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Karissa Hovinga

University of Oregon '15

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

2015 Pan American Games gold medalist with Canada

Playing for The Humane Society of the United States

Hovinga grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada - where her mom was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. After graduating from Oregon, Hovinga worked as a graduate manager for the University of Minnesota softball team (2017, 2018), and was a volunteer assistant with the Stanford softball team in 2019 and 2020. 

Hovinga competed with the NPF’s Canadian Wild in 2019, going 3-2 with 1 save and a 3.02 ERA in 41.2 innings pitched. With Team Canada, she won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, and bronze medals at the 2016 and 2018 WBSC World Championships.

2014 NCAA All-Regional Team

Headshot of Karissa Hovinga

Career Stats

YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2020 Championship*
1-0
8.40
8
-
15.0
31
6
2
18
6
.431
2
-
-
1
19
54
-
Career Totals
1-0
8.40
8
-
15.0
31
6
2
18
6
.431
2
-
-
1
19
54
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
9/28/2020
Team OstermanTeam Warren
0-0
42.00
1
0.2
3
1
1
4
-
.600
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/27/2020
Team WarrenTeam Piancastelli
0-0
5.25
1
2.2
6
1
-
2
-
.500
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/26/2020
Team WarrenTeam Ocasio
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/20/2020
Team ReedTeam Hayward
0-0
9.00
1
2.1
5
1
-
3
3
.500
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/19/2020
Team ReedTeam Warren
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/13/2020
Team PiancastelliTeam Reed
1-0
1.40
1
5.0
5
2
-
1
-
.238
-
-
-
-
17
48
-
9/12/2020
Team PiancastelliTeam Sanders
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/7/2020
Team OstermanTeam Show
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/6/2020
Team OcasioTeam Osterman
0-0
100.00
1
-
2
-
-
1
-
1.000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/5/2020
Team OstermanTeam Hayward
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
6
-
8/31/2020
Team PendleyTeam Fagan
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/30/2020
Team WarrenTeam Pendley
0-0
21.00
1
0.2
4
1
1
2
-
.800
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/29/2020
Team WagnerTeam Pendley
0-0
13.13
1
2.2
6
-
-
5
3
.429
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Awards & Honors

2015 Pan American Games gold medalist with Canada

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