Columbia College Athletics

Junior | 2021
Played and started all 41 games for the Cougars...Hit .402 with eight doubles and five homeruns...Added 36 RBIs and 25 runs scored...Defensively she caught 6 of 20 base stealers and had a fielding percentage of 1.000 (253 chances, 243 put outs and 10 assists)...AMC Player of the Year...1st Team All-AMC...NFCA All-Region II First-Team...1X AMC Player of the Week (March 1-7)...2021 AMC All-Academic...2021 NAIA Scholar-Athlete

Sophomore | 2020: Appeared and started in all 14 games for the Cougars as a sophomore… Posted a .316 batting average with 12 hits off of 38 at-bats including four doubles and two home-runs… Finished with 13 RBI, and 11 runs accumulating a .449 on base percentage and a.579 slugging percentage... Had a fielding percentage of .973 accumulating 68 putouts and three assists… Named AMC Academic All-Conference.

*Remainder of season cancelled due to COVID-19

Freshman | 2019: Appeared and started in 49 games for the Cougars as a freshman… Posted a .401 batting average with 59 hits in 147 at-bats including 16 doubles (ranked 50^th in NAIA), four triples, and five home runs… Finished with 48 RBI, 98 total bases, and 30 runs scored while accumulating a .440 on base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage… Stole three bases on three attempts… Had a fielding percentage of .985 while accumulating 115 putouts and 13 assists… Caught six runners stealing on 19 attempts… Earned Academic All-Conference honors… Named First Team All-AMC and AMC Freshman of the Year… Named AMC Player of the Week for the week ending on April 14^th… Named NFCA NAIA All-Region First Team… NAIA All-American Honorable Mention...

Prep:
2018 graduate of Gillespie High School... Played softball and volleyball... Athletic Awards (Softball): Regional Champions 2014-2018… All-Conference Team, All-Star Game, and All-State Team... Academic Awards: High Honor Roll, Honor Roll, and National Honor Society... Played for Illinois Esprit for select/ club softball…
 
Personal:
Born on April 21st in Litchfield, IL... Daughter of George and Amy Kasarda... One sister Kylie... Majoring in Biochemistry…
 
Fun Facts:
Enjoys cooking and baking… Wants to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy... Favorite sports memory is every opportunity she had to hit in key situations after they walked Molly Carter and then she would get a walk, hit, RBI, or sac fly…

Updated: 2/5/2022