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2021 Softball Roster

13 Kara Decker

  • Position 1B
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Leitchfield, Ky.
  • High School Grayson County HS

Biography

  • CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic Third Team All-American (2019)
  • CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic First Team All-District (2019)
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017-18)

JUNIOR (2020)

2020 season was canceled after 26 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Made 12 appearances on the year, with all four starts being at designated player.
  • Doubled against Virginia Tech in the bottom of the sixth to put the winning run on base as Mizzou rallied from down 5-0. Despite being pinch-ran for, her hit would be the winning run.
  • Batted in a run on a single against Minnesota (Feb. 16).

SOPHOMORE (2019)

  • Ended the season as the Tigers’ everyday designated player.
  • Started 27 of her 45 total games played in her second season.
  • Finished the season with seven extra base hits and 14 RBI.
  • Crushed her lone home run of the season against Oregon (April 6).
  • Hit a clutch double to help secure Mizzou’s first win of the season against Kansas (Feb. 10).

FRESHMAN (2018)

  • Valuable weapon for the Tigers’ offense in her first-year campaign, appearing in 24 total games with 14 starts.
  • Five of her 11 total hits went for extra bases, as she smoked three doubles and two home runs.
  • Led to impressive .444 slugging percentage. Also tacked on stellar .382 on-base percentage, ranking fourth among Tiger batters with at least 40 at bats.
  • Finished with three overall multi-hit games and two multi-RBI contests.
  • Enjoyed career day in Mizzou’s  first game of a doubleheader against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (April 28), posting single-game bests in hits (two) and RBI (three).
  • Smacked a walk-off three-run home run versus the Golden Lions, securing Mizzou’s 10-0 run-rule victory.
  • Produced first career multi-hit and multi-RBI contest against North Carolina (Feb. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL 

  • Rated #178 overall in FloSoftball’s final Class of 2017 “Top 200” players.
  • All-region, all-district, all-district tournament team and all-academic team honoree. 
  • 503 career average, 53 career home runs, .668 career on-base percentage, .982 career slugging percentage.
  • Competed with Louisville Stunners 98 club team under head coach Gay Muse.

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in Heath Science with a pre-professional emphasis
  • Parents are Rob and Vonda Decker. Has a brother, Kyle, and a half sister, Tasha
  • Outside of softball, she enjoys Reading, shopping and going to the family farm

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    1B/OF
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    1B/OF
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2020Junior

    1B
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2021Senior

    1B
    5'10"
    13