SEATTLE – Seattle University Athletics has announced its Hall of Fame honorees for 2024 which includes a pair of highly decorated Redhawks in Tarik Skubal, '18 and Kacie Sowell Timmons, '14. The pair will join elite company in the Seattle U Athletics Hall of Fame and be formally introduced and honored on Friday, February 9, 2024 as part of the 37th Annual Seattle U Alumni Awards.
Those interested in attending the event, which will be held from 6-9 pm in Pigott Auditorium on the Seattle University campus, may register for tickets HERE.
Tarik Skubal, '18, a Kingman, Ariz., native, spent four seasons with the Redhawk baseball team, and departed as the highest drafted player in program history, with his name also firmly cemented in the school's record book. Over the course of his Seattle U career, the southpaw hurler was named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and a Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He holds school records in wins (21), lowest ERA for a starting pitcher (2.11) and opponent batting average (.221), and ranks second in career strikeouts (224). He graduated from Seattle U in 2018 with a degree in Finance.
Skubal's star has continued to rise following his time at Seattle U. Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round (255th overall pick) of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, Skubal quickly worked his way up the minor league ranks and just completed his fourth season in the Tigers' rotation in 2023. He was named a MiLB All-Star in 2019 and picked up his first MLB honor in October 2023, being named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA.
Kacie Sowell Timmons, '14, a Ventura, Calif., native, starred for the Seattle U women's basketball team from 2011-14. One of only four players in program history to amass 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, Sowell Timmons led the Redhawks to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The 2012-13 season culminated in the program's first-ever Western Athletic Conference regular season title and the first NCAA Division I postseason appearance – the WNIT.
Sowell Timmons made her mark both on the court and in the classroom during her Redhawk career. She ranks in the program's all-time top-10 in points (1,518), rebounding (1,033), field goals and blocks. In 2012-13, she was named WAC Player of the Year, then followed that with multiple honors her senior season including, First Team All-WAC, Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-Region, DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar Athlete and WBCA Honorable Mention All-American.
Sowell Timmons graduated cum laude in 2014 with a B.S. in Sports and Exercise Science. She went on to play basketball overseas in Germany for one year, before returning to the states to attend nursing school. She has worked as a nurse since 2017.
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Those interested in attending the event, which will be held from 6-9 pm in Pigott Auditorium on the Seattle University campus, may register for tickets HERE.
Tarik Skubal, '18, a Kingman, Ariz., native, spent four seasons with the Redhawk baseball team, and departed as the highest drafted player in program history, with his name also firmly cemented in the school's record book. Over the course of his Seattle U career, the southpaw hurler was named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and a Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He holds school records in wins (21), lowest ERA for a starting pitcher (2.11) and opponent batting average (.221), and ranks second in career strikeouts (224). He graduated from Seattle U in 2018 with a degree in Finance.
Skubal's star has continued to rise following his time at Seattle U. Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round (255th overall pick) of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, Skubal quickly worked his way up the minor league ranks and just completed his fourth season in the Tigers' rotation in 2023. He was named a MiLB All-Star in 2019 and picked up his first MLB honor in October 2023, being named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA.
Kacie Sowell Timmons, '14, a Ventura, Calif., native, starred for the Seattle U women's basketball team from 2011-14. One of only four players in program history to amass 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, Sowell Timmons led the Redhawks to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The 2012-13 season culminated in the program's first-ever Western Athletic Conference regular season title and the first NCAA Division I postseason appearance – the WNIT.
Sowell Timmons made her mark both on the court and in the classroom during her Redhawk career. She ranks in the program's all-time top-10 in points (1,518), rebounding (1,033), field goals and blocks. In 2012-13, she was named WAC Player of the Year, then followed that with multiple honors her senior season including, First Team All-WAC, Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-Region, DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar Athlete and WBCA Honorable Mention All-American.
Sowell Timmons graduated cum laude in 2014 with a B.S. in Sports and Exercise Science. She went on to play basketball overseas in Germany for one year, before returning to the states to attend nursing school. She has worked as a nurse since 2017.
Stay connected with Seattle U athletics and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.