Karen Myers

17 - Karen Myers

Height: 5-7
Year: Senior
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
High School: Jordan
Position: C
2003: Started 46 games behind the plate for the Lady Paladins... Threw out 39.3% (24-61) of attempted base stealers to lead the Southern Conference... Tied for the team lead in triples with two... Scored 14 runs and was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts.

2002: Played in 31 games, starting 29, before being sideline by an arm injury... Hit .215 with two doubles and eight RBI... Walked five times and struck out on 19 occasions... Scored six runs and posted a .993 fielding percentage behind the plate.

2001: Played in 54 games, garnering 26 hits and a .195 batting average... Went six-for-six in stolen bases... Had three multiple hit games, including a three-for-three performance versus UNC Wilmington... Had a season-high 11 putouts on two occasions... Walked 14 times... Ended the year ranked second on the team in putouts, with 251, and second in walks... Earned Southern Conference Player of the Week on March 19.

High School: Helped her Carolina Flames Club team to the NSA and ASA State Championship... USSSA State Runner-Up... Named Most Valuable Player on her prep team as a senior and earned Best Defensive Player as a junior... Named PAC-6 All-Conference as a catcher and was a team captain... Won the National Student Athlete Award... Helped her High School squad to three PAC-6 titles during her tenure... Also played four years of volleyball and was team captain and Best Offensive Player as a senior... Also named PAC-6 All-Conference and was the wrestling team manager as a junior and senior.

Personal: Karen Elizabeth Myers was born February 2, 1982, in Durham, North Carolina... Daughter of John and Mary Myers... Grandfather, Dr. Albert L. Myers, taught chemistry at Furman... Majoring in sociology.

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