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Taking in Kayla Kowalik at first glance, or from watching her on offense, it would be difficult to guess that she was a catcher.

Like many backstops, Kowalik is tall, at 5-foot-9. But unlike most of her fellow catchers, she is also speedy. Kowalik bats from the left side and can bunt, slap and hit away. She hit .424 over a five-year college career with Kentucky, almost exclusively out of the leadoff spot, and was 80-for-90 on stolen-base attempts.

“I would describe myself as someone [who is] dynamic and maybe a little bit untraditional, just because I am very quick and I use my legs a lot,” Kowalik said. “I play the outfield, I can run around the bases a lot, so I’m very much an untraditional style of catcher.”

It all started in her hometown of New Braunfels, Tex

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