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2018 Softball Roster

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3 Kara Shutt

3 Kara Shutt

  • Position:
    Outfielder
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Southeast Guilford
  • Hometown:
    Greensboro, N.C.
  • Club Team:
    L/L

Summary

Biography

Career Honors
2018: NFCA All-American Third Team, NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team, All-CAA First Team
2017: All-CAA First Team
2016: All-CAA First Team, NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region First Team, NCCSIA First Team
2015: CAA All-Rookie Team, CAA All-Tournament Team, NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team
 
2018 (Senior)
Named a NFCA Third Team All-American, becoming the second player in school history to receive All-American laurels…Earned first team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region accolades…Named to the All-CAA First Team…Became the program's and the CAA's all-time career leader in doubles with 63…Tied her own school-record with 21 doubles in a single-season…Led the Phoenix with a .425 average, the highest in program history at the Division I era…Tied for the team-lead with three triples and added 74 hits, tied for the second-most in a single-season in school history…Finished second in school history in career hits with 253…Had 20 multi-hit games and 19 game hitting streak…Reached base safely in 21 straight games…Twice recorded four-hit outings: at Longwood (4/4) where she added three RBI and two triples; at UNCW (4/8) where she drove in two RBI with a double…Had three games with two doubles…Also had a season-best three RBI versus College of Charleston (3/25) while going 3-for-4 with a double.
 
2017 (Junior)
Earned first team All-CAA honors for the second straight season…Selected as the league’s Player of the Week on April 10…Was second on the team with a .333 average overall, but led the team with a .375 clip during league play…Posted 54 hits with seven doubles, three triples and three homers…Drove in 21 runs and scored 28 runs…Tied for the team-lead with 19 multi-hit games and also was tied for second with six multi-RBI contests…Had a season-high four hits and four runs scored with two RBI, a double and a home run at Drexel (4/9)…Hustled for two doubles with an RBI at College of Charleston (3/26)…Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a home run at Drexel (4/8).
 
2016 (Sophomore)
Named First Team All-CAA…Selected to the NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region First Team...Named to the NCCSIA All State First Team...Two-time CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 16 and March 28…Third in the nation in doubles per game at 0.43…Started all 51 games for the Phoenix in the outfield…Hustled for 21 doubles, setting a new Elon single-season record…Batted a team-best .399, the second-best hitting total in school history at the Division I era…Also led the squad in hits (69), total bases (104), slugging percentage (.601), runs scored (37) and tied the team-lead in triples (four)…Reached base in 23 straight games and had 20 multi-hit contests and 10 multi-RBI games…Finished the year 23rd in the nation in toughest to strikeout (28.8)…Had the game-winning RBI in Elon’s 5-4 victory over No. 6 James Madison on April 30…Twice went 4-for-4 at the plate; versus Valparaiso on March 5 with three runs scored and two RBI and again on March 26 versus Drexel with four runs scored, two RBI, a home run and a triple…Had a season-best four RBI against Winthrop on Feb. 12 with a triple…Belted her first home run of the season against Northern Illinois on March 17…Hustled for two triples on March 12 against Oakland.
 
2015 (Freshman)
Played and started all 53 games...Earned CAA All-Rookie team accolades...Named to the NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region third team...Led the Phoenix with 44 RBI, the most ever by an Elon freshman and the second-best single season performance in school history...Tied for second on the team with a .331 average...Paced the team in slugging percentage (.521) and doubles (14)...Also had four home runs and three triples...Had 11 multi-RBI games and 15 multi-hit games...Went 4-for-4 with two RBI, two doubles and a pair of runs scored versus Rider on March 17...Twice had a season-high five RBI; versus North Carolina A&T on April 28 while going 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored and versus Towson on May 7 while going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double...Belted first career home run versus East Carolina while going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a triple...Named the CAA Player of the Week on March 30 and the league's Rookie of the Week on May 4.
 
High School: Played in the outfield at Southeast Guilford High School under head coach Shannon Cowart...Named the conference Freshman of the Year...Selected as the Greensboro News Record and conference Player of the Year...Received All-Conference, All-Area, All-District and All-State accolades during her career...Member of the National Honor Society...Also lettered in volleyball and basketball.
 
Personal: Daughter of Danny and Cindy Shutt...Father played football at Catawba College while her brother Dusty was a member of the baseball team at North Carolina A&T...Major is sport and event management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2015Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2016Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2017Junior

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2018Senior

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    3