CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Welcoming a talented and highly accomplished group of first-years to Cambridge this fall, Harvard softball head coach Jenny Allard has announced the program's incoming Class of 2025: Katie Arrambide, Maya Douglas, Savannah Fitzpatrick and Priyanka Kaul.
 
"We are excited to welcome these talented scholars and athletes to the Harvard softball family this fall," stated Allard. "They have distinguished themselves in the classroom and on the field. This is one of the most versatile classes in the history of the program. They are excited to get to work with the returning Crimson and will work hard to make an immediate impact, both on and off the field."
 
The Class of 2025 adds depth across Harvard's lineup as it looks to make an impact on the field and contribute to the lineup in its first year in the Crimson uniform. Harvard will welcome back 16 returning letterwinners looking to continue its success at the top of the Ivy League standings after claiming back-to-back conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances when it last competed in full seasons during 2018 and 2019. Serving as leaders on and off the field for the incoming first-years, the team will be led by captains Brianna Jewett, Morgan Melito and Alyssa Saldana.
 
Meet the Class of 2025:
 
Katie Arrambide | P/OF | R/R | Saint Charles, Ill. | St. Charles East HS
Four-year letterwinner and starter at St. Charles East … Three-time First Team All-Conference selection … Two-time team MVP … DuKane Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2021 … Named the St. Charles East Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 … 2019 Kane County Softball Player of the Year … Selected to the IHSA Class 4A First Team in 2019 and Third Team in 2018 … Named to the Kane County Chronicle and Daily Herald All-Area First Team in 2019 … Led St. Charles East to conference championship title in 2021 … Led St. Charles East in homeruns in 2021 and holds single season strikeout record (234) … 2019 IHSA Class 4A State Runner-Up … Three-time DuKane All-Academic Team honoree … Competed for the Illinois Chill and Chicago Cheetahs … Summa Cum Laude … AP Scholar with distinction … National Honor Society … Science National Honor Society … Spanish National Honor Society.
 
Maya Douglas | INF | R/R | Charlotte, N.C. | Independence HS
Four-year letterwinner at Independence … Four-time All-Conference selection … Three-time All-District honoree … Named to the All-State Team in 2021 … Three-time honoree of Most Valuable Offensive Player … Competed in the North Carolina Body Armour Softball Games in 2021 … Ranked seventh in the state in homeruns and slugging percentage in 2021 … Competed for the Carolina Elite Hutto, Carolina Elite Fusetti and Atlanta Vipers …. Coached youth softball at Mint Hill Athletic Association … Junior Marshall … Scholar Athlete from 2017-21 … Academic Honor Roll from 2017-2021.
 
Savannah Fitzpatrick | C/OF | L/L | Marengo, Ohio | Highland HS
Four-year letterwinner at Highland … Served as captain senior year … Named to the Second Team All-State and First Team All-District in 2021 … Two-time All-Conference First Team selection … Named to the Second Team All-Conference in 2018 … Received Second Team All-District honors in 2019 and Honorable Mention honors in 2018 … Broke multiple school records at Highland, including individual runs scored (52) and individual stolen bases (33) in 2021 … All-Academic All-Conference honoree … Also played four years of basketball and three years of golf at Highland … Competed for the Louisville Sluggers … Served as Student Council Vice President (2020) and President (2021) … Elected as the National Honor Society's Vice President (2020) and President (2021) … Member of the Math and Robotics clubs.
 
Priyanka Kaul | INF | R/R | Plainsboro, N.J. | West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South
Four-year letterwinner and starter at West Windsor-Plainsboro … Served as captain senior year … Named team MVP in 2020 … Named team Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 … Selected to The Trentonian Newspaper Second Team All-Conference in 2019 … Named to the NJ.com All-Colonial Valley Conference Team in 2019 … Mercer County Carpenter Cup Tournament Team member in 2019 … Received Honorable Mention All-Conference honors from The Trentonian Newspaper in 2019 … Competed for Jersey Intensity … National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Honor … Volunteer with Special Olympics New Jersey … National Merit Commended Scholar … South Asian American Student Association.