“I was surprised to get that call from Scott on a frosty January morning. I am genuinely honoured and humbled to be part of the 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction class,” said Psota. “There is no better feeling than representing Canada on the international stage. I have always been so proud to be associated with such an amazing group of women and our support staff. I am excited to share the weekend with the other inductees and all of the people who helped me get here.”
Born on April 30, 1986 in Burlington, ON, Kate Psota joined the Women’s National Team in 2004 and evolved into one of its best and longest tenured players.
A standout hockey and baseball player during her youth, Psota honed her skills with the Burlington Organized Minor Baseball Association (BOMBA) where she cracked the roster of a boys triple-A rep team at age nine. Four years later, she was named to Team Ontario and then proceeded to become the first female to receive the Baseball Ontario Junior Player of the Year award in 2002.
When the Women’s National Team was formed in 2004, Psota made the team and developed into a star at first base who regularly hit near the top of the order.
In 2008, Psota won Baseball Canada’s Ashley Stephenson Award, which is handed out annually to a women’s team member to recognize their on-field accomplishments, team spirit and leadership. She followed that up by being named the Women’s National Team MVP in back-to-back years (2009, 2010).
In her 15 seasons competing for Canada, Psota was on teams that captured six Women’s World Cup medals, including silvers at the 2008 and 2016 tournaments. Throughout that time, she was an offensive force for Canada, batting .552 and .440 in the 2012 and 2018 World Cups respectively to help Canada to a bronze medal at each of those competitions.
In total, Psota was named to the World Cup All-Star team four times (2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018) and was also a member of the silver medal-winning Canadian squad at the 2015 Pan Am Games.
She hung up her playing spikes in 2021 and became a coach with the Women’s National Team. She added another Women’s World Cup bronze medal as a coach in 2024.
For her efforts, she was inducted into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.