University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Heath, Karly
Jersey Number 7
Karly Heath
- Position:
- Pitcher/Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Augusta, S.C.
- High School:
- North Augusta HS
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
Bio
NFCA All-America Second Team (2023)
NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2023)
All-Louisiana First Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (March 21, May 9)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2022)
All-Louisiana First Team (2022)
2022 Sun Belt Player of the Week (April 26)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2022)
2021 LSWA Hitter of the Week (April 20)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2022 (Junior)
Was tied as Louisiana's leading home run hitter with 13 home runs – reaching the mark in less than 100 at bats ... first collegiate season with double-digit home runs and most by a player in Gerry Glasco era ... topped the charts as the Sun Belt leader in conference play in home runs (9), slugging percentage (.941) and OPS (1.427) ... finished third on team with career-high 38 RBI, coming in only 138 plate appearances … saw 61 percent of season total of 33 base hits go for extra bases (5 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs) … piled up 81 total bases on a .771 slugging percentage … led the team with 26 walks drawn at the plate ... remained undefeated in the pitcher's circle in her collegiate career (now 15-0), finishing unblemished (1-0) over seven appearances ... worked a season-high 4-1/3 innings, collecting five strikeouts in recording the win over Lipscomb on Feb. 26 at the Youngsville Mardi Gras Mambo ... turned in shutout relief efforts vs. Texas Southern, Alabama, and Louisiana Tech, totaling four innings of scoreless softball combined ... was a All-Sun Belt First Team honoree and was a first team choice on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana collegiate softball team.
2021 (Sophomore)
Debuted with Louisiana and quickly showed her ability to deliver extra base hits (and power) by generating 14 extra base hits (6 doubles, 8 home runs) ... the extra base hit production accounted for more than 50 percent of her season hits total (27) ... competed in 44 games (with 34 starts) ... made 11 starts in right field and 17 as designated player ... continued to contribute in the circle at the collegiate level, totaling 19-2/3 innings of work over 15 appearances (two starts) ... ranked second on the team with eight home runs and had the third-highest slugging percentage (.588) among the every day players who completed the season ... five of the eight home runs came during Sun Belt Conference play ... posted a .354 average and led the team with a .729 slugging percentage in SBC play ... conference-only slugging percentage ranked Top 5 in the league ... turned in five multiple-hit games and produced the second-most multiple-RBI games on the team (9) ... scored multiple runs six times leading to a career-high total of 24 runs scored ... also notched collegiate-high totals in base hits (27) and RBI (23) ... remained undefeated in the pitcher's circle in her collegiate career (now 14-0), finishing unblemished (1-0) over the 15 appearances ... had a hand in four combined shutouts ... limited foes to just five extra base hits over the 19-2/3 innings pitched ... collected multiple strikeouts in each of the two outings in the circle highlighted by four during 2-2/3 innings of relief vs. Baylor (Mar. 4) ... first home run in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform came on Feb. 26 vs. Buffalo at Lamson Park ... generated back-to-back multiple-RBI games in the series-opening doubleheader at Memphis (Mar. 6) ... two-run home run in Game 1 against the Tigers stretched Louisiana's lead to 4-0 ... followed up with a two-run double during the seven-run first of Game 2 as the Ragin' Cajuns took control early ... joined Ciara Bryan in posting a two-run home run in the series finale at UT Arlington (Mar. 21), helping Louisiana clinch the series victory ... starting with Game 2 at Troy on Apr. 11, delivered at least one RBI in a season-best five consecutive games ... delivered a leadoff double in Top 4 of the series finale at Troy, allowing her to score on a sacrifice fly to answer a two-spot from the Trojans and help Louisiana reassert control at 5-2 ... turned in the first two-homer game of her collegiate career to power the 7-3 win over Texas State on Apr. 17 as Louisiana rebounded from a series-opening defeat ... the next afternoon helped secure the series win over the Bobcats during the seven-run sixth inning with a two-run single that advanced the lead to 7-0 and set up the walk-off squeeze bunt from Jenna Kean ... provided a three-run home run in the second inning of the series finale at Coastal Carolina to stake Louisiana out to a 4-0 lead in the win that clinched the Sun Belt regular season championship ... NCAA Baton Rouge Regional appearance was highlighted by the walk-off RBI double in the 11th inning vs. George Washington (May 21) and the two-run home run that opened the scoring in the elimination game vs. McNeese (May 22).
Prior to Louisiana
Attended South Carolina, competing for the Gamecocks in 2019 and 2020 … as a freshman, appeared in 44 games (with 21 starts) as an outfielder and hit .315 with five home runs and 16 RBI … also appeared in 15 games as a pitcher, with 11 starts, and compiled a perfect 8-0 record with a 2.48 ERA while holding foes to a .179 batting average and surrendering only nine extra-base hits in 48 innings … highlight of her collegiate debut season came on April 23, 2019 when she was named SEC Freshman of the Week … in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, sported a 5-0 mark in the pitching circle to keep her collegiate mark unscathed (at 13-0).
High School
Named all-region five times, all-state three times, region player of the year three times, statewide player of the year and the Class 4A player of the year while competing for North Augusta (S.C.) High School … also recognized as the Augusta Chronicle and Aiken Standard Softball Player of the Year four straight years and the Augusta Sports Council Player of the Year … batted .517 with 11 home runs as a senior at North Augusta, to go along with a 14-1 record with 145 strikeouts in the circle … at the club level, competed for Georgia Impact-Lewis and won a PGF national championship in 2018.
Personal
Born June 22, 2000 in Augusta, Ga. … daughter of Chris and Beth Heath … has one sister, Caroline … other high school activities included teacher cadet, buddy club and Spanish club … raised money for local Ronald McDonald house … hobbies include fishing, hunting, and going to the lake and the beach … is a sports management major … aspires to be a manager of a sports team.
NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year (2023)
All-Louisiana First Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Week (March 21, May 9)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2022)
All-Louisiana First Team (2022)
2022 Sun Belt Player of the Week (April 26)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2022)
2021 LSWA Hitter of the Week (April 20)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2022 (Junior)
Was tied as Louisiana's leading home run hitter with 13 home runs – reaching the mark in less than 100 at bats ... first collegiate season with double-digit home runs and most by a player in Gerry Glasco era ... topped the charts as the Sun Belt leader in conference play in home runs (9), slugging percentage (.941) and OPS (1.427) ... finished third on team with career-high 38 RBI, coming in only 138 plate appearances … saw 61 percent of season total of 33 base hits go for extra bases (5 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs) … piled up 81 total bases on a .771 slugging percentage … led the team with 26 walks drawn at the plate ... remained undefeated in the pitcher's circle in her collegiate career (now 15-0), finishing unblemished (1-0) over seven appearances ... worked a season-high 4-1/3 innings, collecting five strikeouts in recording the win over Lipscomb on Feb. 26 at the Youngsville Mardi Gras Mambo ... turned in shutout relief efforts vs. Texas Southern, Alabama, and Louisiana Tech, totaling four innings of scoreless softball combined ... was a All-Sun Belt First Team honoree and was a first team choice on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana collegiate softball team.
2021 (Sophomore)
Debuted with Louisiana and quickly showed her ability to deliver extra base hits (and power) by generating 14 extra base hits (6 doubles, 8 home runs) ... the extra base hit production accounted for more than 50 percent of her season hits total (27) ... competed in 44 games (with 34 starts) ... made 11 starts in right field and 17 as designated player ... continued to contribute in the circle at the collegiate level, totaling 19-2/3 innings of work over 15 appearances (two starts) ... ranked second on the team with eight home runs and had the third-highest slugging percentage (.588) among the every day players who completed the season ... five of the eight home runs came during Sun Belt Conference play ... posted a .354 average and led the team with a .729 slugging percentage in SBC play ... conference-only slugging percentage ranked Top 5 in the league ... turned in five multiple-hit games and produced the second-most multiple-RBI games on the team (9) ... scored multiple runs six times leading to a career-high total of 24 runs scored ... also notched collegiate-high totals in base hits (27) and RBI (23) ... remained undefeated in the pitcher's circle in her collegiate career (now 14-0), finishing unblemished (1-0) over the 15 appearances ... had a hand in four combined shutouts ... limited foes to just five extra base hits over the 19-2/3 innings pitched ... collected multiple strikeouts in each of the two outings in the circle highlighted by four during 2-2/3 innings of relief vs. Baylor (Mar. 4) ... first home run in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform came on Feb. 26 vs. Buffalo at Lamson Park ... generated back-to-back multiple-RBI games in the series-opening doubleheader at Memphis (Mar. 6) ... two-run home run in Game 1 against the Tigers stretched Louisiana's lead to 4-0 ... followed up with a two-run double during the seven-run first of Game 2 as the Ragin' Cajuns took control early ... joined Ciara Bryan in posting a two-run home run in the series finale at UT Arlington (Mar. 21), helping Louisiana clinch the series victory ... starting with Game 2 at Troy on Apr. 11, delivered at least one RBI in a season-best five consecutive games ... delivered a leadoff double in Top 4 of the series finale at Troy, allowing her to score on a sacrifice fly to answer a two-spot from the Trojans and help Louisiana reassert control at 5-2 ... turned in the first two-homer game of her collegiate career to power the 7-3 win over Texas State on Apr. 17 as Louisiana rebounded from a series-opening defeat ... the next afternoon helped secure the series win over the Bobcats during the seven-run sixth inning with a two-run single that advanced the lead to 7-0 and set up the walk-off squeeze bunt from Jenna Kean ... provided a three-run home run in the second inning of the series finale at Coastal Carolina to stake Louisiana out to a 4-0 lead in the win that clinched the Sun Belt regular season championship ... NCAA Baton Rouge Regional appearance was highlighted by the walk-off RBI double in the 11th inning vs. George Washington (May 21) and the two-run home run that opened the scoring in the elimination game vs. McNeese (May 22).
Prior to Louisiana
Attended South Carolina, competing for the Gamecocks in 2019 and 2020 … as a freshman, appeared in 44 games (with 21 starts) as an outfielder and hit .315 with five home runs and 16 RBI … also appeared in 15 games as a pitcher, with 11 starts, and compiled a perfect 8-0 record with a 2.48 ERA while holding foes to a .179 batting average and surrendering only nine extra-base hits in 48 innings … highlight of her collegiate debut season came on April 23, 2019 when she was named SEC Freshman of the Week … in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, sported a 5-0 mark in the pitching circle to keep her collegiate mark unscathed (at 13-0).
High School
Named all-region five times, all-state three times, region player of the year three times, statewide player of the year and the Class 4A player of the year while competing for North Augusta (S.C.) High School … also recognized as the Augusta Chronicle and Aiken Standard Softball Player of the Year four straight years and the Augusta Sports Council Player of the Year … batted .517 with 11 home runs as a senior at North Augusta, to go along with a 14-1 record with 145 strikeouts in the circle … at the club level, competed for Georgia Impact-Lewis and won a PGF national championship in 2018.
Personal
Born June 22, 2000 in Augusta, Ga. … daughter of Chris and Beth Heath … has one sister, Caroline … other high school activities included teacher cadet, buddy club and Spanish club … raised money for local Ronald McDonald house … hobbies include fishing, hunting, and going to the lake and the beach … is a sports management major … aspires to be a manager of a sports team.
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