Kara Tucker

Bio

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.