Kara Tucker
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Weight:
- 0
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- Hometown:
- Yorktown, IN
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- Position:
- 2B
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- Year:
- SR
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Yorktown
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Yorktown
Bio
2020 at Taylor: Started all 14 games at second base for the Trojans in her junior season … Hit .367 from the plate to go along with 11 hits, nine runs scored, two doubles, and seven runs batted in … Ranked second on the Trojans in on-base percentage, fourth in batting average, and fifth in runs scored … Bat .667 in Taylor’s lone league series at home against No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan on March 11, collecting four hits, three runs scored, and five RBI … Hit .500 in Taylor’s seven wins over teams in the Top-25 or receiving votes, finishing tied for second in runs scored with six and tied for third in hits with nine … Was Taylor’ second-most efficient hitter in their 11 victories with a .458 batting average … Recorded a four-game hitting streak from January 29 to 31, hitting .416 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI … Garnered Academic All-Crossroads League honors … Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2019 at Taylor: Appeared in and started all 53 games for the Trojans in her sophomore campaign, playing exclusively at second base … Finished with career-highs of 36 hits, 25 runs scored, 21 runs batted in, 104 putouts and 98 assists … Ranked ninth in the Crossroads League in assists per game with 1.85 and fifth in assists … Hit .271 at home with 13 hits, 10 runs scored, two doubles, and six RBI in 17 games … Posted 27 hits, 19 runs scored, two doubles, and 15 RBI with a .257 batting average in league play, ranking second in putouts with 78 and first in assists with 65 … Ranked second in putouts with 21 and first in assists with 29 in TU’s 14 non-league games … Was efficient in Taylor’s 36 wins, batting .287 with 22 runs scored, 31 hits and 17 RBI … Recorded a four-game hitting streak from March 2 to March 21, batting .437 with seven hits, four runs scored, one double, three RBI and a .512 slugging percentage … Put together another three-game hitting streak from March 23 to March 26, batting .700 with seven hits, five runs scored, two doubles and two RBI … Finished with eight multi-hit games, including four hits against Saint Francis on March 26 … Recorded a pair of three-hit performances against IU Southeast on March 2 and Spring Arbor on April 12.
2018 at Taylor: Started 45 games in 46 appearances at second base during her freshman season as a Trojan … Had 35 hits, seven doubles and 17 runs batted in … Tallied her first-career hit on Feb. 23 against Union … Ripped three hits against Spring Arbor on April 12 … Had a 10-game hitting streak from March 28 to April 18, finished with 14 hits during that span, while the team went 7-3 … Drove in three runs on two occasions … Made the Crossroads League Gold Glove team after posting a .977 fielding percentage at second base … Made 90 putouts and had 83 assists in 177 chances … Faced 11 chances and had eight putouts against Huntington on May 4 … Part of nine double-plays.
Prep: Lettered all four years at Yorktown High … Earned All-Delaware County honors all four years and All-Hoosier Heritage Conference recognition three-of-four years … Named Academic All-Indiana in 2017 as a senior and Academic All-HHC all four years … Played club softball with Indiana Shockwaves … Member of National Honor Society and graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal: Daughter of John and Suzanne Tucker … Majoring in exercise science.
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