Hall of Fame
Billi Jo Kapla earned her place in the UW-Parkside Hall of Fame as one of the softball program’s best two-way players during a time when all the Rangers did was win. The three-time All-American also had a flair for the dramatic contributing clutch home runs in postseason play to help propel the Rangers to the most successful run in school history.
Kapla finished her final three years at UW-Parkside earning All-American and All-Region honors. As a sophomore she displayed that proficiency in both the batter’s box and the pitching circle. She hit .367 with 11 home runs and 71 runs batted in while going 17-1 with a 1.25 earned run over from the rubber.
She followed that up with a .397 average as a junior including a .457 on-base percentage and .578 slugging percentage in helping the Rangers advance to UW-Parkside only national championship game appearance in school history.
Kapla came back her senior season to solidify herself as one of the league’s elite, finishing in the top six in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in runs batted in from the plate and wins from the circle.
All told, Kapla helped the Rangers to three NCAA Division II World Series appearances and consecutive GLVC Championships. The Academic All-American was part of the first team in NCAA Division II history to record consecutive 60-win seasons.
