2006 Softball Roster
Roster
Kara Weigle
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Naples
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
Started 49 of 53 games for the Spartans, recording a .294 batting average ... Registered 19 runs, 45 hits, 21 RBIs and 18 sacrifice hits ... Stole nine bases on 13 attempts ... Registered 11 multi-hit games ... Opened the season with two sacrifice hits in a 5-1 win over Alabama-Birmingham (2/15) ... Posted two runs, three hits, three RBIs and two stolen bases vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/16) ... Notched two sacrifice hits against Jacksonville (2/16) ... Named to the Seminole Classic All-Tournament Team ... Tallied two sacrifice hits against Elon (3/15) ... Began a six-game hit streak on March 15 against Stetson ... Had two runs in a 9-1 win over Miami (3/22) ... Recorded her first career grand slam and had a season-high five RBIs against Toledo (3/23) at the Best Western Miami Invitational ... Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the third time in her career on March 24 for the effort in Miami ... Registered two runs in an 8-2 win over Wisconsin (3/30) ... Posted two sacrifice hits in a 5-3 win over Ohio State (4/5) ... Led the Spartans with three hits and three RBIs in a 5-4 win over Western Michigan (4/9) ... Notched a hit in four straight games, beginning on April 13 ... Recorded two sacrifice hits in a 2-0 win over Indiana (4/20) and hit a home run in the second game of a doubleheader with the Hoosiers ... Posted a triple and two runs in an 8-5 win over Oakland (4/23) ... Had a career-high six at-bats and registered two RBIs against Detroit (5/1) ... Recorded a double and two RBIs against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament (5/9) ... Ended the season with a seven-game hit streak ... Finished the season ranked 12th in the nation in sacrifice hits per game ... Tied for 18th on MSU all-time hits list and is tied for sixth in triples and is 10th in stolen bases.
2007
Started all 59 games for the Spartans, including 57 at catcher ... Her 48 RBIs is the second most ever tallied by a Spartan in a single season ... Her nine triples is also second in all-time triple records in a single season ... Had 68 hits, which ranks seventh on MSU[apos]s single-season hitting charts, while her 37 runs tied for 10th ... Her hits and RBI were both career highs ... Hit a career high .356, the second highest among teammates in 2007 ... Posted 19 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games ... Started the season with four runs, four hits - including her first career home run - and six RBIs against Toledo (2/16) at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash ... Built first hot streak with at least one hit in each game of the tournament (4/16-4/18; 4 GP, 10 H, 9 RBIs) ... Had three four-game hit streaks before recording a season-best six-game stretch in April (4/21 vs. Indiana - 4/25 vs. Central Michigan; 11 H, 3 RBIs) ... Had back-to-back-to-back games with four RBIs (3/24 vs. Youngstown State - 3/25 vs. Toledo; 7 H, 12 RBIs) at the Miami Invitational ... One of three Spartans to get a hit in the Big Ten Tournament game against Northwestern (5/10) ... Cranked out six doubles and seven home runs, both career bests ... Put up career numbers against Big Ten opponents with 10 runs, three home runs and seven RBIs.
2006
Made 58 appearances, including 56 starts ... Made 43 starts at catcher ... Tallied 12 multi-hit and three multi-RBI contests ... Was 10-for-13 in stolen base attempts ... Led the freshman class with a .289 average at the plate, including 44 hits, six doubles and 14 RBIs ... Longest hitting streak of the season came in an eight-game stretch, beginning March 5 vs. Buffalo through March 11 contest vs. Boston University ... Went 2-for-3 with one run and one stolen base in collegiate debut vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 17 ... Hit safely in both games of doubleheader vs. Toledo on March 7 ... Posted two hits and two RBIs in victory vs. Wright State on March 9 ... Went 2-for-3 at the plate, adding one run in victory vs. UConn at the FAU Tournament on March 17 ... Tallied four straight multi-hit performances in IPFW and Minnesota series ... Added five RBIs during stretch ... Went 3-for-3 at the plate, adding one run vs. Purdue on April 7 ... Tallied three hits and one run vs. Detroit on April 18 ... Tallied two hits vs. Ohio State on April 23 ... Also added two hits and one RBI vs. Western Michigan on April 25 ... Was perfect at the plate, posting two hits and one run in victory vs. Illinois on April 30 ... Was starting catcher in Big Ten Tournament matchup vs. No. 13 Michigan on May 12.
Prior to Michigan State
Played for coach Robert Iamurri at Naples ... All-State team member freshman, sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Led her team to state titles in 2003 and 2004 ... Named to the Florida Sports Writers Association Class 5A First Team in 2004 ... Earned honorable mention honors from the Florida Sports Writers Association in 2003 ... Hit better than .500 with more than 60 hits in 2003 ... Named the Female Athlete of the Year during senior campaign ... Also competed on the cross country team earning all-county honors during freshman and sophomore seasons ... Served as cross country team captain during junior and senior seasons ... Soccer team captain senior season... Earned four letters competing on the soccer team earning all-county honors each of those years.
Club Softball
Played for coach Gary Fitzpatrick competing for the West Palm Lady Gators ... Also competed for the Clearwater Bombers.
Personal
Daughter of Steve and Leslie Weigle ... Born June 21, 1987 ... Sister, Katie, was a member of the Temple University softball team from 2000-2004 ... Brother, Stevie, plays collegiate baseball at Indiana Tech ... Major is criminal justice.
