2024 Softball Roster

Aaron Meullion
Brad McPherson
Peter Vives

16 Karsen Pierce

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Daphne, Ala.
  • Highschool Daphne HS
  • Prev School Southern Miss
  • Twitter karsenalayna
  • Instagram karsenalayna
  • Major Construction Science & Management

Biography

Career Accomplishments: 
- 2022 Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester)
- 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team

2024:
Appeared in 11 games for the Bobcats with four starts ... finished the season with a 2-1 record with wins over Utah Valley and New Mexico State ... had a 2.97 ERA through 30.2 innings of work ... allowed 29 hits, 16 runs, nine walks and struck out 23 batters in her season ... allowed just five extra-base hits in 30.2 innings ... was part of a combined no-hitter on 2/8 with Tori McCann and Presley Glende ... had a season-high 5.2 inning outing on 2/10 versus Southern Illinois where she gave up three hits, one run and struck out four batters ... she struck out four batters on four different occasions for a season high 

2023: 
Made 20 appearances in the circle for the Bobcats ... finished the season with a 6-3 record and a career-best 2.45 ERA ... pitched 77.0 innings allowing just 69 hits, walking 39 batters and giving up 27 runs ... she allowed just 18 extra-base hits ... batters averaged .238 off her ... tossed a complete game in a three-hit showing versus South Dakota State in the Bobcats 3-1 win on 2/18 ... struck out a season-best four batters on 2/19 versus New Mexico State ... saw three at-bats at the tail end of the Bobcats season

2022: 
Made 26 appearances in the pitching circle in her first season in San Marcos after transferring from Southern Miss during the offseason ... capped the season with an 8-4 record with a 2.85 earned run average (ERA) and 61 strikeouts throughout 73.2 innings ... led the Bobcats with three saves ... threw two shutouts while combing on three more during the campaign ... limited opposing batters to a .206 batting average on the season, the lowest on the squad ... held right-handed batters to a .198 batting average for the season ... finished the season with a 5.80 strikeout per game based on a seven-inning game average ... threw the final six innings of the first combined seven-inning no-hitter in program history (Jessica Mullins [1], Pierce [6] at UTA, 5/7) ... returned to the circle following her six-innings of no-hit softball to throw a one-run, seven-inning gem against Coastal Carolina (5/14) in the semifinals of the Sun Belt postseason tournament ... threw five-inning complete game shutouts against Georgia State (4/15) and UTSA (4/19) ... pitched five innings against nationally-ranked Oregon (2/17) ... did not issue a walk in 2.2 innings against Oregon State (2/13) ... struck out four and issued only one walk in four innings pitched in her Texas State debut at New Mexico State (2/12) ... recorded 10 scoreless appearances throughout the season ... struck out a season-best six batters on two seperate occasions: Georgia State (4/15) and Coastal Carolina (5/14) ... threw 3.1 innings without allowing an unearned run against McNeese (2/19) ... her three saves on the season were tied for the most among Sun Belt student-athletes 

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2023Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    16