2021 Softball Roster

8 Kara Wilson

  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Odessa, Fla.
  • Highschool Gaither HS

Biography

2021 Second Team All-Gulf South Conference
* Sixth in UWF single-season history in home runs (12)

2021 (R-Sr.):
Started all 49 of UWF's games in center field... Hit .314 and slugged .596, setting career highs in games played (49), at-bats (156), runs (34), hits (49), doubles (8), home runs (12), RBIs (39), walks (13), and stolen bases (5)... Her 12 home runs are the most for an Argonaut since Shannon Miles hit 12 in 2010... Ranked 6th in the GSC in home runs (12) and total bases (93), seventh in RBIs (39), 11th in runs scored (34), and 12th in hits (49)... Led all GSC center fielders in home runs, hits, RBIs, slugging percentage (.596) and runs... Led UWF in RBIs and home runs, and ranked second in runs and total bases... Hit 2 home runs in series finale against Valdosta State, becoming the first Argonaut with multiple home runs in a game since 2017... Hit game-winning home runs against West Alabama (2/20) and Lee (5/1)... Had 3 outfield assists, against Alabama Huntsville (2/27), Spring Hill (3/9), and Rollins (5/19)... Had 13 multi-hit games and a team-best 11 games with multiple RBIs... Had career-best 4 RBIs against Lee (5/1), going 2-for-3 with a home run and a run scored.

2020 (Sr.): Played in 15 games and made 10 starts... Led team with .778 slugging percentage, was second in batting (.417), and was third in on-base percentage (.450)... Led UWF with 5 doubles... Went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 RBIs, a doubles, and a walk in home-opener against Spring Hill... Had three multi-hit games in a six-game stretch from 2/29-3/5... Went 4-for-5 with 5 RBIs, 2 runs, 2 doubles, and a home run in series against Christian Brothers (3/5)... Added another multi-hit game against West Georgia (3/8), going 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs and a double... Hit first home run of the year against Spring Hill (2/19), and hit her second against CBU (3/5).

2019 (Jr.): Appeared in 28 games and made 8 starts in junior season... Had two doubles, against Tuskegee (2/3) and Wingate (3/11)... drove in RBIs against Tuskegee, Christian Brothers, Mississippi College, and Spring Hill... Successful in first three stolen base tries of the season, against PBA, Spring Hill, and Christian Brothers... Had bases-loaded single in game against CBU (2/16)... Scored two runs against Christian Brothers (2/16) and Wingate (3/11).

2018 GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2018 (So.): Made 14 starts and played in 36 games... Hit .269 with 10 RBIs and a team-high 4 sacrifice flies... Hit .375 as a pinch-hitter and hit .353 (6-17) when coming off the bench... Had .571 on-base percentage when leading off an inning... Hit .333 with runners in scoring position and .300 with two outs... Had a pair of three-game hitting streaks on the year, from March 3-7 and from April 21-24... Had multi-hit game against Florida Southern (4/24)... Recorded two multi-RBI games, on 4/18 against Spring Hill and on 4/21 against Montevallo.

2017 (Fr.): Appeared in 28 games and made 1 start... Singled against Miles in first at-bat of career... Had a pinch-hit single, RBI and a run scored against Christian Brothers on 3/27 and West Alabama on 4/8... Hit pinch-hit single in seventh inning against Southern Indiana in 4-3 NCAA Championship victory... Hit .333 with bases empty on the year.

High School: Hit .370 with a .652 slugging percentage and a team-high 19 RBIs as a freshman at Steinbrenner HS.
 
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Mary… Has one sibling, Kaitlin… Member of Legacy Club and Exchangettes Service Club.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

    MI
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2018Sophomore

    MI
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2019Junior

    MI
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2020Senior

    OF
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    OF
    5'7"
    8