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2010 (Senior):
Closing out her career at Pacific in 2010, Karie saved the best for last to pick up her second straight all-conference award with recognition on the All-Big West Second Team. Playing her final season, Wilson posted career-bests across the board offensively for the Tigers as she batted .290 with six doubles, six home runs and 26 RBI. Her 26 RBI, while ranking fourth on the team, ranked No. 8 in the Big West while her six home runs also ranked in at No. 8. In conference play, Wilson batted .299 and drove in 10 runs while batting at both the No. 3 and No. 5 spots in the order. Behind the plate, Wilson was fourth in the conference in throwing runners out as she caught nine would-be base stealers on the year. In addition to her time behind the plate, Wilson was asked to play first throughout the season due to injuries, picking up the position for the first time in her career. Due to her play, Wilson was named the team's most inspirational player for the second consecutive season.
2009 (Junior):
In her third season of action at Pacific, Karie posted her finest overall year culminating in her selection to the All-Big West Honorable Mention team. The award was the first of her career as she joined three other Tigers on the post-season all-conference team. For the year, Wilson steadily produced for Pacific as she was the lone Tiger to play in and start all 52 games in 2009. At the plate, Karie posted a .269 batting average while tallying a career-best 36 hits. In total, Karie accounted for 17 runs for the Tigers knocking in 12 runs while scoring five herself. Behind the plate, Karie posted the team's highest fielding percentage at .993 as she committed just two errors in 269 chances.
2008 (Sophomore):
Karie continued on as the Tigers' main catcher and saw time in 33 games, starting all but one. She led all players with a .994 fielding percentage and had the team's lowest error count at only one. Offensively, Wilson registered 19 hits, one double and four RBI at the end of the season. One of her best offensive performances of the year came against Saint Mary's in the first leg of a doubleheader on Feb. 10, when she went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate and drew a walk. She went on to record four other multi-hit games, including two more two-hit games in her 2-for-3 and 2-for-4 performances when Pacific split a Cal Poly doubleheader on April 26.
2007 (Freshman):
Despite being a freshman, Wilson assumed the Tigers' starting catcher duties in her first season of work for Pacific in 2007. Behind the plate, Karie started 49 contests while appearing in 50 games. Defensively, Wilson threw out 17 would be base stealers in 39 attempts for a 43.5 percent average, tops among starting catchers in the Big West. At the plate, Wilson hit .231 (28-for-121) with two doubles and one home run. In her first collegiate contest, Karie went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Her first career hit was a three-run homerun as the Tigers defeated Tulsa, 9-1, on Feb. 9.
High School:
A 2006 graduate of Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Ariz., she was a four-time letterwinner who grew into one of the top offensive threats in the state of Arizona, posting batting averages over .500 in both her sophomore and senior seasons. In 2004, Wilson led Deer Valley HS to the 5A Arizona State Championship while hitting .516 and driving in 27 runs including seven home runs on the season. During her final two seasons with the Skyhawks, Karie amassed an impressive list of individual awards. She was a two-time All-Region Player of the Year, a two-time member of the All-Arizona Second Team, a two-time MVP of Deer Valley HS and a three-time offensive player of the year. As a senior, Karie delivered her best statistical season, posting a .542 batting average.
Personal:
Karie Wilson was born in Glendale, Ariz. She is the daughter of Robert and Ingrid Wilson and has one brother, Rob. Karie graduated from Pacific with a degree in sports medicine in 2010.
