Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

PRONUNCIATION: 

2025: Played in 47 games for the Mavericks, including 30 starts…Recorded 12 hits, including three doubles…Scored 20 runs and drove in six…Coaxed nine walks and went 8-for-9 in stolen base attempts.

2024: Played in 43 games for the Mavericks, primarily as a pinch runner...Scored 14 runs...Notched an RBI-triple vs. Sioux Falls...Stole four bases.

High School: A four-year letterwinner from Becker, Minn., Kurstyn Patnode competed as an outfielder and pitcher with the Becker High School softball team...As a sophomore, she batted .516 and hit nine home runs as she helped her team to a section and state championship...Earned all-conference and All-State First Team honors as a sophomore and was named to the state all-tournament team...As a junior she batted .426 and against claimed All-State First Team honors and was named to the state all-tournament team.

Personal: Kurstyn is the daughter of Benjamin Patnode...Intends to major in dental hygiene.