Faith Willis

Katherine Karnatz

INF

/ Softball

Photo by: Jason Cadena, Kansas City Athletics

Position:
Infield/Utility
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Kearney HS
Hometown:
Kearney, Mo.

2021 (Super Senior): Summit League All-Tournament Team ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Second on team and 10th in Summit with .319 batting average ... OBP of .434 was third in the Summit ... Scored 36 runs, fourth-best in the Summit ... Drew 21 walks, second in the Summit ... Stole 11 bases, good for fourth in the Summit ... Posted 10 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in win over Valpo on Feb. 13 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in win over Abilene Christian on Mar. 7 ... Drove in three runs in win over UTSA on Mar. 21 ... Scored two runs in win at Missouri State on Mar. 30 ... Went 3-for-4 twice in four-game series with South Dakota on Apr. 17 and 18 ... Drove in four runs in win over Omaha on May 2 ... Scored three runs in win over South Dakota on May 12

2020 (Senior): In a shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic in which there were 19 games played, Willis started in 11 of her 16 appearances... Batted .182 (4-for-22) with five runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs... Was 2-for-4 in stolen bases... Was a starter in five games at second base, five games in right field and one game at designated player... When starting at second base, the team went 3-2 overall... Her three hit-by-pitches tied for the team lead... In first four games of the year, plated four runs, including scoring twice against Stephen F. Austin (2/16)... Went 1-for-2 at the plate, scored once and knocked a double against UT Arlington (2/15)... In eight of her 11 starts, reached base safely... Academic All-WAC selection.

2019 (Junior): A starter in 48 of 52 games played, batted .265 (30-for-113) with five doubles, one triple, four homers and 20 RBIs... Spent most of her time defensively as a middle infielder with 30 starts at shortstop and 12 at second base... Her 28 runs scored tied for third-best on team... Had .411 on-base percentage and 19 walks, both good for third on the club... Her 20 stolen bases were tied for fifth most in a single-season for a KC Roo... Had two steals in three of her first eight games... Bombed two home runs against Southern Utah (3/27), which tied for the single-game school record... Also, her nine total bases in the same game is tied for second-most in a single-contest... Recorded first multi-hit game (2-for-3) with one RBI against South Dakota State (3/16)... On the year, had a team-high nine hit-by-pitches... Defensively, her 77 assists were tops on the team... Had six games with two-or-more base hits... Had a streak of six-straight games with a hit... Academic All-WAC selection.

2018 (Sophomore): Saw action in 35 games with 26 starts... Saw most of her playing time at first base with 18 starts, and also had three starts at second and two starts at third... Batted .097 (7-for-72) overall with 10 runs scored and five RBIs... Enjoyed one of her best hitting days of the year going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs scored, one double and one homer against Creighton (4/17)... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored against Utah Valley (4/14)... Ranked third on the team defensively with 137 put-outs... Academic All-WAC selection.

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 41 games, including 32 starts as a true freshman … Batted .203 (16-for-79) with one double, one home run and nine RBIs … Slugged .253 with an on-base percentage of .347 and scored seven runs … Recorded her first career hit in UMKC's second game of the season against UMBC (Feb. 11) after going 1-for-2 with a run and a walk as the designated player … Bombed her first collegiate home run in UMKC's 8-4 win over Nicholls (Feb. 24) at the UT Arlington Invitational … Went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate on three occasions, including against Green Bay (March 2) when she recorded a run, two RBIs and a walk... Academic All-WAC selection.