2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Kara Maiers
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Liberty HS
- Hometown:
- North Liberty, Iowa
2025: MVC Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... CSC Academic All-District … Made 17 appearances and 12 starts in the circle … Posted a 3.21 ERA with 43.2 innings pitched and 22 strikeouts … Struck out a season-high five batters against Valparaiso (May 2) ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
2024: Easton/NFCA Scholar All-America ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 13 games with two starts … Pitched 29.2 innings of work with 15 strikeouts and 12 walks for a 5.19 ERA and a 1-1 record in her first season as a Panther … Made her UNI debut against Western Illinois (Feb. 9) … Struck out a season-high three batters against Arizona (March 2) … Earned her first Division I winning decision in a 9-6 victory over Southeast Missouri State (Feb. 25) … Assisted on 11 outs for a .917 fielding percentage.
2023 (KIRKWOOD CC): Pitched 159.1 innings for the Eagles in 2023 with 166 strikeouts and a 2.06 ERA ... Helped the Eagles to a top-eight finish in 2023 ... Sophomore season with the Eagles ended with a 15-9 record in 28 appearances.
2022 (KIRKWOOD CC): Played 22 games with ten starts in the circle ... Threw 78 strikeouts in 67.2 innings while only allowing 40 runs for a 3.00 ERA ... Helped the Eagles to a third-place finish at the NJCAA World Series in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two sport athlete at Liberty High School in softball and volleyball, lettering all four years in softball ... 2021 Second Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) and Second Team All-State ... 2020 First Team All-State and First Team All-MVC ... 2020 MVC Player of the Year ... 2019 MVC Honorable Mention Team.
PERSONAL: Native of North Liberty, Iowa ... Daughter of Dave and Tina Maiers ... Sister of Matthew ... Majoring in Elementary Education ...Enjoys reading, biking and baking.
