Kara Morenus

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Horseheads, N.Y.
High School:
Horseheads
Height:
5-6
Position:
C/3B
B/T:
R/R
Experience:
2L

As A Sophomore (2009)
Appeared in 34 games … started 26 … started at catcher and third base … chalked up 12 hits … earned eight walks … hit three doubles for the season … knocked in seven RBI … stepped on 18 total bases … notched a .241 on base percentage … successfully stole each of the two bases she attempted …third on the team with 128 putouts … posted 14 assists … had a season-high five at bats against Holy Cross (Mar. 1) … scored two runs in the victory against Fairfield (Mar. 1) … had a season high 11 put outs against Dayton (Apr. 5) … hit a home run against La Salle (Apr. 11)

As A Freshman (2008)
Appeared in 42 games for the season, starting 41 of them ... finished fourth on the team with a .242 batting average and second with three home runs ... led the team with 22 runs batted in ... tied for the team lead with nine doubles ... started all 18 A-10 conference games batting .333 with a home run and 12 runs batted in ... was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team for her stellar play in her first collegiate season ... had six multi-hit games on the season ... in her first regular season game as a Bonnie, she went 1-for-3 with two runs batted in and two runs scored against Western Carolina (Feb. 22) ... led the team to a win against Saint Joseph's, going 4-for-5 with a double, a homerun and an RBI (Mar. 21) ... hit a two-run home run in a loss to Cornell (Apr. 8) ... knocked in three runs with two hits in a win against the University at Buffalo (Apr. 15) ... went 5-for-5 with three doubles, five RBI's and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Rhode Island (May 2) ... was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (May 5)

High School
A three-time member of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference first team ... named the 2006 Corning Leader Player of the Year ... member of National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Eastern Region second team and All-State Class AA second team ... ranks third all-time in program history in doubles (15) and fourth in hits (99) ... as a junior, she led the team in nearly every offensive category, including batting average, hits, runs scored, triples, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage ... played summer ball with veteran Bonnie Stephanie Narde for the Lady Raiders who tied for 13th at the America Softball Association National Championship.

Personal
Born on February 21, 1989 ... daughter of Amy and Gary Morenus ... has a sister, Kristen, and a brother, Kyle ... will study psychology at St. Bonaventure ... named to the NFCA Academic All-America team.