school’s history. At Arizona, she was known for her welcoming and volunteering nature and helped other student athletes become acclimated to college through Arizona’s Peer Athletic Leaders (PAL). Caitlin led her team to back-to back NCAA championships during her junior and senior season, and was named to the All-Women’s College World Series Team in 2006 and 2007. She is one of just 12 players in Division I history to have accumulated over 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases in her career. In 2007, Caitlin was awarded the inaugural Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which acknowledges personal qualities that define a complete student athlete, such as excellence in the classroom, character and community, as well as success in athletic competition. Caitlin began her national career in 2004 as a member of the USA Schutt Elite Team at the Canada and Champions Cups, where she scored a team-high 16 runs. In 2005, Caitlin joined the United States National Team and helped her team earn silver medals in the Japan and World Cups. She was one of the youngest members of the 2006 World Championship team. Caitlin also helped the team win the World Cup in 2006 and 2007, where she posted a team high six hits with three runs scored. She earned a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American games, and that season tied for the most hits, a team high with two triple and scored 21 runs, the second best on the team. That year, Caitlin’s impressive base running and speed also earned her a perfect nine stolen bases in nine attempts. In 2008, Caitlin helped lead the Women's National Team to the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing with nine hits and a home run. Caitlin comes from an extremely athletic family. She is the daughter of Dave and Dawn Lowe and has three sisters and one brother. Recently, Caitlin has started hosting her own camps with two of her US National Team teammates. More information can be found at www.TripleThreatSoftball.com. AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2000 Led Foothill High School to CIF, State and National Championship Titles 2000 All-American 2000 All-CIF Second Team 2001 All-American 2001 All-League MVP 2001 Foothill High School Team MVP 2001 Led Foothill High School to League Championship 2002 ASA Gordon’s Panthers 18-under Gold Runner-up 2002 Led Foothill High School to League Championship 2002 All-American 2003 All-League, All-County, All-State, All-CIF First Team 2003 All-American 2003 Orange County ‘Player of the Year’ 2003 Led Foothill High School to League Championship 2004 Pac 10 Newcomer of the Year 2004 All-American, All-Pac 10 and Pacific Region First Team 2004 Member of USA Schutt Elite Team at Canada Cup and Champions Cup 2004 Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2004 USA Softball Player of the Week 2005 Japan Cup Silver Medalist 2005 World Cup Silver Medalist 2005 All-Pacific Regions Honors 2005 All-American and All-Pac 10 First Team 2005 Top 3 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2006 Named to All Women’s College World Series Team 2006 Led University of Arizona to its Seventh NCAA National Championship 2006 All-American and All-Pac 10 First Team 2006 Led the USA to its First World Cup Title 2006 Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2006 All-Pacific Region Honors 2007 Named to All-Women’s College World Series Team 2007 All-American and All-Pac 10 First Team 2007 Pac 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2007 Lowe’s Senior Class Award Winner 2007 Led University of Arizona to its Eighth NCAA National Championship 2007 Canada Cup Champion 2007 World Cup Champion 2007 Pan American Games Champion 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist 2009 ESPN Rise All-Decade, All-America Team |
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