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Ohio State Overview
• Signed her National Letter of Intent in November of 2020
• Is majoring in communication
• Graduated with a degree in Communication
Honors and Awards
• First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
• First Team All-Great Lakes Region
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2025)
• Third Team NFCA All-Midwest Region (2023, 2024)
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2023)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 21, 2022)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (April 22, 2024)
• Nominated for Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2025)
As a Senior (2025)
• Earned Big Ten Honors for the third consecutive year
• Entered the history books in career home runs (7th), hits (11th), RBI (t-7th), at bats (665), doubles (5th), and runs (t-7th).
• Started all 217 games of her career
As a Junior (2024)
• Was one of three players to start all 51 games
• Earned first team All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season
• Hit a team-best .389 in 23 Big Ten games to go along with five home runs, 20 RBI, a .736 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage
• Her 12 home runs and 42 RBI were both the most on the team
• Hit late-inning grand slams against Kentucky (3/17) and Northwestern (3/31); the Buckeyes won both of those games
• Was the Big Ten Player of the Week on April 22 after hitting .500 in a three-game series sweep of Maryland that included two home runs, three RBI and one broken nose
• Had a .327 batting average for the season with runners in scoring position
• Her 12 multi-RBI games were the most on the team
• Hit six home runs and drove in 15 runs during a 12-game Spring Break trip (3/8-3/17)
As a Sophomore (2023)
• Started all 53 games at shortstop and was a first team All-Big Ten selection as well as a member of the league’s All-Defensive team
• Finished the season with a .318 batting average, 32 RBI, 39 runs scored, 15 doubles, seven home runs and a .534 slugging percentage
• Increased her batting average by 35 points and slugging percentage by 210 points from the previous season
• Had a team-high 15 doubles, which was tied for second among all Big Ten players
• Her seven home runs were third-most on the team
• Hit .338 in 23 Big Ten games with five doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI
• Had the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning of a 2-1 win at Nebraska (5/5) and a walk-off single to clinch a series win over Rutgers (4/9)
• Hit three home runs and had 11 RBI in a 12-game Spring Break trip March 10-19
• Had a season-best seven-game hitting streak Feb. 25-March 11
• Went 3-for-4 and drove in a career-high four runs in the series-opener at Indiana
As a Freshman (2022)
• One of four players on the roster to start all 53 games
• Hit .283 with 19 RBI, four doubles, one triple and 11 runs scored
• Had nine hits in 18 at-bats, including a double and a triple, during Spring Break to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on March 21
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 6-2 series-opening win over Nebraska
• Also drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Maryland
• Thirteen of her 19 RBI on the season came against conference opponents
• Hit .313 with runners in scoring position
More on Kami
• Hit .626 as a senior at Bishop Hartley with six home runs, six triples and 42 RBI
• Garnered first team All-Central Catholic League and all-district laurels three times
• A second team All-District choice by the Columbus Dispatch following her senior season
• Was an All-Ohio honorable mention as a freshman and All-Metro honorable mention as a sophomore
• Named the offensive player of the year for the Hawks as a freshman
• Played club ball for the Beverly Bandits
• Also thrived in basketball as a team captain and secured first team all-league honors three times
• Member of the National Honor Society and an Academic All-Ohio honoree
• Is the daughter of Randy Kortokrax and Mindy Drayer
• Randy set 15 school records while playing basketball at Findlay College and is a coach at Westerville Central
• Mindy was a softball player at Westerville North High School
