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2026 Softball Roster

Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston
Kari Peterson
Michael Sudhalter
Derek Livingston
Kari Peterson

9 Heather Arnett

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Letters 3
  • Major Elementary Education
  • Prev School Frontenac High School
  • Hometown Pittsburg, Kan.

Biography

General: Completed her third season in the Pitt State program in 2025 where she cemented herself as one of the top performers in Division II ... A 4x All-American and All-Region selection while earning All-MIAA honors three times in her career ... Named the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year and MIAA Co-Player of the Year in 2024 ...3x MIAA Hitter of the Week and 1x NFCA Hitter of the Week in her career ... Started in all 163 games she has appeared in, hitting .445 with 260 hits, 173 runs scored, 117 stolen bases, 75 RBI, 27 doubles and 14 triples.

PSU Career Top 10 Ranks: 1st in runs scored, hits, stolen bases. 2nd in batting average (Min. 250 AB). 5th in on base percentage (Min. 250 AB) (.4620). 6th in triples.

PSU Season Top 10 Ranks: 1st in runs scored (73) in 2024, hits (103) in 2024 and stolen bases (51) in 2024. 2nd in at bats (227) in 2024, hits (95) in 2025, stolen bases (40) in 2025, and batting average (Min. 100 AB) (.495) in 2025. 3rd in runs scored (63) in 2025. 4th in on base percentage (Min. 100 AB) (.519) in 2025. 5th in batting average (.454) in 2024. T-5th in triples (7) in 2024. T-6th in stolen bases (26) in 2023. 10th in OPS (on base + slugging percentage) (Min. 100 AB) (1.170).

2025: Finished the season as the Division II statistical champion for batting average at .495 ... Started in all 54 games for the Gorillas at shortstop ... Named a first-team All-American by the D2CCA and second-team by the NFCA ... Repeated as a CSC Academic All-American ... First-team All-Region by the D2CCA and NFCA ... Named a first-team All-MIAA performer ... Collected 95 hits in 192 at bats, scoring 63 runs with 14 doubles, five triples and two home runs for 30 runs driven in and 40 stolen bases ... Recorded 88 putouts and 76 assists in the field ... At the conclusion of the season was either tied or held the game, season and career records for hits and stolen bases while holding season and career records for runs scored ... Hit her 251st career hit to set the new career benchmark at PSU at home against Fort Hays State (Apr. 18) ... Tied the school record with five hits at Newman (Mar. 8) ... 2x MIAA Hitter of the Week (Mar. 10Apr. 21).

2024: Had one of the better seasons in program history started in all 61 games mostly in centerfield for the nationally ranked and division II national tournament appearance Gorillas ... Named a first-team Academic All-American ... A consensus first-team All-American in the outfield by the NFCA and D2CCA ... Named a first-team All-Region by the NFCA and D2CCA while being named the Central Region Player of the Year by the D2CCA ... The fourth Gorilla in program history to earn MIAA Player of the Year honors, the Co-Player of the Year was also awarded a gold glove and named first-team All-MIAA in the outfield ... Named onto the MIAA All-Tournament team ... Broke the game (5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, Mar. 17), season (51) and career stolen base records (77) ... Had the second longest hit game streak in program history (24, Apr. 30, 2023 - Mar. 9, 2024) ... Set MIAA and PSU records for hits in a season with 103, tied for 15th in Division II history ... For the season she hit .454 with a .577 slugging percentage while having 227 at bats, 73 runs scored, 103 hits, eight doubles, seven triples, two home runs, 31 RBI and 51 stolen bases in 55 attempts ... In the field she recorded 84 putouts with 10 assists ... Among PSU single-season ranks, Arnett finished with the most runs scored, hits, stolen bases,  second in at bats, fourth in batting average and tied for fifth in triples ... Currently among program career ranks she is first in stolen bases (77) and tied for ninth in triples (9) ... Named the MIAA Hitter of the Week following the opening weekend in Conroe, Texas (Feb. 5).

2023: Started in all 46 games she appeared in for PSU on her way to second-team All-MIAA honors... Finished with a .376 average, .430 slugging and .387 on-base percentage ... Registered 165 at-bats, 37 runs, 62 hits, five double, two triples, 14 RBIs, 10 sacrifice hits and went 26-for-27 in stolen base attempts ... Defensively she came away with 61 putouts and three assists for a .985 fielding percentage.

HS: Named the Sports in Kansas 2022 Class 3A Player of the Year as well as a first-team Class 3A All-State selection … A three-time All-State performer helped lead the Raiders to Kansas Class 3A state titles in 2019 and 2022 … Set state records for single season stolen bases, hits and run scored.

Personal: Born on December 11, 2003 … Daughter of Bart and Micah Arnett …A three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Scholar Athlete ... Named a CSC Academic All-American in 2024 and 2025 ... An elementary education major with a 3.76 GPA.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2024Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2026Senior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    9