Jun 13, 2025
Morning Journal/Ron Firth Columbiana’s Caitlynn Pleska was named a Div. V first team All-Ohioan recently by the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.
There was no stopping Columbiana High School graduate Caitlynn Pleska in her softball career.
The Clipper recently capped her stellar career by being names a first-team All-Ohioan by the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association for the second time.
Pleska, who is headed to Arcadia University, put up other worldy numbers in her run with the Clippers to back up her Div. V All-Ohio status.
The Clipper owns 15 school softball records at Columbiana including season stats for hits (65), doubles (23), home runs (17), RBIS (67), runs scored (58), batting average (.713) and slugging percentage (1.471).
Her career records include hits (215), doubles (62), home runs (44), RBIs (223), runs scored (185), batting average (.666), on base percentage (.693) and slugging percentage (1.341). Her career RBI total is a state record according to records kept by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
“Three years ago, I said I thought this player would have a hard time improving on her freshman season,” Columbiana coach Daryl Kurtz said. “Well, I’ve been proven wrong three straight years. Every year has been better than the previous one. An unbelievable seven individual season records and eight career records. Back-to-back, first team All-Ohio nods. That’s how you get to be known as the greatest hitter in the history of our program, regardless of era.”
Pleska was a second team All-Ohioan in 2022 and a first-teamer in 2024.
The four-time Columbiana offensive player of the year’s play also registered on a statewide level as her 2025 batting average was third in the state and her career average was sixth all-time in the state of Ohio according to records kept by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
Her 17 home runs was second in the state this year and her career total of 44 was 13th all-time in Ohio. She was also second in the state in hits in 2025 and 13th all-time in career hits. Her 2025 RBI total was second in the state and her run total was fourth in the state.
For her career she was 11th all-time in state history in runs scored.
Her slugging percentage was seventh in the state this season as well.
“She hit safely in 29 of 30 games this year,” Kurtz said. “She had at least one hit in 96 out of the 102 games she played in her career and ended her career on a 25-game hit streak. She had 21 multiple-hit games this years. When we were facing our best pitching of the season in the last 10 games she had nine home runs and 28 RBIs. Against the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference she hit .912 (31 for 34) with nine doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBIs and 35 runs scored.”
United Local sophomore outfielder Chloe Angelo was named an honorable mention in Div. VI. Angelo batted .517 for the Eagles with a school record 51 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and five home runs. She also had 27 RBIs.
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