2020 Softball Roster
Jimenez, Cara
Jersey Number 10
Cara Jimenez
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School:
- West Aurora
Bio
Career
- 2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2020 (Senior Season)
- Appeared in seven games with three starts in her senior campaign before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- Recorded .400 batting average after recording four hits in 10 at bats.
- Registered two hits, including a double against IUPUI (3/6).
- Started in four of her 22 games played.
- Registered two hits and nine runs.
- Was the only player to launch more than one home run in a single game after powering out two in a 11-8 win over IUPUI on March 10.
- Accounted for three RBI in the win over IUPUI.
2018 (Sophomore Season)
- Played in 17 games.
- Tallied two hits and three runs.
2017 (Freshman Season)
- Made eight appearances.
- Made collegiate debut at the Troy Cox Classic against Oregon State on Feb. 17.
- Earned four varsity letters at West Aurora.
- Upstate Eight Conference Champions in 2015 and 2016 and Regional Champions in 2015.
- Earned Honorable All-Conference team mention in 2013.
- Named to the first team All-Area and All-Conference in 2014.
- Named to the first team All-Conference and second team All-Area in 2015.
- First team All-Area, first team All-Conference and Upstate Eight Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2016.
- All-Academic team and West Aurora Scholar Athlete all four years of high school.
- Played for the Orland Park Sparks and Kane County Xplosion club teams.
- Daughter of Mike and Pam Jimenez.
- Has three siblings, Chad, Adam and Kelly.
- Majoring in Sociology with a concentration in law crime and criminology.
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