Playing softball and showing pigs are two big passions in the life of Weatherford senior Kaitlyn Bryant’s life. The softball side of Kaitlyn’s life started when she was six or seven.
“Some of my parent’s friends needed a couple of players to fill out a softball team that they were coaching and so I started playing,” said Kaitlyn. “I really like the competitive nature of softball. I love to compete and love to win and be the best I can be in this sport.”
That competitiveness peaked last year when the Eagles captured the state Class 4A fastpitch championship.
“Last year was fun. There was no drama, no big challenges and we had great team chemistry. It was great to win the gold ball and bring it back to Weatherford but for me, it was as much about seeing the great community support we had during that run. That’s something I’ll always remember,” stated Kaitlyn
Along the way, Kaitlyn has had a couple of people that have really influenced her road to success.
“My travel ball coach the last two years, Mickey Brown, is someone who had an instant impact on me by challenging me physically and mentally and I’ve grown so much in the sport because of him. I’ve also looked up to Marley Teasley who was a teammate that took me under her wing when I was a freshman.”
The 2025 fastpitch season was more of a struggle for the Eagles with some of the most talented players from that championship team graduated, and for Kaitlyn who was in the position of being a team leader.
“This past season was challenging with the loss of some of our key players, so my focus was on keeping a good attitude for the younger players even when things weren’t going well and showing how to be a good teammate. I even gave hitting, fielding and catching lessons to a group of seven or eight of the girls.”
Outside of softball Kaitlyn and her twin sister Kamri have spent the last eight years raising and showing pigs.
“There’s a lot of time and effort involved in showing pigs. We share the work in the winter, and Kamri does a lot of it herself in the summer when I’m playing travel ball. The highlight so far was in 2021 when I won the Showmanship award at the Tulsa State Fair and Kamri won Reserve.”
“Kaitlyn will be missed here next year,” said her coach, Rick Morris. “She’s been a four-year starter for us primarily at catcher and has been one of the most consistent hitters I’ve had in my 10 years of coaching here.”
Kaitlyn, who was recently named the district Defensive Player of the Year, will play softball at Southern Nazarene University next year and study pre-occupational therapy.
