Vandalia High School senior Gracie Philpot has set the next step in her athletic career after recently signing her letter of intent to play softball for Kaskaskia College. The Lady Vandals infielder and pitcher’s signing comes after a junior season where Philpot led Vandalia in several offensive categories including batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, runs, doubles and triples and tied for most stolen bases. Philpot had a .952 field percentage, while spending most of her time at third base and was named the 2022 I70Sports.com Softball Player of the Year. Philpot is a member of the Bluff City Elite 18U travel softball team having just finished a successful fall season in preparation of the 2023 spring high school season and summer 2023 travel season.
Philpot will be joining a Kaskaskia College Blue Angels program that was 23-28 during the 2022 season, going 13-19 in conference play.
