University of Delaware Athletics
2027 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 00
Karli Challburg
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Langham Creek / Kingwood
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Major:
- Sports Management
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2026 CUSA All-Freshman TeamÂ
- 2026 CUSA Freshman of the Week (March 2)Â
2026 SEASON
- Pitched in 29 games, 11 starts, 69.0Â innings, and struck out 61
- Went 6-3Â with a 3.65Â ERA, one save, and one shutoutÂ
- Made college debut on Feb. 6 against Stonehill in the season opener, pitching three shutout innings as the starting pitcher with zero earned runs allowed and two strikeouts
- Earned first career win on Feb. 14 against Georgetown, pitching 1.2 innings in relief with zero runs allowed and two strikeouts
- Named CUSA Freshman of the Week after pitching 12.2 shutout innings at the Blue Hen Invitational against Le Moyne (Feb. 28) and Bryant (March 1)
- Earned the win against Le Moyne on Feb. 28 with 5.2 shutout innings with seven strikeouts, no walks, and two hits allowed
- Pitched a shutout against Bryant on March 1 with seven strikeouts, two walks, and six hits allowed
- Credited with first career save on March 26 against Villanova, pitching a scoreless seventh with a strikeout
- Pitched 2.1 innings in relief against No. 1 seed Jax State in the CUSA Tournament, allowing zero earned runs
- CUSA All-Freshman TeamÂ
Bio: Starter at Langham Creek (junior and senior year) and Kingwood High School (freshman and sophomore year)... Team captain as a junior and senior... District MVP as a senior... First-Team All-District as a junior and sophomore, Langham Creek MVP as a senior, Langham Creek Offensive MVP as a junior, Kingwood High Defensive MVP as a sophomore), Sports Illustrated Texas High School Softball Top 50 Pitchers (4/18/2025), Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week (3/31/2025)... Helped team to playoffs in all four years... Helped team to undefeated senior district season at 14-0... Went 26-5 in 167.1 innings with 239 strikeouts, a 1.17 ERA, and 0.68 WHIP during senior season... For her high school careeer, went 59-14 in 425.1 innings, with 561 strikeouts, a 1.51 ERA, and 0.80 WHIP while hitting .446 with 103 runs scored and 80 RBIs... Also competed on Texas Sudden Impact... Daughter of Carri and Scott Challburg... Has two sisters - Ashley and Emily
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